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#1184003 27-Nov-2014 12:43

joker97: I take it then Tim is staying put in that case

I'm reasonably confident that his 7 series BMW would be out of place. Mosgiel and Outram only allow 5 series and below

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#1184006 27-Nov-2014 12:50

But giganaires would be exempted surely

Either way ... Chorus please do up my street!

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#1184011 27-Nov-2014 12:55

joker97: But giganaires would be exempted surely

Either way ... Chorus please do up my street!

Are you on the map to be upgraded?

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#1184015 27-Nov-2014 13:06

lxsw20:
joker97: But giganaires would be exempted surely

Either way ... Chorus please do up my street!

Are you on the map to be upgraded?

How - where - what is the map? Had a look on the Chorus site but no find.

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#1184017 27-Nov-2014 13:08

ADKM:
lxsw20:
joker97: But giganaires would be exempted surely

Either way ... Chorus please do up my street!

Are you on the map to be upgraded?

How - where - what is the map? Had a look on the Chorus site but no find.

here http://www.chorus.co.nz/network-upgrade-map

but no, you will not find Outram on the map, well not the blue bits anyway

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#1184038 27-Nov-2014 13:38

UFB fibre up to 200 Mbps by Mar-2015

My move to Musselburgh Rise is well timed :)

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#1184043 27-Nov-2014 13:46

Here (Mosgiel) its 200 Mpbs by Jun 2016. What difference will winning Gigatown make ?

Pity about Outram 5 Mbps for ever.

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#1184053 27-Nov-2014 13:53

ADKM: Here (Mosgiel) its 200 Mpbs by Jun 2016. What difference will winning Gigatown make ?

Pity about Outram 5 Mbps for ever.

we have 200 in Mosgiel...just run a fibre to my place...cost effective I'm sure

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#1184097 27-Nov-2014 14:26

June 2016

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#1184104 27-Nov-2014 14:33

Maybe it's just me but there's so few times I can actually justify paying more to have higher than a 30/10 connection, maybe downloading a huge backup from OneDrive or uploading my initial data, downloading a game on release etc but that's it. 30 megabit speeds are more than fast enough for my use, I mean it's roughly 12GB an hour if you can get close to maxing it out.

I think I'll be jumping on the discounted lower tier plans rather than gigabit options and saving $10 a month over current options.

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#1184140 27-Nov-2014 14:59

Just called Orcon and changed my plan to #Gigatown, roll on Feb 2015 for install.

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#1184151 27-Nov-2014 15:15

mdooher:
I see on the Vodafone community they are saying they won't be offering Gigabit internet in Dunedin

"...the internet cant really go much faster for now"... really? well not if you don't offer any faster plans it wont. I thought the idea of Dunedin Businesses and homes all connected together and able to share files and video around between them was the point (ok marketing was the point, but you know what I mean)

That quote is from a Vodafone staff member, not an official Vodafone spokesperson. The NBR posted our official response:

http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/orcon-puts-price-plans-winning-gigatown

"Vodafone spokesman Brad Pogson says his company is preparing a one gig service for Dunedin home and business customers. He notes his company already provides a 200Mbit/s service."

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#1184158 27-Nov-2014 15:23

Snap's address checker tells me I can get Gigatown service at my address (Mosgiel, Dunedin) while if I choose another address that has Fibre but is out of Dunedin it will not let select the Gigatown service.

$95 a month is a fantastic price, I'll ask in the Snap forum how long the offer goes for as I have an uphill battle to allow Fibre to be installed at home

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#1184198 27-Nov-2014 15:42

Demeter:
mdooher:
I see on the Vodafone community they are saying they won't be offering Gigabit internet in Dunedin

"...the internet cant really go much faster for now"... really? well not if you don't offer any faster plans it wont. I thought the idea of Dunedin Businesses and homes all connected together and able to share files and video around between them was the point (ok marketing was the point, but you know what I mean)

That quote is from a Vodafone staff member, not an official Vodafone spokesperson. The NBR posted our official response:
http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/orcon-puts-price-plans-winning-gigatown "Vodafone spokesman Brad Pogson says his company is preparing a one gig service for Dunedin home and business customers. He notes his company already provides a 200Mbit/s service."

That's the problem with "communities" on an official site. If a member of the staff posts something, it's gospel - customers can't distinguish between official and personal. I didn't see the post but if the person is marked as "Vodafone Staff"...

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#1184272 27-Nov-2014 16:28

freitasm:
Demeter:
mdooher:
I see on the Vodafone community they are saying they won't be offering Gigabit internet in Dunedin

"...the internet cant really go much faster for now"... really? well not if you don't offer any faster plans it wont. I thought the idea of Dunedin Businesses and homes all connected together and able to share files and video around between them was the point (ok marketing was the point, but you know what I mean)

That quote is from a Vodafone staff member, not an official Vodafone spokesperson. The NBR posted our official response:
http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/orcon-puts-price-plans-winning-gigatown "Vodafone spokesman Brad Pogson says his company is preparing a one gig service for Dunedin home and business customers. He notes his company already provides a 200Mbit/s service."

That's the problem with "communities" on an official site. If a member of the staff posts something, it's gospel - customers can't distinguish between official and personal. I didn't see the post but if the person is marked as "Vodafone Staff"...

Yep looks pretty official to me, full of marketing speak and suchlike. It looks almost exactly like a pre-prepared press statement

me thinks they might have had a change of mind after the left hand spoke to the right....

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