2degrees 4G network expanding

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mercutio

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#1334538 1-Jul-2015 01:00

richms: Surely its near time that they pull the vodafone roaming? I thought it was just a stopgap measure till 2degrees had built their own network.

the vodafone roaming doesn't actually work reliably anyway - it's only in certain areas. if you're in a dead spot in auckland it won't help you. (such as I used to have in west auckland)

coffeebaron

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#1335113 1-Jul-2015 15:06

"2degrees’ national 3G coverage of more than 97% of the population"

Really? Considering Vodafone is 97.5%, that only leaves 0.5% where users would have to roam on Vodafone's network.

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mercutio

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#1335118 1-Jul-2015 15:08

coffeebaron: "2degrees’ national 3G coverage of more than 97% of the population"

Really? Considering Vodafone is 97.5%, that only leaves 0.5% where users would have to roam on Vodafone's network.

maybe that includes vodafone? and the 0.5% are users who are in areas that can't roam to vodafone.

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#1335120 1-Jul-2015 15:10

coffeebaron: "2degrees’ national 3G coverage of more than 97% of the population"

Really? Considering Vodafone is 97.5%, that only leaves 0.5% where users would have to roam on Vodafone's network.

We're including our 'roaming network' in that figure.

snowfly

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#1335159 1-Jul-2015 16:23

freitasm: Just received:

...
2degrees’ 4G network now includes greater Tauranga, Ashburton, Blenheim, Dunedin, Feilding, Gisborne, Hastings, Katikati, Kihikihi, Levin, Napier, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rangiora, Rotorua, Te Awamutu, Whangamata South, Whanganui and
Whangarei.
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2degrees will continue its 4G rollout with a further eight areas to come online by early 2016 including greater Christchurch, Cambridge, Huntly, Kapiti, Masterton, Motueka, Oamaru and Whakatane. These areas will bring 2degrees’ 4G population coverage to almost 70%.

So no mention of New Plymouth?

Even though New Plymouth has a larger population than a lot of the places already covered (at least 10 in the list), and larger than some due to come online in early 2016?

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