2dregees outage in Timaru affecting Slingshot, Sky Broadband, Orcon, Etc

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#323086 23-Oct-2025 21:19

My friend lost their connection around 2:30PM 23/10/25.
Slingshot says it's a chorus issue either way thought id let people know.

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#3427600 23-Oct-2025 22:28

Yep major outages impacting services fixed and mobile services across NZ

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#3427601 23-Oct-2025 22:45

Linux: Yep major outages impacting services fixed and mobile services across NZ

Somewhat correct but not quite in this case. 2degrees (and others who resell the 2degrees network) had a bit of an outage around the Timaru region today and I believe it may be still ongoing for a number of people. Other providers were unaffected.

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