2degrees and Orcon Group to merge

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#2889846 22-Mar-2022 00:31

Woofjeb: As long as there are no contracts for mobile plans I'll be sticking with them to give them a test drive haven't been with 2degrees for years be quite interesting to see how improved or have they gotten worse. I know there's been a lot of collaboration with Vodafone towers where they don't have their own towers be quite interesting

Not any more - there was a message on another thread a few days ago confirming that 2Degrees has ended the use of Vodafone towers as they have their own towers now.

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#2889850 22-Mar-2022 05:25

Is this the MoRAN deal with Vodafone ?
I know they ended roaming on the Vodafone network some time ago but I'm pretty sure the MoRAN . there are quite a few around the lower South Island

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#2889851 22-Mar-2022 05:28

Woofjeb: Is this the MoRAN deal with Vodafone ?
I know they ended roaming on the Vodafone network some time ago but I'm pretty sure the MoRAN . there are quite a few around the lower South Island

MoRAN sites right across New Zealand and national roaming is now turned off

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#2890229 22-Mar-2022 16:41

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The problem in my mind with 2D is their pricing.

Their pricing isn't competitive at all as it is.

You should point out Spark have a credit card surcharge too, as do Vodafone (although VF's is avoidable).

You should also make note of hotspot limitations/fees on Spark, that Skinny is a 28 day month, and 2degrees have daily free hour of data.

That said, I agree that 2degrees might sharpen their pencil if they really want to be NZ's fairest telco. I understand that right now, they are positioning themselves as the equal of Spark/Vodafone and so not undercutting (matching) them is part of that. I do miss the days when both the price was sharper and the inclusions were higher than Vodafone and Spark.

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#2921420 1-Jun-2022 14:12

Press release:

2degrees and Vocus NZ officially joined forces today – becoming the country’s third-largest telco, with an annual turnover of more than $1bn.

CEO Mark Callander says 2degrees is set to further challenge and disrupt the telco market, and Kiwi consumers will benefit.

“I see an incredibly bright future for 2degrees and its customers. 2degrees is a well-recognised and trusted brand, now offering New Zealanders access to a world-class mobile network, a national fibre network, as well as energy capability. 2degrees is a business that is well-positioned for strong growth into the future.”

Callander said key to 2degrees’ future is its 5G network rollout in main centres across New Zealand and expansion of its fixed wireless product (against a background of fibre input price increases).

Today Callander announced the launch of 2degrees’ unlimited wireless 5G broadband – at an introductory price of $65 a month.

“Unlimited 5G home broadband just makes sense – with the speeds that 5G offers, people don’t want to be constrained by data caps.

“The combined business has a tremendous amount of infrastructure, and we intend to leverage this to shake up the telco landscape and better serve customers across mobile and fixed services.

Callander said 2degrees will push into a range of market segments, and he expects 2degrees to take an even greater share of the market.

“The country’s businesses and enterprises will particularly benefit from a highly credible third player focused on value and innovation.

“We have a combined history as challenger brands and market disruptors. Today we have brought together two organisations which for decades have disrupted and challenged the New Zealand telco market, lowering the cost of services and driving product innovation through a relentless customer focus.”

Callander said the first changes customers will notice include new self-service portals and applications designed for seamless interaction with the company, as well as a range of new products.

“Underlying all this is a programme of work to simplify and digitise the business. We have a lot of experience of this over the decades, and it will be core to the new-look business and how it meets customers’ needs.

“Central to the 2degrees ethos is its vision of Fighting for Fair. As we move forward, we’ll have a laser focus on award-winning customer service, innovation, and our commitment to bringing competition to Kiwis – from prepaying mobile users, to households, and businesses of all sizes right up to large corporates.

“This is a company with serious growth ambitions, and we aim to capture further market share through delivering better products, better service, and more innovation. We are excited about the path ahead of us and look forward to working together as a team to deliver great things for our customers.”

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#2921421 1-Jun-2022 14:15

2degrees will be the single brand across all Vocus businesses, except 2talk.

Not looking at listing.

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#2921424 1-Jun-2022 14:19

Interesting times

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2921426 1-Jun-2022 14:21

I will soon be merging Vocus and 2degrees sub-forums, I think...

Might wait a bit, because not all 2degrees customers will know yet.

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#2921430 1-Jun-2022 14:34

Farewell Orcon, you made history while you existed.

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#2921434 1-Jun-2022 14:36

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Farewell Orcon, you made history while you existed.

And Slingshot.

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#2921448 1-Jun-2022 15:15

So...that begs the question: will the legacy email addresses remain or will there be a need to change said email addresses that are ISP-=specific (i.e. xxx@slingshot.co.nz, xxx@orcon.co.nz etc)

Or will they just do what Spark did with @xtra.co.nz addresses and keep them as they are?

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