Question about Vodafone naked UFB plan ?

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pmkhoi

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#151553 28-Aug-2014 21:37

Hi, I live in Zest apartment (Auckland CBD) and they just finished the UFB installation so I want to upgrade to the UFB as the speed on my ADSL is quite slow for me then. I'm still on the 12 month naked ADSL contract until next year so I can't change to other IPS because of the termination fee. So I think I'll go for the Vodafone UFB plan but I want to know more about the quality then.

1. Which service should be better, Vodafone VDSL vs UFB Fibre vs UFB Cable ? After seraching around I think that should be UFB Fibre but want to double check again.

2. So if I choose the UFB Fibre, there is 2 option:
- UFB 30 (30 Mbps/10 Mbps) - $75 ($10 off from on account plan)
- UFB 100 (100 Mbps/50 Mbps) - $105
Ignore the UFB 200 as it's quite too expensive for me (my naked ADSL is $79 now). So do you guys think that the $30 difference between the 2 plan worth it ? I play game not too much (2h/day - dota 2 with friends) and my flatmates watch youtube quite a lot so the speed is quite important for us then.

3. Can I use normal router for UFB ? It should be OK but I want to double check again. Is the router from Vodafone good enough ? I got the standard Vodafone modem for ADSL and it is not very good. We have around 10 devices connect and the connection is unstable if we using the Vodafone modem then.

Any advise is very much appreciated

Cheers

PeterReader

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#1117569 28-Aug-2014 21:37

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mrgsm021

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#1117600 28-Aug-2014 22:37

I'd say UFB fibre is your only option as if you are not getting good speed on ADSL, then VDSL availability is unlikely. UFB cable is only available in Wellington & Christchurch.
If speed is important to you then definitely go for the 100/50 option.
You can use the Vodafone supplied RGW then hang whatever existing wireless router/AP you are using off it.