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A lot depends upon how well your HFC cable connection is working.
If it's going well, without the dreaded evening congestion, and cable suits your needs, why change? 
If, on the other hand, your 9pm speed is one tenth of your 9am speed (like my connection in Island Bay) then fibre would be a huge improvement. 
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A lot depends upon how well your HFC cable connection is working.
If it's going well, without the dreaded evening congestion, and cable suits your needs, why change?
If, on the other hand, your 9pm speed is one tenth of your 9am speed (like my connection in Island Bay) then fibre would be a huge improvement.
Well that's it really, I have only had a hand full of problems in the recent years which are acceptable. the current pricing is comparable to the rest of the market. And yes, the eventing speed issue it only problem. What is up with that?? 11:00pm roles around and boom, 'can't connect'!.
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A lot depends upon how well your HFC cable connection is working.
If it's going well, without the dreaded evening congestion, and cable suits your needs, why change?
If, on the other hand, your 9pm speed is one tenth of your 9am speed (like my connection in Island Bay) then fibre would be a huge improvement.
Well that's it really, I have only had a hand full of problems in the recent years which are acceptable. the current pricing is comparable to the rest of the market. And yes, the eventing speed issue it only problem. What is up with that?? 11:00pm roles around and boom, 'can't connect'!
You have answered your own question.
Leave cable and leave Vodafone at the earliest opportunity.
A noted above, VF will not sell you fibre if they can sell you Krapi cable. So go elsewhere.
I'm trapped on cable because fibre won't be in our street until late 2019.
EDIT: If your power, telephone, radio, or TV reception cut out every night, would you consider that acceptable?
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A lot depends upon how well your HFC cable connection is working.
If it's going well, without the dreaded evening congestion, and cable suits your needs, why change?
If, on the other hand, your 9pm speed is one tenth of your 9am speed (like my connection in Island Bay) then fibre would be a huge improvement.
Well that's it really, I have only had a hand full of problems in the recent years which are acceptable. the current pricing is comparable to the rest of the market. And yes, the eventing speed issue it only problem. What is up with that?? 11:00pm roles around and boom, 'can't connect'!
You have answered your own question.
Leave cable and leave Vodafone at the earliest opportunity.
A noted above, VF will not sell you fibre if they can sell you Krapi cable. So go elsewhere.
I'm trapped on cable because fibre won't be in our street until late 2019.
EDIT: If your power, telephone, radio, or TV reception cut out every night, would you consider that acceptable?
Why do you call it Krapi cable?
It cant be speed as in Hataiati - its normally in high 40'sMbps at all times of day - ok there are exceptions but not that many.
Plus it has a good price for bundled service (I am in poor terrestrial reception area and dont want dish) and the T-Box is proving a good service since they fixed the time-slip issue.
Lastly I am surprised at comment that current pricing is comparable with rest of market when you include the TV service as I found it to be cheaper last time i looked.
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Why do you call it Krapi cable?
It cant be speed as in Hataiati - its normally in high 40'sMbps at all times of day - ok there are exceptions but not that many.
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I call it "Krapi cable" because:
1. it's a reference to the Krapii cable congestion thread
2. I have personal experience with terrible cable performance / speeds for the last 12+ months, still not fixed. It is no consolation to me that this is considered "exceptional".
This was my "100/10 Mbps" connection at 8pm last night:
EDIT: This has nothing to do with price, and I have made no mention of cable prices on Geekzone.
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darylblake:
I suspect netflix was the final nail in the coffin.
If you own the property you should get UFB. It is better than copper cable, it is faster than copper cable and it it should be more reliable.
Crown Fibre holdings funding is not going to last forever. If you leave it for 4-5 years and then decide to do it your install fee might be a couple of thousand, where as now it will be covered by CFH and the govts UFB rollout budget.
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The current average real cost of a residential fibre install is $1,350, subsidized by the government.
Do it now
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current average real cost of a residential fibre install is $1,350, subsidized by the government.
Do it now
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Just do it because its almost free, I was on a good vdsl connection but now on a 100/20 and would not look back.
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