Leaving 2degrees after 6 years

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GreensladeNZ

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#296320 8-Jun-2022 00:01

Any ISP recommendations after leaving 2degrees? I've been with them for over 6 years now through thick and thin, but this Vocus merger is too much for me 😥

I never really got over the CGNAT changes, and have spent $100+ maintaining a static IP address since.

I've got a humble homelab (incl web/mail/ftp/VPN servers) so looking to keep a static IP + Gigglebit. I definitely don't want to give Vocus any more money than I have to, so not wanting to switch to any of their other brands.

Spark/Bigpipe is the current contender. But last time we were with Bigpipe I may have caused a bit of an outage as we were the target of a DDoS attack (mid-2016, yeah that was kinda my fault sorry team) so don't want to go through that again...

Any other suggestions?

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#2923782 8-Jun-2022 00:48

What is seriously wrong with the Vocus merger? Both 2degrees / Vocus have got really solid networks (to be honest arguably the best in New Zealand) along with OK support.

I'm personally sticking with 2degrees unless if they do something stupid to drive their customers away which I don't think they will. You may be able to ask them to sweeten things up a little to get you to stay.

Else, https://voyager.nz are really solid. $15 once-off cost for a Static IP but you'll be likely paying more than you do now monthly. But seriously you're on one of the best ISP's currently so why not just stay put? There is nothing to be worried about... They're still 2degrees. Vocus doesn't exist anymore.

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#2923826 8-Jun-2022 08:54

Also interested in what the issue with the merger is? my experience with brander mergers in the past is that they have a bucket load of money sunk into them and things get better[even better in this case?].

I'm excited to see how these services progress over the next couple of years - Long standing Orcon customer here

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#2923827 8-Jun-2022 09:00

For advanced users like yourself, Voyager. You can even get a subnet in addition to a single static IP, but you'll pay per month for that.

Only negative, which is a big one if you run pfSense, they use PPPoE :(

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#2923873 8-Jun-2022 11:06

I think those who need a public IP don’t necessarily need a static

I think there is merit in 2G offering a free public dynamic IP to get round CGNAT Trustpower do this

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#2923907 8-Jun-2022 12:05

SirHumphreyAppleby:

For advanced users like yourself, Voyager. You can even get a subnet in addition to a single static IP, but you'll pay per month for that.

Only negative, which is a big one if you run pfSense, they use PPPoE :(

Yeah, running pfSense as our main gateway at home. But currently using PPPoE with 2degrees so wouldn't be much different to the current configuration! :)

Cheers for the advice, will check them out