Anybody switched from 2Degrees/Snap to Orcon?

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#273212 10-Aug-2020 16:17

I'm looking at swapping from 2Degrees 900/400 to Orcon 900/400 with the extra Google WiFi option (extra $5/month).

From what I understand Orcon don't use CGNAT so I won't need a static IP any longer.

Has anybody made a similar swap? ie 2Degrees to Orcon?

Before I make the jump I'm interested to hear whether the performance is roughly equivalent.

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#2565534 15-Sep-2020 19:20

Prob to late but i went from 2D to Orcon big mistake, 11ms ping with 2d to auk server an 17ms which has changed to 30ms to auk server, An as far as Orcon is concerned its my modem, So after countless deniability that its there networking i said fk them after 2 months an went with Spark, which gets connected nextweek. So happy

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#2565538 15-Sep-2020 19:38

What is making you want to switch away from 2degrees?

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#2565737 16-Sep-2020 10:36

RazorEDGE:

Prob to late but i went from 2D to Orcon big mistake, 11ms ping with 2d to auk server an 17ms which has changed to 30ms to auk server, An as far as Orcon is concerned its my modem, So after countless deniability that its there networking i said fk them after 2 months an went with Spark, which gets connected nextweek. So happy

@RazorEDGE shouldn't be the case. Orcon is very well connected

Probably a bit late now but what Ips were you trying to reach and from where?

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#2565777 16-Sep-2020 11:32

DjShadow:

What is making you want to switch away from 2degrees?

Orcon (at the time) were offering a better price PLUS the Google WiFi units (which even at $5/month/$60/year is reasonably priced versus $500+ outright purchase).

BUT I had a good talk with 2Degrees and got the $85 deal (including no extra charge for static IP), so I'm definitely back with them for another 12 months.

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#2565782 16-Sep-2020 11:39

DjShadow:

What is making you want to switch away from 2degrees?

Buffer bloat was main reason for me

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#2565790 16-Sep-2020 11:46

Sounddude:

RazorEDGE:

Prob to late but i went from 2D to Orcon big mistake, 11ms ping with 2d to auk server an 17ms which has changed to 30ms to auk server, An as far as Orcon is concerned its my modem, So after countless deniability that its there networking i said fk them after 2 months an went with Spark, which gets connected nextweek. So happy

@RazorEDGE shouldn't be the case. Orcon is very well connected

Probably a bit late now but what Ips were you trying to reach and from where?

Well Orcon arent well connected from Gisborne all my traffic goes thru Wellington an there was nothing they could do about that, So there crap compared to 2D for latency in my region

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#2573286 24-Sep-2020 10:19

3g:

DjShadow:

What is making you want to switch away from 2degrees?

Orcon (at the time) were offering a better price PLUS the Google WiFi units (which even at $5/month/$60/year is reasonably priced versus $500+ outright purchase).

BUT I had a good talk with 2Degrees and got the $85 deal (including no extra charge for static IP), so I'm definitely back with them for another 12 months.

Well connected to Spark from high latency Orcon an its night an day, Ping test with spark from gis to auck ookla servers 10ms wellys 8ms, So fk Orcon, tryna tell me it was my modem an not there network, was getting 30ms pings to 50ms in same test lol, Happy now

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#2573326 24-Sep-2020 10:53

RazorEDGE:

Well connected to Spark from high latency Orcon an its night an day, Ping test with spark from gis to auck ookla servers 10ms wellys 8ms, So fk Orcon, tryna tell me it was my modem an not there network, was getting 30ms pings to 50ms in same test lol, Happy now

I honestly believe this was some isolated Incident, Vocus (Orcon/Slingshot/Stuff) have one of the best networks in NZ (along with Spark, 2G, Voyager etc)

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