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mrioso

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#144060 6-May-2014 11:06

Hi Guys,

I'm planning to moved to CallPlus Pro Unlimited broadband. Does anyone on this unlimited package? Could someone please share some experiences on their CallPlus' services (btw, it will be my first time in CallPlus just in case) and speed on their broadband?

Thanks in advanced.

Regards,

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#1037609 6-May-2014 11:06

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#1037670 6-May-2014 12:25

Personally we find that support is hit and miss, usually unfortunately more miss. You get what you pay for.

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#1037675 6-May-2014 12:35

We use them at work - they have been ok to deal with.
We have an ADSL connection for Broadband and a dedicated HSNS connection for our SIP phone lines.
I have had to call their tech helpdesk a couple of times - they have been very helpful.
Service has been reliable enough.
Speed seems ok (Central Auckland) - its not an unlimited plan though.

Can be a bit hard to track down actual bods sometimes if you want to talk to someone about your account or making changes.
That would be my main issue with them.
Mind you I deal with Vodafone as well - It can be pretty hard getting the right person there sometimes as well.

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mrioso

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#1037688 6-May-2014 12:47

networkn: Personally we find that support is hit and miss, usually unfortunately more miss. You get what you pay for.

thanks, as a new customer i'm having hard time on their customer service as well, hmmm....

mrioso

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#1037689 6-May-2014 12:48

robjg63: We use them at work - they have been ok to deal with.
We have an ADSL connection for Broadband and a dedicated HSNS connection for our SIP phone lines.
I have had to call their tech helpdesk a couple of times - they have been very helpful.
Service has been reliable enough.
Speed seems ok (Central Auckland) - its not an unlimited plan though.

Can be a bit hard to track down actual bods sometimes if you want to talk to someone about your account or making changes.
That would be my main issue with them.
Mind you I deal with Vodafone as well - It can be pretty hard getting the right person there sometimes as well.

thanks for the info... what do u mean by "its not an unlimited plan though"?

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#1037694 6-May-2014 12:52

I'd have to say the most concerning thing was when a customers P2P fibre they were paying $800 + a month for went down and it took them 5 days to fix it and it was an internal network issue. Once we got it escalated it was moving pretty quickly and was resolved, but the escalation process was terrible. The Plus side was they credited them most of that months invoices for that.

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#1037695 6-May-2014 12:52

I am happy to give you the name of a decent AM if you wish, though this is not a a guarantee of anything.

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mrioso

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#1037700 6-May-2014 13:00

yes please...