THe process of leaving Orcon (or any ISP)?
Orcon require 30 days notice when cancelling your account with them. I'm also under the impression when you change ISPs that you are best to let your new ISP handle the transfer. What then, is the best...
View ArticleGenius QOS Quality of Service - Voice Calls
Firstly I'm having a rant; I have thought about this for a while, I've been with Orcon since 2004 and love the idea of VOIP it's the future but after getting grief from my better half numerous times...
View Articleincoming phone calls going straight to answer phone
I am on the genius unlimited plan and am generally very happy with it.Since yesterday all incoming phone calls go straight to the answer phone, it doesn't ring at all at home. Making out going calls...
View ArticleLack of feedback on Genius problem
So sometime during the night of the 14th-15th my Genius lost internet connectivity. ADSL Sync is on and the statistics on it are fine, no different from what they were previously. The modem log shows...
View ArticleOrcon LLU Dunedin outage this morning.
Just wondering if anyone else outside of Dunedin had any issues this morning. Lost internet access at 9:31am till 12:15pm today. Still had ADSL Sync.My friend also lost access. We are both in Dunedin...
View ArticleOrcon and Static IP addresses
It looks like Orcon have adopted a fairly standard practice for ISPs - any customer wishing to use a guaranteed fixed ip address must now pay for it - see...
View ArticleOrcon UFB back feed my phone jacks
When I got connected up with UFB one of the techo's said once I was uflly disconnected from Copper I could connect up my Genius into the nearest jack point and it would back feed the rest of them in...
View ArticleSpeed and loss of connectivity
I have an issue that is really bizarre and no one seems to be able to fix it.It has spanned two houses now as I have recently moved and the issue has persisted.Just today Chorus was around here and...
View ArticleConnection quality terrible after 10 pm
At least 3 nights a week at almost exactly 10.30 pm my connection quality goes down the drain. Tonight my ping in game started at its usual 230 ms and I watched it climb slowly over 20 minutes or so to...
View ArticleCut off for 4 days, no end in sight
I hope someone might be able to help or advise on how to handle this best:17/12: Advised Orcon that I would be moving to a new provider, agreed that I would pay for service through to 29th January and...
View ArticleAlternative Plan - Unlimited Internet and keep your Analogue Phone
I thought I should start a new topic to highlight what I have found out, sorry if its old news but I think it's great news for me.You can have the benefits of Genius without getting Genius i.e....
View Articleservice woes! Phone outage for 4+ days expected
I am seriously angry. My phone is down since yesterday and is not expected to be back online till the 25th - if that at all.My previous ADSL + phone provider : SlingshotMy would be ADSL + phone...
View ArticleOrcon and SPF records
If you use Orcon email servers to send your email, ie use outlook and have your own domain email address ie. john@johnsplace.co.nz and have setup an SPF record on your domain to try and reduce SPAM and...
View ArticleORCON FIBER SPEED TEST !!!
PING: 5MSDOWNLOAD: 27.30mb/sUPLOAD: 8.61mb/sISP: ORCONSERVER: AUCKLAND ORCON (<50 MI)PANT ON ORCON: 30MB DOWNLAD /10MB UPLOADDOES EVERYONE GOT SAME SPEED? OR CAN MAKE ANY BETTER?THANKS
View ArticleOrcon installs new antispam filter system
Just saw this crossing the wires:Orcon selects Roaring Penguin Software's CanIt-Domain-PRO software to combat spamNew Zealand's fourth-largest commercial Internet Service Provider selects Roaring...
View ArticleRecommended PDU for Orcon Datacentre?
Hey all,This is a question mainly aimed at the Orcon guys. Our main Orcon supplied PDU is out of slots and we are using a Jackson 1RU IEC 3pin plug PDU and have 4 socket warehouse power boards coming...
View ArticleOrcon usage meter.
Is anyone else having trouble seeing their usage from the last 2 days. My last data update both on homepage & once logged in is early on the 25th (guessing early as I downloaded a heap yesterday)....
View ArticleGenius file server feature works properly yet?
Whilst trying to figure out how to use the Genius file server feature I found all the old threads on here that say that (a) the usb drive must be self powered and (b) no more than 100gb. Has the...
View ArticleOrcon LLU - Annex M & Noise Margin
Can't find a definative answer on this - do Orcon offer Annex M on their LLU gear? And presumably like other LLU providers they run a 6db noise margin, hence a higher sync rate on stable...
View ArticleUnlimited Opinion
Hi All,Just wanted a general opinion from those of you using the Orcon Unlimited Package with VOIP.I am considering changing from Telstra as we are continually going over our 100gb cap ... we do alot...
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