Stuff vs Orcon

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liquidcore

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#289055 9-Aug-2021 21:58

Hi all,

I have tried searching the forum but haven't found a definitive answer since the acquisition.

Could somebody please confirm whether there are any discernible differences between Stuff Fibre vs Orcon apart from the supplied router (don't care about voice)? Is it the same support desk or different?

Stuff seems to have a better deal with their 4 months half price deal...

Cheers :)

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#2757573 9-Aug-2021 22:09

Virtually no difference. It's all Vocus in the end!

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marpada

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#2757593 9-Aug-2021 22:30

MaxineN:

Virtually no difference. It's all Vocus in the end!

New World and Park&Save are both FoodStuffs and there's quite a difference :)

benmurphy66

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#2757638 10-Aug-2021 06:42

If stuff fibre interested you. Sign up with this link and get 6 months half price :) it’s also only 1 year lock in, you still get the router etc. it’s a darn good deal.

https://promos.stuff-fibre.co.nz/200417-raf.html?vc=rf-8003059-5zRfjy

liquidcore

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#2757639 10-Aug-2021 06:46

benmurphy66: If stuff fibre interested you. Sign up with this link and get 6 months half price :) it’s also only 1 year lock in, you still get the router etc. it’s a darn good deal.

https://promos.stuff-fibre.co.nz/200417-raf.html?vc=rf-8003059-5zRfjy

Thanks - how do you find the service/speed?

benmurphy66

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#2757643 10-Aug-2021 07:02

I switched from Voyager to Stuff due to PPPoE and it slowing down my connection on Voyager. I'm really happy with Stuff's performance, I liked that they also gave you a reasonable router for free or you could upgrade.

I'm in the Kapiti Coast and had no issues, highly recommend them.

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#2757647 10-Aug-2021 07:14

benmurphy66:

I switched from Voyager to Stuff due to PPPoE and it slowing down my connection on Voyager. I'm really happy with Stuff's performance, I liked that they also gave you a reasonable router for free or you could upgrade.

I'm in the Kapiti Coast and had no issues, highly recommend them.

Such speed issues are your underspec hardware though and nothing to do with the RSP.

benmurphy66

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#2757648 10-Aug-2021 07:19

sbiddle:

benmurphy66:

I switched from Voyager to Stuff due to PPPoE and it slowing down my connection on Voyager. I'm really happy with Stuff's performance, I liked that they also gave you a reasonable router for free or you could upgrade.

I'm in the Kapiti Coast and had no issues, highly recommend them.

Such speed issues are your underspec hardware though and nothing to do with the RSP.

Off topic for the thread. While I don't disagree that my hardware wasn't helping, switching from a RSP that doesn't require PPPoE with the same hardware increased my speed to what I would have expected.

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#2757649 10-Aug-2021 07:20

Off topic, but I am currently with Sky (Vocus network) who support both DHCP and PPPoE I get the same speeds either way so I would suggest your router was the issue, below is via PPPoE.

https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/a8eaed69-4e88-4c4b-9647-547082f94d5e

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#2758075 10-Aug-2021 16:37

benmurphy66: If stuff fibre interested you. Sign up with this link and get 6 months half price :) it’s also only 1 year lock in, you still get the router etc. it’s a darn good deal.

How does this work with the 30 days notice period required by Orcon for cancellation? My 12 month contract is up & I now realise there are better options than the $100/m I'm currently paying. Would Stuff work with Orcon to start their new contract after the 30 days is up?

benmurphy66

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#2758077 10-Aug-2021 16:42

NinjaSZ:

benmurphy66: If stuff fibre interested you. Sign up with this link and get 6 months half price :) it’s also only 1 year lock in, you still get the router etc. it’s a darn good deal.

How does this work with the 30 days notice period required by Orcon for cancellation? My 12 month contract is up & I now realise there are better options than the $100/m I'm currently paying. Would Stuff work with Orcon to start their new contract after the 30 days is up?

When I swapped. When you sign up for stuff fiber you can select the change date. you select a date in the future i.e. 30 days and let that order be accepted. I actually did 35 days from memory, then I gave notice to Voyager (in my case). That all went great for me. Swap over occurred first thing on the scheduled date

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#2758520 11-Aug-2021 11:37

I'm with Stuff Fibre. Their Asus modem is a PITA. It seems to hang about once a week... the lights are on, but no Wifi and/or Internet connection. It requires a power cycle to get it working again. :(

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#2758552 11-Aug-2021 12:09

Orcon do mobile, doesn’t look like stuff do.

I’ve moved my wife’s and I’s personal mobile phones onto Orcon and have had zero problems. There’s a $10 credit per mobile on your broadband bill

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#2758715 11-Aug-2021 18:16

frankv:

I'm with Stuff Fibre. Their Asus modem is a PITA. It seems to hang about once a week... the lights are on, but no Wifi and/or Internet connection. It requires a power cycle to get it working again. :(

I'm with Stuff Fibre too, and the supplied ASUS router has been working fine for us. I've only had to reboot it once this year - last weekend in fact - which I did because IPv6 connectivity kept dropping out for one PC (IPv4 was still working).

OTOH, we did experience frequent lock-ups with the (Slingshot-supplied) NF18ACV router in the months leading up to switching to Stuff.

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#2758741 11-Aug-2021 19:35

Like @cyrl7 I am with Sky woth bandwidth provided by Vocus no issues here

However do feel Voyager have a better Internation capacity per customer ratio. I have seen better speedtest results to the UK/US

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#2758754 11-Aug-2021 20:02

benmurphy66:

I switched from Voyager to Stuff due to PPPoE and it slowing down my connection on Voyager. I'm really happy with Stuff's performance, I liked that they also gave you a reasonable router for free or you could upgrade.

Fact: The routers they provide are not at all great, and are terrible for PPPoE also. Asus + Netgear routers are hot garbage really.

Personally, if you don't mind being on CG-NAT I think 2degrees has the better network between all the bigger players.

2degrees (cost for 1yr): $810 for Gigabit ($825 with router) (or $930 if you don't have mobile with them) with 1yr of free Prime Video.
Stuff Fibre (with referral): $855 for Gigabit ($870 with router) - do note that a referral gives the person who linked you 1mo free so see if a friend of yours has Stuff Fibre.
Skinny: $882 for Gigabit (3mo Free Promo).

Out of the providers - if you wanted the best router the award has to go to 2degrees for their Fritz!Box, 2nd is Skinny. But with most of the providers out there you'll note they come in at almost the same cost per year past the confusion of "half price" or "xx months free" - also note that all providers go up to full price afterwards.

Stay away from the ISP with "Republic" in the name.

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