From Genius to Mikrotik
So, I'm keen to swap in my mikrotik in place of the genius router. Has anyone done this specifically with a mikrotik?have seen this:...
View ArticleIs it just me? Frequent Genius resets...
Just wanting some info before I log a help desk call.After my initial UFB woes, our internet connection was super stable for the past month or so. Always ~25mbps down and ~10mbps up - well for local...
View ArticleInternational websites unavailable
Suddenly I'm not able to browse to any site that's not hosted in New Zealand.Usual computer and modem restart has done nothing.Everything was working fine and then it just stopped.Anyone else...
View ArticleMy IP address is on a SPAM database
Since the weekend my IP address has been blocked by my business web-hosting company as my IP address is on several SPAM databases. While I don't really care about not being able to access my company...
View ArticleOrcon sold off?
Just saw over on NBR. So who's gonna be? Telecom? Vodafone? Can there be anyone else insane enough to buy an ISP in NZ?
View ArticleOrcon Unlimited Internet Connection Stats
Hello there!I thought I'll share my experience to other users who plan on going onto this plan. We are flat of 5 and we consider our self's heavy internet users. Paying $104 a month. We are located in...
View ArticleOrcon Genius user getting someones elses voicemail email
Hi there is any Orcon employees around....someone else has set their voicemail to come to one of my email addressesJust privacy and all that......
View ArticleComplaint filed with Orcon
I intend to forward a formal written copy to Orcon. My friend advised me to post this online to get a quicker response. The first part was meant to be sent last month, but I refrained from doing so...
View ArticleOrcon Genius 802.11n - Worth buying a 300Mbps adaptor?
Hi There,We have just got our shiny new UFB connection sorted and old WIFI adaptor is just a 802.11g, so i was going to get a 802.11n one until we have sorted network cabling.. According to...
View ArticleOrcon saying I need to pay $2/month to keep orcon email address?
Ive just recently ported my phone number from Orcon to PlaNet/KCI and the other services on my account were closed as a result, no problems there. I would have kept with Orcon and moved to UFB with...
View ArticleIs it possible to increase the data cap of a legacy/non-Genius plan with Orcon?
I am on an old Orcon Purple plan (plain ADSL router / non-naked line).I want to increase my cap from 30Gb but I can't do it using the plan change tool.Has anyone managed to do this?
View ArticleiSKY Problems ???
Anyone else having problems ???? I am getting this when pinging cdn.isky.co.nz..Tracing route to fm-p9345.id.velocix.com [60.234.60.202]over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 1 ms 2 ms 1 ms BoB.Orcon [10.1.1.1]...
View ArticleUnable to view channel 1 , 2 or 3 via MySky
Hi guys,so i have a weird one..well seems weird to me. If i view through my AV channel, i can see all sky channels plus TVNZ et al.However, if i slip my TV onto the HDMI channel, all i can see are sky...
View ArticleGenius fiasco
Been having performance issues with Orcon for months; was on Exchange connection, speeds topped out around 5 MB/s. Around Nov last year I called them to discuss the issue. They suggested a move to a...
View ArticleGenius WAN DNS resolution
I was just doing some testing for somebody and noticed their Genius has DNS resolution enabled on the WAN interface meaning I can browse the web using somebody's Orcon IP. Is this the standard setup...
View ArticleOrcon Unlimited Data Fibre Plan - How are the speeds ?
hey guys.As some of you know orcon introduced an All You Can Eat Data plan for its newly launched Fibre Internet. I am on the verge of joining the plan, Just wanted to get some feedback from users...
View ArticleWebmail/IMAP not working after outage?
Is anyone else having continuing issues after the outage was set to resolved?Still can't get to mail via IMAP on phone, and webmail times out with these errors:ERROR:ERROR: Connection dropped by IMAP...
View ArticleGenius Install - weird dial tone and no email/txt to say its ready to switch...
Okay, I signed up for the Genius planGot a txt at the time saying"Your order is set to be completed on 04/04/13. If this changes we will let you know. Thanks again for choosing Orcon."And haven't heard...
View ArticlePlease enlighten me about LLU Vs Wholesale
Hello,I have read many posts here including Sbiddles blog about this subject so am starting to get an idea of how this interweb stuff works but I'm affraid it is still a little over my head so sorry if...
View ArticleStill have speed/connectivity issues 1 month after new UFB install - at what...
Yes i signed up to a 12 month contact with Orcon for my UFB connection. But 1 month on and we are still having issues with speed/connectivity... cant get over 30Mbit anywhere except Orcons official...
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