CGNAT providers don't count 😜

Do we have a list of ISPs that have gone that way?  Obviously there are options to buy out of it.

Pretty much any "bundle" provider (phone/power/net) will be CGNAT. Its easier for them ;)

quickymart:

 

Linux:

 

Benek:

 

MyRepublic any good?

 

 

Friends don't friends sign up to My Republic

 

 

Ditto Trustpower.

 

What's wrong with Trustpower? I am with them and haven't had any issues in 2 years, and IIRC they won a couple of awards last year for their customer service. 

MyRepublic has been fine for me for 3 years plus. Your mileage may vary of course, as with most ISPs.

Sideface:

 

xpd:

 

... I went with BigPipe as they were only ones who could offer me 100/100 and a static IP without my having to sell a kidney. ...

 

 

@xpd  This was a fresh UFB install - how long did it take BigPipe to arrange this?

 

Older GZ posts have suggested that BigPipe was slower to provision UFB than other ISPs (otherwise, no complaints).

 

BigPipe upgraded us last month as fibre was available, was super fast. We had the scope about 14 days after requesting, installed and running within 3 weeks.

Signed for 12 months on 100/100 with the free Huawei and first 3 months free. No issue signing a term with them, been with them for 5 years now.

ProbablyAGeek:

 

What's wrong with Trustpower? I am with them and haven't had any issues in 2 years, and IIRC they won a couple of awards last year for their customer service. 

But you're a little bias right? You know what I mean...

MadEngineer:

CGNAT providers don't count 😜

Do we have a list of ISPs that have gone that way?  Obviously there are options to buy out of it.

If Netflix speed is a factor in your decision, then click here

Benek:

 

So I've been looking around at unlimited fibre plans and they all seem to be about the same ($90-$105 / month range with $10/mo router).They all promise the same speeds, for similar prices, with nothing much I can see that separate the offers.

 

Customer Service then.

Pick the best of the ones offering the plans you want.

Internet connections have become way faster than the value of the the international bandwidth which the customer is paying for. At the low end of the pricing range 1-2/100 would be common for "flat rate" UFB connections. IE: For every 100mbps of connection speed the ISP has committed 1 or 2Mbps to the pool.

So the appropriate questions should be "how much traffic / performance do I need"? and "am I willing to pay for this"?

If you are going with a gigabit plan, note the amount of load a PPPoE authentication system will put on your router. I have a mid to high end Asus router that I like for it's rock solid stability, but it can't max out my 2degrees connection, where as it could max out my previous Vodafone connection.

Probably time for a router upgrade, but hard to justify the cost to jump from 600 to 900mbps.

Scott3:

 

If you are going with a gigabit plan, note the amount of load a PPPoE authentication system will put on your router.

 

A few ISP's will forego PPPoE and deliver a connection over a static /30 (and /126 if applicable) for an extra charge. It does make a noticeable difference to the throughout, even with a decent router.