POY/K cabinet activated 20/01/09

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cr250bromo

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#29844 21-Jan-2009 12:16

Our area got cabinetised and the cabinet went live yesterday :) We have 3 DSL connections, one via XNet, another via Xtra and the third via Orcon (LLU).

The connect rates post cabinet activation are as follows:

XNet (naked DSL): 18780kbit down/1089kbit up

Xtra (with POTS line): 17233kbit down/945kbit up

Orcon (naked LLU): 602kbit down/1019kbit up (!!)

I have logged a fault re the Orcon connection, pre cabinetsation it was around 4000kbit down - I knew cabinetsation would affect it being fed from the exchange but didn't think it would be affected that much!

The Xnet/Xtra connections pre cabinetisation were around 3500 and 3100 respectively so you can see how much of a difference the cabinet made.

jfnz

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#191182 21-Jan-2009 23:47

That's great to hear!

You're a lucky bugger. I have to wait till October 2011 for mine.

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Ragnor

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#191273 22-Jan-2009 12:43

Really hope Chorus and the LLU ISP's can sort this out soon, I really can't recommend LLU to anyone right now.

cr250bromo

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#191364 22-Jan-2009 19:18

with me trying a different modem and orcon changing to a profile with interleaving the connection got up to 1100kbit! Still nowhere near the 4000kbit it was pre-cabinet activation.

Someone is going to call me back about this, I gather if they can't improve it I will get moved to a telecom wholesale port on the cabinet rather than being fed by orcon's dslam at the exchange. Given the huge gap in sync rates I can't think of why anyone running off the cabinet I am on wouldn't want this option. :)

Behodar

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#191589 23-Jan-2009 15:38

Anarkist: That's great to hear!

You're a lucky bugger. I have to wait till October 2011 for mine.

I really don't understand Telecom's rollout schedule. I'm in the middle of Whakatane (2500 DSL users) and need to wait until 2011, while a friend in Opotiki (700 users) is getting it this year. Obviously it's not rolled out based on number of users!

rygrass

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#191642 23-Jan-2009 18:53

Behodar:
Anarkist: That's great to hear!
You're a lucky bugger. I have to wait till October 2011 for mine.

I really don't understand Telecom's rollout schedule. I'm in the middle of Whakatane (2500 DSL users) and need to wait until 2011, while a friend in Opotiki (700 users) is getting it this year. Obviously it's not rolled out based on number of users!

you are all lucky i have to wait for ever? mine not even on the list not enough Phone lines :(

Seem's Random as they don't Do Area's in one go

While i know some exchanges still don't have Broadband so What the hell??

jfnz

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#191661 23-Jan-2009 21:01

rygrass: you are all lucky i have to wait for ever? mine not even on the list not enough Phone lines :(

Seem's Random as they don't Do Area's in one go

While i know some exchanges still don't have Broadband so What the hell??

Wanna try that again, this time trying a bit harder to make sense?

rygrass

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#191705 23-Jan-2009 23:56

Maybe proof read was an idea...

you are all lucky i don't get adsl2+! Because my exchange doesn't qualify. not enough Phone lines
:(

Seem's Telecom does the Roll out Randomly i would of thought the would do an area / region in one go instead of going back..

While i know some exchanges still don't have Broadband so What the hell??

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Tahii

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#191710 24-Jan-2009 00:18

Behodar:
I really don't understand Telecom's rollout schedule. I'm in the middle of Whakatane (2500 DSL users) and need to wait until 2011, while a friend in Opotiki (700 users) is getting it this year. Obviously it's not rolled out based on number of users!

I don't get it either, but it works out great for me. Here in Invercargill, it appears they have done the CBD, and South Invercargill. Now, South Invercargill is ghetto-country. All other areas really should have been done first!

Oh well, fast internets for me :)

jfnz

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#191762 24-Jan-2009 10:21

Yeah, I don't understand it either.

Botany Downs has to wait till 2010, Pakuranga till 2011. And these are some rather densely populated new development areas as well.