Hey guys,

Used the search and couldn't find much in terms of answers of recommendations for a provider. Seems to be on a case by case purpose.

I am currently on Vodafone cable in Christchurch, its mostly stable and Vodafone support is awesome. I have a couple of issues though.
- Its a little more expensive than some fiber plans I've seen.
- There's been a lot of congestion issues and I still don't think they are fixed.
- More options in future such as faster speeds if I go with fiber.
- I can't pay direct debit, there's some issue with Vodafone and my bank and neither seems to want to resolve it and just blames the other. This has led to me forgetting to pay and copping a late payment fee from Vodafone and I've had enough.

I am looking at fiber, seems more stable and there's some good offers out there, Fiber seems the way to go.

I am thinking of MyRepublic, they seem to get reasonable reviews.
- Is $10 cheaper than Vodafone a month.
- Currently offering 3 months free to my area.

Questions I have are:

Q1 - I currently have a Nighthawk AC1900 router, can I still use this?
The NetGear website it lists the Nighthawk AC1900 as compatible for Fiber and Cable.
I know with MyRepublic I can choose 12 month contract as the 24 months offers a router, I don't need.

Q2 - Whats the installs like these days?
I've heard of people waiting months but hoping it has settled down now perhaps.

Q3 - What is MyRepublic like? Good experiences? Good reliable speeds?

Q4 - Whats the cross over time like? Will I experience a loss of connection?

Thanks guys.