Speeds on Lightwire Wireless in Waikato

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JoshWright

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#191558 8-Feb-2016 19:17

I noticed that Lightwire wireless' plans are becoming much more competitive and usable in terms of data caps for large families, particularly the 300GB plan. I was curious to see what speeds people were getting on the Lightwire network. We have been told that we are within range.

I'm thinking it may be a smart choice to move over from our horrendous Vodafone ADSL. (can't get VDSL, pretty far from exchange so DSL speeds suck, hover between 2-4.5Mbps.

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#1487654 8-Feb-2016 19:17

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Stan

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#1487693 8-Feb-2016 19:58

From all the feedback I have had you should get between 10-20mbps.

JoshWright

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#1487694 8-Feb-2016 19:59

Stan:

From all the feedback I have had you should get between 10-20mbps.

Omg I drool at the thought of those speeds. I'm going to call them tomorrow :)

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#1487697 8-Feb-2016 20:02

Im guessing it would depend on the tower you are connected to.

Can't hurt to ask them too.

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#1487823 9-Feb-2016 07:24

It's hard to tell from there website if it is an RBI service or a private wireless solution.
My assumption is because they don't actually say what speed you will get it is an RBI connection which can fluctuate greatly but from all accounts is a pretty good solution compared to a long ADSL line.

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#1487825 9-Feb-2016 07:32

It's not RBI. I think they do offer RBI but this is their own network, it's not really possible to get RBI plans of around 300GB.

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#1487827 9-Feb-2016 07:51

JoshWright: It's not RBI. I think they do offer RBI but this is their own network, it's not really possible to get RBI plans of around 300GB.

Ultimate broadband offer a 500GB plan but it's speed limited.

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#1488253 9-Feb-2016 18:39

JoshWright: It's not RBI. I think they do offer RBI but this is their own network, it's not really possible to get RBI plans of around 300GB.

If you get connected do some speed tests. I have spoken to a few of there customers who say they are happy with the performance but it would be good to get some feedback from a geekzone member :)

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#1488333 9-Feb-2016 20:40

At work we have quite a few customers on their wireless network and most get good speeds because they are in good line of sight to the towers.

Do whatever you want to do man.

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#1488407 9-Feb-2016 21:50

sbiddle:

JoshWright: It's not RBI. I think they do offer RBI but this is their own network, it's not really possible to get RBI plans of around 300GB.

Ultimate broadband offer a 500GB plan but it's speed limited.

http://www.ultimatebroadband.co.nz/rbi-wireless.html

The 500GB plan is a 250peak + 250offpeak data plan. It is a 3G only plan due to 4G plans not actually being regulated RBI plans. Speeds will depend of tower capacity and proximity. A good tower may achieve 20Mbps+. Busy towers maybe 5-10Mbps, the odd really busy tower 2-3Mbps :(

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#1488466 9-Feb-2016 23:16

Last saturday I set up a new customer on our network who moved down to hawkes bay from waikato. He reckons he used to get a solid 25mbits on lightwire's network.

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