Farmside vs Wireless Nation 4G broadband plans

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rivamon

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#290128 22-Oct-2021 14:02

Does anyone have any experience with Farmside vs Wireless Nation 4G broadband plan speeds? 4G modem performance?

I see a few older grumbles about farmside satellite and wireless nation speeds during lockdowns.

Prices for higher volumes seem are within a few cents of each other.

Have signed up for farmside but nervous I should back out and go with wireless nation before its too late.

Or do they use the same infra and service will be similar?

TIA

rp1790

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#2799461 22-Oct-2021 14:22

Have you considered Starlink? Works everywhere in NZ with good speeds (~100-150Mbps down)and unlimited data at a cost of $159/mth

Tockly

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#2799471 22-Oct-2021 14:33

+1 for Starlink

Been on it just over a month now and it's awesome.

tim0001

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#2799579 22-Oct-2021 16:58

+1 Starlink

(There's a facebook group called something like "NZ starlink users group", might be worth checking out)

Rural 4G is a bit of a postcode lottery. Even when the signal is good, performance can still be very bad if the cell is congested. Maybe ask a neighbour.

I believe the both Farmside and Wireless Nation use Vodafone's network (not 100% sure, but the coverage maps look very similar)