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vexxxboy

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#1535219 18-Apr-2016 21:50

it's strange , how many rural places have a McDonalds 5 minutes away.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#1535220 18-Apr-2016 21:51

vexxxboy:

it's strange , how many rural places have a McDonalds 5 minutes away.

damn.. how do i get one of them so close to me!

15+ mins assuming good conditions and no traffic...

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#1535251 18-Apr-2016 23:14

Like sbiddle has said before though, the comments "oh we're only 5 minutes away from the city" isn't really relevant - you can cover a lot of driving distance in 5 minutes, and it means little-to-nothing when it comes to broadband coverage. 5 minutes from Mosgiel (for example) would put you in the middle of a large dairy farming area, and you're not likely to get fibre (or even VDSL) in a location like that.

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#1535294 19-Apr-2016 06:40

The council considers us urban for our rates. I appreciate we don't have the highest population density around here. A lot of the land is undeveloped as it is Maori trust land. I do have 2 chickens so i might need to add farmer to my job description!

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#1535816 19-Apr-2016 16:48

Martynnz: The council considers us urban for our rates. I appreciate we don't have the highest population density around here. A lot of the land is undeveloped as it is Maori trust land. I do have 2 chickens so i might need to add farmer to my job description!

well damn, what does 5 hens that think they are roosters and hardly lay eggs count me as?!

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#1535822 19-Apr-2016 16:52

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#1535864 19-Apr-2016 17:40

So what are you planning to do about your broadband (or lack thereof)?

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#1535880 19-Apr-2016 17:53

I am on reasonable ASDL so not all bad at the moment. Would get fibre if available and was thinking of the future (ie 4k streaming is the norm and i need to remote control my flying car). Hopefully something else will be invented by then!

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#1535886 19-Apr-2016 18:03

I think it'd be worth contacting CFH and asking why your area missed out. It'll no doubt be something to do with zoning, but I'd be interested to know exactly what also.

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