2D 5G rolling out to more of Auckland?

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#306552 3-Aug-2023 08:45

I'm on the North Shore of Auckland and usually have only 4G (or sometimes 3G) coverage unless I am in the city.

Last night while at home, I noticed my iPhone was ever so briefly connected to 5G.

Is the network rolling out 5G to a wider area, now? Has it been available outside the CBD and surrounds for a while and I just haven't noticed it?

Curious as to how much good 5G coverage we'll likely have in the near term. I notice 2D doesn't do a coverage map for 5G on their website.

https://www.2degrees.nz/5g-is-here

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#3111256 3-Aug-2023 08:59

There is at least one site live on the North Shore already (Albany area), but of course we can't really discuss the final extent of the first phase of 5G coverage build on Geekzone for competitive reasons. FWIW the public coverage maps will show you the current extent of North Shore coverage: https://www.2degrees.nz/coverage.

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#3111260 3-Aug-2023 09:09

Great to see that there's 5G coverage on half of Rangitoto and parts of Motutapu Is.

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#3111263 3-Aug-2023 09:13

SaltyNZ:

There is at least one site live on the North Shore already (Albany area), but of course we can't really discuss the final extent of the first phase of 5G coverage build on Geekzone for competitive reasons. FWIW the public coverage maps will show you the current extent of North Shore coverage: https://www.2degrees.nz/coverage.

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#3111276 3-Aug-2023 09:47

@SaltyNZ Quite a few 2d 5G sites live on the Shore Glenfield, Albany x 2, Takapuna x 2, Northcote x2, Milford, Birkenhead and others I can't quite remember

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#3111277 3-Aug-2023 09:48

@Handsomedan Do you live in Albany? A further new site was getting upgraded last week I saw them working on it

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#3111283 3-Aug-2023 10:02

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@SaltyNZ Quite a few 2d 5G sites live on the Shore Glenfield, Albany x 2, Takapuna x 2, Northcote x2, Milford, Birkenhead and others I can't quite remember

Yes they're building them incredibly fast. We only get updates roughly monthly. :-)

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#3111291 3-Aug-2023 10:11

Further to this at the moment 2d are swapping out many sites across NZ to the new Ericsson RAN from Huawai but this does not mean the site gets 5G added at the same time

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#3111320 3-Aug-2023 11:33

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@Handsomedan Do you live in Albany? A further new site was getting upgraded last week I saw them working on it

I do indeed!

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#3111880 4-Aug-2023 19:39

According to their coverage maps there is 5G in Gore, Cromwell and Greymouth.

Is it odd they have done these areas before Dunedin, Nelson and Invercargill?

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#3111881 4-Aug-2023 19:46

langi27:
According to their coverage maps there is 5G in Gore, Cromwell and Greymouth.

Is it odd they have done these areas before Dunedin, Nelson and Invercargill?

Easier to cover the township with 1 or 2 sites upgraded maybe

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#3112191 6-Aug-2023 08:14

I'm getting a work phone through 2degrees sometime this year, will be interested to know if I can get 5G at my place (map indicates no, but I know it's only an indication).