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#323578 17-Dec-2025 12:09

Can anyone please share your knowledge on Line-Of-Sight (LOS) broadband available in Waitakere area of Auckland?

I tried the 4g/5g broadband for home and had to return it as it just wasn't cutting it.

Thank you.

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#3444905 17-Dec-2025 12:12

Potentially StrataNet may be able to assist, depending on your location.

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#3444952 17-Dec-2025 12:37

@ModelCitizen Waitakere area of Auckland is huge can you narrow it down more?

Any reason why you have not looked into StarLink? That is LOS if you look up in the Sky

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#3444954 17-Dec-2025 12:49

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@ModelCitizen Waitakere area of Auckland is huge can you narrow it down more?

Any reason why you have not looked into StarLink? That is LOS if you look up in the Sky

I was told that Starlink has lag as my kids play competitive gaming but may have to settle for that if all else fails. We have a good view of the bulk of west/central Auckland as are on an elevated hill.

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#3444959 17-Dec-2025 13:04

ModelCitizen:

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@ModelCitizen Waitakere area of Auckland is huge can you narrow it down more?

Any reason why you have not looked into StarLink? That is LOS if you look up in the Sky

I was told that Starlink has lag as my kids play competitive gaming but may have to settle for that if all else fails. We have a good view of the bulk of west/central Auckland as are on an elevated hill.

@ModelCitizen every single type of internet connection has some lag. I know people that game on StarLink

Sounds like you need to ask the kids to move to a fibre area

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#3444966 17-Dec-2025 13:16

The lag on Starlink isn't bad actually depending on the game you play.

Main thing I noticed with a friend who has Starlink and games, is an occasional freeze (packet drop) as it switches trains....

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#3444967 17-Dec-2025 13:27

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The lag on Starlink isn't bad actually depending on the game you play.

Main thing I noticed with a friend who has Starlink and games, is an occasional freeze (packet drop) as it switches trains....

Thanks for reply.

I talked to Spark and our area is not provisioned for fiber for the foreseeable future. The copper lines (adsl/vdsl) have all packed up as they are ancient and they expressly stated that they will not be repairing copper any longer. Maybe we should get the kids to trial starlink elsewhere before committing. I only have basic understanding of such things. Cheers

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#3444976 17-Dec-2025 13:42

I think Starlink hardware is free currently.

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#3444978 17-Dec-2025 13:43

ModelCitizen:

I was told that Starlink has lag as my kids play competitive gaming but may have to settle for that if all else fails. We have a good view of the bulk of west/central Auckland as are on an elevated hill.

What street/road are you on (house number not required but just to get a general idea)? Must be some sort of wireless solution available.

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#3444984 17-Dec-2025 14:04

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ModelCitizen:

I was told that Starlink has lag as my kids play competitive gaming but may have to settle for that if all else fails. We have a good view of the bulk of west/central Auckland as are on an elevated hill.

What street/road are you on (house number not required but just to get a general idea)? Must be some sort of wireless solution available.

Wairere Road in Waitakere thanks.

Have searched on net but only the 4g/5g variety pops up. Years ago we lived in the wopwops of Tauranga and we had a line of sight service to a terrestrial tower many kms away and it worked a treat even in the wildest of weather. Perhaps that type of service is a thing of the past?

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#3444997 17-Dec-2025 15:00

saf:

Potentially StrataNet may be able to assist, depending on your location.

Thanks, will email them.🙏

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#3444999 17-Dec-2025 15:14

ModelCitizen:

quickymart:

ModelCitizen:

I was told that Starlink has lag as my kids play competitive gaming but may have to settle for that if all else fails. We have a good view of the bulk of west/central Auckland as are on an elevated hill.

What street/road are you on (house number not required but just to get a general idea)? Must be some sort of wireless solution available.

Wairere Road in Waitakere thanks.

Have searched on net but only the 4g/5g variety pops up. Years ago we lived in the wopwops of Tauranga and we had a line of sight service to a terrestrial tower many kms away and it worked a treat even in the wildest of weather. Perhaps that type of service is a thing of the past?

https://broadbandmap.nz/availability/-36.84969466505677/174.5107392055292?address=Wairere%20Road%2C%20Wait%C4%81kere%2C%20Auckland

Looking at the Broadband Map, most of that road can get wireless service, either through StrataNet (as per saf's comment above) or Farmside might be an option 🙂

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#3445762 19-Dec-2025 20:20

quickymart:

https://broadbandmap.nz/availability/-36.84969466505677/174.5107392055292?address=Wairere%20Road%2C%20Wait%C4%81kere%2C%20Auckland

Looking at the Broadband Map, most of that road can get wireless service, either through StrataNet (as per saf's comment above) or Farmside might be an option 🙂

Thanks for the information. 🙏

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#3445790 19-Dec-2025 22:46

ModelCitizen:

I was told that Starlink has lag as my kids play competitive gaming but may have to settle for that if all else fails. We have a good view of the bulk of west/central Auckland as are on an elevated hill.

Can confirm. I am a network admin at a local competitor to starlink.
We have had customers sign up for our service and multiple mentions that each time the starlink terminal would change satellite they would experience a short drop in service. There are a few popular online shoot-em games that will ban you if you dont have a stable connection because when you quit early or drop out momentarily you are ruining the game for other players who you have randomly been matched with to play against.
So to encourage players to stay and complete the game or sort out bad wifi / connections they ban bad players who leave in the middle of games. This is so only good players that can stay in the game remain on the platform for the enjoyment of all players.

This was surprising news to me as I am not a gamer, but it totally makes sense.

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#3445810 20-Dec-2025 02:53

ModelCitizen:

Can anyone please share your knowledge on Line-Of-Sight (LOS) broadband available in Waitakere area of Auckland?

I tried the 4g/5g broadband for home and had to return it as it just wasn't cutting it.

Thank you.

Feel free to DM me your location, I'm up Wairere.

We have a local wisp around here. they dont have coverage maps but know almost all their towers fairly well.

fairly solid speeds as it's all micropops due to the land and local politics around towers :)

I have sent you James's details.

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#3445944 20-Dec-2025 11:14

I tried the 4g/5g broadband for home and had to return it as it just wasn't cutting it.

Was that with a reception aerial or was the modem standalone?

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