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Spuddicus

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#307041 14-Sep-2023 10:31
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My current plan with 2 degrees has come to an end and I've been less then impressed with the quality, speeds have been patchy and inconsistent.

We have 300/100, we do a fair bit of streaming including services like Xbox game passes cloud streaming so quite heavy on data, looking at going to hyperfibre so just wanting recommendations from others before I take the plunge, we've been using the supplied modem from 2degrees which is probably less then ideal so if anyone has recommendations on a decent modem that isn't going to break the bank I assume that will help me with the quality of connection I get too.

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  #3127641 14-Sep-2023 11:30
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To be perfectly honest given you're jumping from 300/100 I would not recommend Hyperfibre. Just take your pick of providers and sign up to a Gigabit plan instead. Internet in NZ is incredibly good and Hyperfibre is still a niche only a few can really take advantage of.

 

You won't notice any difference between Gigabit and Hyperfibre by the sounds of things and Hyperfibre doesn't offer anything more but more bandwidth. It won't reduce latency, it won't give you a better streaming experience over Gigabit and for the cost difference you'll just be basically burning money here.





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