Which ISP? Auckland North Shore

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ReckITT

29 posts

Geek

#157492 2-Dec-2014 21:29

My area will have VDSL, which is the best quality ISP and bang for my $$$?

quickymart

13974 posts

Uber Geek

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#1187514 2-Dec-2014 21:57

How much do you want to use it? What are you planning to use it for? What street/suburb?

ReckITT

29 posts

Geek

#1187515 2-Dec-2014 21:58

oh sorry, i am looking at unlimited options only

i will be in Albany

kiwikiwi

455 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1187523 2-Dec-2014 22:14

Bigpipe. If you have an existing VDSL connection
Otherwise, Spark, Orcon, Vodafone. They're all really the same just depends on who's the cheapest at the time.

Can plug you my Orcon recommendation. They're pretty onto fixing any issue you may have straight away(especially if you post here frequently). It's contract based though but the modem they supply is actually incredibly top notch.

You can also follow me on twitter here @kiwifortw I do twitch streams every now and then at twitch.tv/kiwiforthewin :)

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insane

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#1187528 2-Dec-2014 22:23

BigPipe, am still on the UFB trial and going strong... probably need to start paying for it sometime :D

ReckITT

29 posts

Geek

#1187541 2-Dec-2014 22:42

what is the best modem i should be looking at that gives best performance i will pretty much be doing everything on the internet.. I leave nothing untouched...lol

ReckITT

29 posts

Geek

#1187542 2-Dec-2014 22:43

will look into big pipe though, they seem to be kinda big.

kiwikiwi

455 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1187550 2-Dec-2014 22:51

Every other isp that offers a contract supply you with a modem anyway so we can leave that out.
Modems for recommendations.
Netcomm NF4V
Draytek DV130
Huawei HG630
There are more VDSL modems as well that people can recommend that aren't listed here.

You can also follow me on twitter here @kiwifortw I do twitch streams every now and then at twitch.tv/kiwiforthewin :)

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littleheaven

2130 posts

Uber Geek

#1188508 4-Dec-2014 09:48

I'm using a dual-band ASUS RT-AC68U AC1900, which is a router only, and it's bridged to my Spark-supplied modem. It's boosted my wireless VDSL speeds by 25-30%. Not cheap, at around $380, but super easy to configure.

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Inphinity

2780 posts

Uber Geek

#1188518 4-Dec-2014 10:22

VDSL modem-wise, I'd go Asus DSL-AC68U, but it's not cheap.