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NebXYZ

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#143495 16-Apr-2014 20:39
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Hi, I've had Orcon 100/50 UFB for just over a year now (so not in contract anymore, yay!) and it seems to be getting slower and slower each day to a point where this is my speed to the local Christchurch Snap server.



For reference, this is what my speeds used to be like to the local Christchurch Snap server.



Seems strange, would there be any reason for this or are they just overselling their network? Usually the ping is about 30, but now it seems to be 60, I do get a better ping to other servers around New Zealand, but even still, I loved having a 30ms ping to AU game servers, now I get about 50-70 which is very noticeable.
I've also noticed my IP now says I'm I'm Nelson, It used to say I was in Auckland. Don't know if this would have any affect?

Oh and It's worth adding, from about 6 months ago my connection and phone has dropped out 4-5 times for about 3-5 days each time. Yes, I rung Orcon straight away when this happened, got a ticket, etc.
Oh, and the Orcon call centre technicians, well, you'll find out quite quickly that they aren't technicians.

I'm a first time poster so hopefully I haven't screwed up, please direct me if i did, Thanks! :)

Edit: For some reason this forum keeps hyperlinking my text, I've selected it and un-hyperlinked it and clicked update, but it just puts it back... Kinda glitchy...
Edit2: Un hyperlinked it 5 times then it finally worked. Annoying! :P

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  #1027385 18-Apr-2014 14:59
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Jumping up and down isn't going to fix storm related damage any faster. Many ISPs are suffering performance issues at present with the South Island being very badly hit and some other ISPs such as Snap are being impacted quite significantly.


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