UFB trouble in Whanganui?

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deadlyllama

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#148766 30-Jun-2014 16:36

My Orcon UFB switches between not working at all, and running at ~1Mbps down (200ms+ ping), 5Mbps up according to speedtest.orcon.net.nz. Pinging the modem itself is fine.

Is anyone else having trouble?

@orcon on Twitter (two hours ago) said "it seems there are some issues affecting UFB services in that area, just waiting for an official announcement" but there hasn't been one yet.

I've even jumped through the first level support hoops, with all the associated pain (modem factory reset), which as usual made no difference.

PeterReader

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#1077156 30-Jun-2014 16:36

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If you are posting regarding DSL speeds please check that

- you have reset your modem and router

- your PC (or other PCs in your LAN) is not downloading large files when you are testing

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- Your ISP and plan

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- If you are rural or urban

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Most of the problems with speed are likely to be related to internal wiring issues. Read this discussion to find out more about this. Your ISP is not intentionally slowing you down today (unless you are on a managed plan). Also if this is the school holidays it's likely you will notice slower than usual speed due to more users online.

A master splitter is required for VDSL2 and in most cases will improve speeds on DSL connections. Regular disconnections can be a monitored alarm or a set top box trying to connect. If there's an alarm connected to your line even if you don't have an alarm contract it may still try to connect so it's worth checking.

I recommend you read these two blog posts:

- Is your premises phone wiring impacting your broadband performance? (very technical)

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Sounddude

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#1077185 30-Jun-2014 16:48

Our backhaul supplier (Kordia) has had a major network event, which is resulting in packet loss and high latency into Wanganui and Palmerston North,

ETA for resolution is sometime late this evening :(

Updates on the website once they are known

http://www.orcon.net.nz/support/network_status

deadlyllama

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#1077187 30-Jun-2014 16:51

That would explain things. I was wondering if someone had snuck a conklin into the network while no one was looking.

Do Kordia have their own fibre into Whanganui?

Sounddude

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#1077255 30-Jun-2014 18:57

I think Kordia lease off other fibre providers, but not sure.

Anyway all resolved now.