Wireless Unlimited 5g internet [Wellywood]

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Huntakillaz

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#302362 17-Nov-2022 17:39

Anyone in wellington CBD using it?

My landlord beings a _____ and doesn't want tenants to have fibre in their rooms, so that people have to pay $80 for 80GB of their wireless system

So I'm stuck on adsl, but i've been wondering if Vodafone/Skinny 5g would be better since i live in the cbd outskirts

I do game casually so ping/latency is what I'm more worried about

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#2997585 17-Nov-2022 17:58

you landlord cant block fibre been installed without good reason

However if there is already and ONT at that legal address there will be issues

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#2997586 17-Nov-2022 18:00

If you have copper installed then you should be able to move to Fibre and Landlord can't stop it

johno1234

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#2997710 18-Nov-2022 06:54

$80 for 80GB wireless is poor. Skinny does $55 for unlimited. Not 5g though

cws82us

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#2997723 18-Nov-2022 08:18

if you like to get wireless starlink will be a better Option

johno1234

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#2997799 18-Nov-2022 09:21

cws82us:

if you like to get wireless starlink will be a better Option

Costs quite a bit more per month and would mean installing the antenna outside and running the cable. I don't think it's a goer given the OP's landlord issues.

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#2997809 18-Nov-2022 09:46

That's expensive - $80 for 80GB is quite poor actually.

Have you asked the landlord why they won't allow a fibre install? Is it purely so you're forced to use their expensive wireless system, or some other reason?

Huntakillaz

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#2997848 18-Nov-2022 11:08

Its a multi dwelling apartment block,

I'm pretty sure they have fibre already installed to the building, as the wifi internet was only done 2 yrs ago,

VDSL isn't available so it wouldn't be off Adsl.

They've not said specifically but spoken once 2-3yrs ago they did claim high costs (due to I guess pabx systems and running it to each room).

I tried via isp again this yr few months back and was denied by property managers with no reason given

Can't get starlink as it requires satellite installed somewhere and cost was more

So yeah wireless 5G is the only other option atm and I'm wondering about speed/latency, I've used mobile data hotspot on my phone on occasion for the PC and found it very fast compared to what i have, so speed is good but would like opinions of anyone using it or has used it.

Vodafone and Skinny are the 2 options it seems here.

johno1234

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#2997854 18-Nov-2022 11:22

Huntakillaz:

Its a multi dwelling apartment block,

Won't 4G be fast enough? For some reason my phone has fallen back to 3G at work (the Spark coverage map says 4G is "good" here?) and I am still getting 7Mb/sec so even 3G good enough for HD video streaming.

If your phone gets good 4G in the apartment then you should get 30+Mbps on Skinny wireless or similar.

Huntakillaz

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#2997918 18-Nov-2022 11:41

oh yeah 4G, idk why i kept thinking they were 5G 😅

https://www.skinny.co.nz/broadband/flexi-modem/

https://www.vodafone.co.nz/broadband/wireless-broadband/

johno1234

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#2997929 18-Nov-2022 11:58

5G would be better if the coverage is good enough.

Our 4G Skinny wireless is in Whangamata and when the town is full (New Years, Beach Hop) the contention makes it useless. Rest of the time it's OK.

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#2997942 18-Nov-2022 12:23

What a crappy setup. Sorry but property managers who don't know what they're doing (or understand technology) really grate with me.

boosacnoodle

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#2997987 18-Nov-2022 12:44

quickymart:

What a crappy setup. Sorry but property managers who don't know what they're doing (or understand technology) really grate with me.

They know what they're doing - profiting from people who have no choice (presumably that's why they're landlords, too).

Huntakillaz

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#2998060 18-Nov-2022 14:02

boosacnoodle:

quickymart:

What a crappy setup. Sorry but property managers who don't know what they're doing (or understand technology) really grate with me.

They know what they're doing - profiting from people who have no choice (presumably that's why they're landlords, too).

Yup is fairly common in the MDU apartments for quite a few in Wellington.

Restricting tenants to certain power/internet options to profit from.

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#2998071 18-Nov-2022 14:45

I work with property managers dealing with these situations all around Wellington more so now that copper shutdown is happening and the second dwelling cant get fibre when there is an ONT in the first dwelling (Very Common)

I am happy to chat with you next week to help find you a solution, I am not free until Wednesday next week tho as I am on leave

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#2998086 18-Nov-2022 15:18

Check out this pricing.

https://www.2degrees.nz/broadband/wireless-broadband?discount=yes

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