Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › We’ve booked your fibre installation email means it's been sent to Chorus?
Nil Einne

469 posts

Ultimate Geek


#239931 11-Aug-2018 15:25
Send private message

Hi, 

 

I'm in the process of moving from MyRepublic 100/50 to Orcon Gigantic fibre. Just received an email which says:

 

 

 

 

Good news - we’ve booked your fibre installation.

You'll be connected on the morning of September <removed>, 2018.

 

 

 

 

I'm assuming this means it's been booked with Chorus so I can now inform MyRepublic?

 

 

Create new topic
Nil Einne

469 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #2071794 11-Aug-2018 15:26
Send private message

Also for clarity I'm aware that there's 2 ways to do this.

 

One is don't tell your current RSP until the move is completed. This tends to mean the lowest risk of downtime / loss of internet service if something goes wrong or someone screws up (by accident or not). But since most RSP's including MyRepublic require 30 day notification it means you have to pay 30 days+ extra.

 

The alternative which I'm planning to do as suggested by some on GeekZone and some RSP's like BigPipe http://pages.bigpipe.co.nz/how-to-switch-isps-without-ruining-everything/ is to book your move in about 30 days in the future. Once the gaining RSP (i.e. Orcon in my case) have put in the request to Chorus, you can notify your losing RSP (i.e. MyRepublic) that you're moving and this is their notification. You can tell them not to disconnect you but the key thing is even if they try, it'll be blocked by Chorus since the gaining RSP have already booked your move. This doesn't eliminate risk that something will go wrong since e.g. your RSP could remove you as a customer internally and block you. But I'm willing to take the risk. 



Nil Einne

469 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #2071927 11-Aug-2018 23:36
Send private message

After thinking and reading some more including MyRepublic's own info for transferring to them I decided it must be. So I've written to them ticket number 1302369. Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong! 

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00

eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07

BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21

eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01

WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32

RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26

Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24

Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22

Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46

Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42

D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34

Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
Copyright
©2002-2025 Geekzone®
Site features
Geekzone BI dashboard
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone Status Page

 

Affiliate links
Samsung
AliExpress
Wise
Sharesies
GoodSync
Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising
Trademark and copyright