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#3437837 26-Nov-2025 20:20

Seeing 5G connection, but download/upload still not great. I guess the VDSL backhaul isn't helping? 🤣

I'm sure they'll sort it out.

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#3437838 26-Nov-2025 20:23

Stu:

Seeing 5G connection, but download/upload still not great. I guess the VDSL backhaul isn't helping? 🤣

I'm sure they'll sort it out.

Still a days worth of work to be done

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#3437840 26-Nov-2025 20:39

I realise that. I gave a progress report based on what my phone can see.

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#3437939 27-Nov-2025 11:24

Stu:

Seeing 5G connection, but download/upload still not great. I guess the VDSL backhaul isn't helping? 🤣

I'm sure they'll sort it out.

Pretty sure they're using fibre for backhaul as One NZ/Spark is right next to them -- most likely Spark and/or One NZ has fiber to the site. Definitely not VDSL or even microwave.

Be interesting to see your speeds once the works have been completed. Will try and pop by myself in the next week or so.

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#3438003 27-Nov-2025 18:13

Yeah I was being sarcastic, hence the stupid emoji thing. Pretty sure it is fibre to that site.

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#3438328 28-Nov-2025 18:49

Any feedback have things improved since planned work?

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#3438768 30-Nov-2025 17:12

Just after 5pm within LOS of the tower.

Download 710Mbps

Upload 86.1Mbps

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#3438795 30-Nov-2025 19:44

@stu Just a slight improvement 😀

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#3438797 30-Nov-2025 19:47

I'd be happy if I could get that from home, but there's a mound of dirt and houses in the way! I was just picking up dinner.

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#3440293 4-Dec-2025 21:41

2degrees coverage map already updated to reflect the 5G coverage in Pokeno

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