UFB Availability - Spark Website has changed to say 'Coming Soon'

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jonb

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#1486985 7-Feb-2016 14:42

quickymart:

hyperman:

put in ANY address and it will say "coming soon" even if there is a snowball's chance in hell of UFB ever been laid

so in my view kinda misleading....

Not always.

In the same way that a stopped clock is correct twice a day..

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#1487017 7-Feb-2016 15:43

That broadband checker is a load of crap. I typed in an address on friggin' Stewart Island and it said fibre's coming soon.

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#1487037 7-Feb-2016 15:58

@cbrpilot @wheelbarrow01 @talkiet

Maybe something to pass on to the marketing department

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#1487120 7-Feb-2016 18:25

DarthKermit:

That broadband checker is a load of crap. I typed in an address on friggin' Stewart Island and it said fibre's coming soon.

Stewart Island is getting VDSL soon though... I'm actually serious.

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#1487146 7-Feb-2016 19:12

Before Haast! (Although there are 100 more people in Oban than Haast - but Haast is on the mainland, and Oban isn't). Hmmm...

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#1487153 7-Feb-2016 19:37

michaelmurfy: <snip> Stewart Island is getting VDSL soon though... I'm actually serious.

Why shouldn't they?
If you live in an isolated area, you need better telecommunications, not worse.

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#1487155 7-Feb-2016 19:42

Sideface:

michaelmurfy: <snip> Stewart Island is getting VDSL soon though... I'm actually serious.

Why shouldn't they?
If you live in an isolated area, you need better telecommunications, not worse.

[sarcasm] Preferably at the same or cheaper price than in the cities [/sarcasm]

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