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turneg01

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#175123 18-Jun-2015 09:56

Hi all

Im moving into a property in the next few weeks in Mount Maunganui. I have been tasked by the gf to sort out our ISP aswell as power and sky.

We normally download about 40gb a month but would like more than this as i see our usage going up, previously on an unlimited plan. We will want to get Netflix or something similar.

Fibre service is available but unsure if its been connected to the property.

I have had a look on these forums and have come up with the following companies

TrustPower
FullFlavour
Snap

Who do people recommend?
What download speeds are you getting?

Thanks

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#1327074 18-Jun-2015 09:56

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#1327145 18-Jun-2015 11:15

Trustpower in Tauranga on UFB 100/50 is pretty good this speedtest to Dreamhost LA

https://www.speedtest.net/result/4440484761.png

NZ and OZ are full line speed. A while ago there was some night time slow down but haven't check in the evenings for a while.

Snap is also excellent

FF I haven't used their UFB product so can't comment.

turneg01

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#1327183 18-Jun-2015 11:50

Looks good, is UFB fiber?

I have just found out it doesnt have fiber

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#1327209 18-Jun-2015 12:15

UFB is considered to be Fibre

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#1327228 18-Jun-2015 12:34

Hey OP, Obviously i'm a little biased but happy to have a look and see if we can sort you out with a sweet deal.

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myfullflavour

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#1327241 18-Jun-2015 12:52

Nothing like supporting your local ISP :)

We're doing a free Netflix / Chromecast promo for 6 months as a thanks for hopping on. PM me if you want some more details.

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#1327242 18-Jun-2015 12:55

turneg01: Looks good, is UFB fiber?

I have just found out it doesnt have fiber

if the house itself CAN get fibre and just doesnt have it running to it currently, i would Go with snap, sign up for adsl. once connected, upgrade to fibre.

That way, you will have internet from the start, and once the fibre installation happens you can switch over and happily enjoy!

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#1327249 18-Jun-2015 13:03

My vote for EOL (local business).

turneg01

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#1327266 18-Jun-2015 13:25

Hoping for VDSL, how can you tell you have VDSL?

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#1327274 18-Jun-2015 13:38

Use the chorus broadband map.

https://www.chorus.co.nz/network-upgrade-map

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#1327282 18-Jun-2015 13:45

I'd be wary of Full Flavor, it seems their support may be quite poor (no personal experience), even be worse than Vodafone by the sounds of some recent threads.

to see what the property can get, use one of the many ISP's address checkers, they should give you a good starting point.

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#1327440 18-Jun-2015 16:44

turneg01: Hoping for VDSL, how can you tell you have VDSL?

ask your choosen ISP for a prequal

turneg01

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#1327446 18-Jun-2015 16:55

Im thinking i will go with trustpower, either one of the two

$85 for VDSL 250GB if i have power with them
$89 for VDSL unlimited if i have power with them

12 month contract

Thoughts?

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#1327447 18-Jun-2015 17:14

Check out these prices.

http://unlimitedinternet.co.nz

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#1327452 18-Jun-2015 17:28

ajw: Check out these prices.

They are asking for regional isp's.

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