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Topic # 66288 16-Aug-2010 18:58

Hi There!

Just wondering if any of you have experience with hosted exchange providers in NZ? I have been using Orcon but it's just horrible service there right now and things like aliases are just a 2 week drama after another. Ideally I would like somewhere with a reseller program, but it's not critical. I have a client who needs a 5GB Mailbox (I know, I know it's bad).

I want servers that are located in NZ, not overseas so I can get the ping times down nice and low.

I had a look at myhostedexchange.co.nz but after 3 messages left and no calls back I can only imagine what support must be like if sales are like that!

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Reply # 368322 16-Aug-2010 19:09

Does your customer only need one mailbox? Microsoft BPOS is hosted in Singapore but it's really fast. Minimum five seats though - my company is a reseller, you can contact me off thread if needed to check anything.

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Reply # 368328 16-Aug-2010 19:17

Hi There!

Thanks for the information, they only need 2 mailboxes.

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Reply # 368348 16-Aug-2010 20:34

Check out onenet.co.nz

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Reply # 368408 16-Aug-2010 22:12

camo786: Check out onenet.co.nz

I have contacted them before, and never had any reply either.

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Reply # 368409 16-Aug-2010 22:14

networkn: Hi There!

Just wondering if any of you have experience with hosted exchange providers in NZ? I have been using Orcon but it's just horrible service there right now and things like aliases are just a 2 week drama after another. Ideally I would like somewhere with a reseller program, but it's not critical. I have a client who needs a 5GB Mailbox (I know, I know it's bad).

I want servers that are located in NZ, not overseas so I can get the ping times down nice and low.

I had a look at myhostedexchange.co.nz but after 3 messages left and no calls back I can only imagine what support must be like if sales are like that!

There website doesn't look that promising either.

Sorry but I don't know of any. Have you tried net24 they possibily may do it, their service is very good, but they are a bit on the pricey side. However you get what you pay for.

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Reply # 368518 17-Aug-2010 08:42

robbyp:
networkn: Hi There!

Just wondering if any of you have experience with hosted exchange providers in NZ? I have been using Orcon but it's just horrible service there right now and things like aliases are just a 2 week drama after another. Ideally I would like somewhere with a reseller program, but it's not critical. I have a client who needs a 5GB Mailbox (I know, I know it's bad).

I want servers that are located in NZ, not overseas so I can get the ping times down nice and low.

I had a look at myhostedexchange.co.nz but after 3 messages left and no calls back I can only imagine what support must be like if sales are like that!

There website doesn't look that promising either.

Sorry but I don't know of any. Have you tried net24 they possibily may do it, their service is very good, but they are a bit on the pricey side. However you get what you pay for.

Thanks for suggesting us, but we don't offer Hosted Exchange unfortunately. We looked at offering Exchange 2010 about two months ago, even had the test infrastructure all setup and then realised MS Online were offering a 2GB mailbox for about $8NZ (it's now a 25GB mailbox) and thought it would be silly to try compete with that!

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Reply # 368613 17-Aug-2010 12:34

One Net is great, and it has a brilliant web inteface where you can do most things youself, add alias, forwarding, change passwords, setup blackberrys if needed, create mailboxes and many more things

I use them for about 100 mailbox's, their service and uptime has been great over the last few years,

Their datacentre is in Auckland

If you want more info send me a PM, If you want i can even set them up.

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Reply # 368662 17-Aug-2010 14:05

What's One Net's pricing like per mailbox? No pricing on their site zzz

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Reply # 368673 17-Aug-2010 14:19

Telecom also have Hosted Ecahcnge through The Telecom Business Hub

https://www.telecombusinesshub.co.nz/Internet/TBM/Pages/Prices.aspx

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Reply # 368702 17-Aug-2010 15:10

underwatervrg: Telecom also have Hosted Ecahcnge through The Telecom Business Hub

https://www.telecombusinesshub.co.nz/Internet/TBM/Pages/Prices.aspx

2GB max mailbox, this isn't 1990....!

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Reply # 368709 17-Aug-2010 15:21

Ragnor:
underwatervrg: Telecom also have Hosted Ecahcnge through The Telecom Business Hub

https://www.telecombusinesshub.co.nz/Internet/TBM/Pages/Prices.aspx

2GB max mailbox, this isn't 1990....!

In 1995 a 1GB hard drive was huge. 2GB for a mailbox is pretty huge, and compares well with what other companies offer. You just download the email that you want to keep to a local computer. However don't telecom now subcontract out all their web hosting to a US company, so it is US hosted anyway.

Microsfts own service may be an option as net24 suggested, as it is almost impossible for any NZ company to compete with that offer, even though it maybe hosted in the US, that isn't a bad thing.

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Reply # 368711 17-Aug-2010 15:24

robbyp:
Ragnor:
underwatervrg: Telecom also have Hosted Ecahcnge through The Telecom Business Hub

https://www.telecombusinesshub.co.nz/Internet/TBM/Pages/Prices.aspx

2GB max mailbox, this isn't 1990....!

In 1995 a 1GB hard drive was huge. 2GB for a mailbox is pretty huge, and compares well with what other companies offer. You just download the email that you want to keep to a local computer. However don't telecom now subcontract out all their web hosting to a US company, so it is US hosted anyway.

Microsfts own service may be an option as net24 suggested, as it is almost impossible for any NZ company to compete with that offer, even though it maybe hosted in the US, that isn't a bad thing.

Telecom Business Mail - Is hosted in NZ in auckland

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Reply # 368713 17-Aug-2010 15:27

I believe MS Online is hosted in Singapore DC for Asia-Pacific. Not sure about the speed however, and some NZ companies just prefer to have their data hosted close to home.

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Reply # 368724 17-Aug-2010 15:48

net24lm: I believe MS Online is hosted in Singapore DC for Asia-Pacific. Not sure about the speed however, and some NZ companies just prefer to have their data hosted close to home.

As I said before, I personally use Microsoft BPOS (or Microsoft Online if you prefer), and speed is really not a problem...

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Reply # 369324 18-Aug-2010 14:24

Yeah we are trialling moving from an in-house exchange 2003 box to bpos, it's a really attractive option.

However lack of public folders is a shame, I guess they are trying to get people to use sharepoint online for collaboration (eww).

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