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News, Trade Me and other sites outages - is this a Bigpipe cache
problem?
pages... 2 		25 10-Jun-2021 12:44
by Sideface
LED downlight flashing on and off - replacement driver
suggestion? 		1 10-Mar-2021 12:22
by pih
Any downside to buying a Spark Nokia 6.1 to use on Skinny? 14 25-Feb-2019 16:40
by Laser0pz
Is Kiwibank giving me the right information about mortgages? 11 29-Dec-2018 13:40
by sparky1685
Any problems with Wellington Mt Fitzherbert DVB transmissions at
the moment?
pages... 2 3 		37 13-Dec-2018 10:44
by al9876
Landline base station time resetting after receiving voicemail 4 17-Apr-2018 12:09
by sparky1685
Only getting 7-day EIT EPG data on some channels 8 13-Mar-2017 20:31
by lmnop
Where to find documentation for NZ Freeview EIT guide format? 3 18-Dec-2016 13:35
by SJB
Firewall question for you Mikrotik experts... 2 26-May-2016 00:13
by sparky1685
2Talk authorisation PIN trap for new accounts 1 4-Apr-2016 09:02
by old3eyes
Question about porting phone number from Spark to 2Talk when I
move to Bigpipe ADSL 		3 7-Mar-2016 22:25
by sparky1685
Recommend Wellington installer for smallish but awkward cable
run? 		3 2-Mar-2016 20:59
by Stu1
How to go from ADSL + Landline to Naked ADSL, but port number to
2Talk 		3 3-Feb-2016 12:14
by sparky1685
Replacing LNB for Freeview satellite - where am I going wrong? 7 23-Jun-2015 17:24
by Rickles
Prospects of terrestrial freeview without line-of-sight?
(Kelburn, Wellington) 		6 8-May-2012 08:02
by Behodar
Moving back to Wellington after 10 years in London - all advice
welcome! 		6 5-Dec-2011 12:44
by old3eyes
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