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jeffreyh

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#319916 13-Jun-2025 21:50
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Hi,

 

I have had slow internet download speeds all day today and haven't heard from 2 Degrees after eventually having them agree to log a fault. Up until this morning things were fine, I'm on their 50/10 plan but this morning and all day I only get 3mbps download, upload is fine at 23m, normally download is just over 50m. I have checked via a direct connection to the Fortigate which is what I normally use and also using another old Spark modem both give the same results for download using the speedtest app on the laptop (3mbps). I have restarted everything as requested by 2 Degrees the lights on the ONT are all green so it looks like the fibre connection is intact and the test results don't record any packet loss which could be a potential cause. I haven't heard anything back and I cant seem to see anywhere in my dashboard an option to view what is happening with the fault. They seemed to be reluctant to look at much as I'm not using their modem, the first person just disappeared and I eventually hung up after waiting with dead air for 10min.

 

The internet isn't that useful at present but I am wondering if anyone else in Christchurch area is experiencing the same thing. If I didn't know better I would suspect that my download is capped at the 2.5M CIR rate for the access as its suspiciously very close to that. Anyway if anyone else might be experiencing something similar that would be good to find out as I'm fairly sure that everything after the ONT on my side is good.


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insane
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  #3383808 13-Jun-2025 22:45
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I'd be checking your Ethernet cables. I had one go bad on me, and it took ages to work out what the problem was as I was looking for something complex when it was something so simple.

 

 

 

They can also run diagnostics to the ONT, and speedtests if your LFC is Chorus to help fill the blanks.




wired
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  #3383849 14-Jun-2025 09:13
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As you are running a Fortigte, have a read of this article from Voyager about the problem. https://support.voyager.nz/knowledgebase/article/KA-01118/


jeffreyh

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  #3383852 14-Jun-2025 09:37
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Hi,

 

Thanks I have used another modem in its place and get the same problem. So I think the equipment is fine. The tests were done with just the modem and laptop connected to the ONT only.

 

 




jeffreyh

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  #3383853 14-Jun-2025 09:38
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Hi,

 

Thanks for the suggestion, Ive used another modem with new cables still the same.


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  #3384643 16-Jun-2025 10:46
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My internet is having issues too, had a look and although I am on a 1G plan this is what I get on the port

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thoughts


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  #3384770 16-Jun-2025 15:25
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Well sod it, I had 3 dud networking cables, no wonder I thought it could not be that after I had swapped them twice...

 

Brand new CAT6 and all is happy again.


jeffreyh

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  #3384778 16-Jun-2025 15:39
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insane:

 

I'd be checking your Ethernet cables. I had one go bad on me, and it took ages to work out what the problem was as I was looking for something complex when it was something so simple.

 

 

 

They can also run diagnostics to the ONT, and speedtests if your LFC is Chorus to help fill the blanks.

 

 

Ok still only 3mbps downstream. However, I had an HRV installed on Tuesday of last week and degraded internet on Friday. I have been up in the roof and the installer has thrown one of the batts over the fibre run from the ETP to the ITP it looks pretty stretched to me. To be honest I just assumed that the fibre would either be broken or not but the PON light on the ONT is green. However, there is 30% packet loss downstream so could the fibre be damaged enough to cause high loss but not enough to cause a total outage? I've tried to let 2Degree's know this but they want to go through their troubleshooting process.

 

 

 


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