Tauranga UFB rollout

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wh0beme

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#87227 22-Jul-2011 21:11

Has anybody come across any information regarding approximate dates of when Tauranga UFB fibre rollout will be completed and services available?

I've only been able to find a very vague article posted on the 14th July saying that the rollout would commence in a week or two. Any approximations about how long it will take to get up and running? Wary of entering a 12 month contract with things like this (especially considering the very competitive prices of the Whangarei service) just around the corner.

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#496993 23-Jul-2011 00:52

I heard that work already started going ahead for this region, but also keen on confirmations.
Word was areas of northern hamilton were expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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#497003 23-Jul-2011 07:44

My Parents live near the Tauranga South exchange and got a flyer a few weeks back to tell them fiber optic cables would be in there street soon. They use dial up at the moment.

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#497235 23-Jul-2011 23:36

andrewcnz: My Parents live near the Tauranga South exchange and got a flyer a few weeks back to tell them fiber optic cables would be in there street soon. They use dial up at the moment.

Wonder when the dialup will stop... Will Telecom keep the phones going after UFB is done now that they chorus has a UFB contract of its own?

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#497243 23-Jul-2011 23:56

Tauranga was won by WEL networks so Chorus won't be doing the fibre install there. TBH it usually takes years for this kind of thing to happen but I imagine Enable/WEL/northland power will be much faster than Chorus to get up and running.

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#497262 24-Jul-2011 08:30

webwat:
andrewcnz: My Parents live near the Tauranga South exchange and got a flyer a few weeks back to tell them fiber optic cables would be in there street soon. They use dial up at the moment.

Wonder when the dialup will stop... Will Telecom keep the phones going after UFB is done now that they chorus has a UFB contract of its own?

Telecom have alreeady committed to keeping the NEAX's until 2020. Whether dialup will still be around then will depend entirely on how many ISP's keep supporting it.