Orcon Genius - DTMF Tones
Hi,Has anyone had any issues calling through to 0800 Numbers, or IVR menus where DTMF Menu options are required? Tones aren't getting through on some numbers.
View ArticleWhats Orcons Adsl2+ Speed like in Petone, Wellington
Hi There Everyonelooking at a new provider for internet as the current Vodafone plan does not meet our needs for the price (Currently on 100gb bundled with sky - $170ish). We are interested in the...
View ArticleA friendly warning to Orcon Customers moving house
Hi all,I thought I'd post a warning to existing customers of Orcon as there is a very sneaky hidden bill you can get charged for when moving house.Background:I am an existing customer of Orcon since...
View ArticleGenius phones working ... sometimes
We've got Orcon Genius. I only signed up for one site but they converted both my home and office. (Well, they cut off my office connection trying to connect my home, then sent a Genius modem to the...
View ArticleOrcon has been sold
Found this today, it may b old news..."Monday, April 15, 2013Kordia has sold Orcon, its residential and business ISP.The buyer is a group of New Zealand businesspeople, headed by Warren Hurst, Managing...
View ArticleStop Genius responding to ping on WAN
Hi,I was just wondering if it was possible to turn off responding to ping requests on the WAN interface of the Orcon Genius router? I could in my old router but cannot find it by looking through the...
View ArticleOrcon UFB connection setup without Genius
Hello guys, can someone here please help configure a cisco router + managed cisco switch to connect to UFB. I remember someone in the forum has provided a solution using Vlan10 tagging on a switch and...
View ArticleWhat's happening with Extend Wireless?
A few of my rural customers have been getting shifted to Farmside for their Kordia Wireless Extend service through various providers, and subsequently shutdown three months after that.I note on Orcon...
View ArticleReports of a launch....of something....
http://techday.com/telco-review/news/whats-going-on-at-orcon/164595/You can see later how accurate this is.....:-)
View ArticleGenius Go with Samsung S3
Love the idea of genius Go but unfortrunately with the S3 as soon as screen saver kicks in it disables wifi so you will not receive any calls from Genius.S2 had ability to switch off wifi timeout but...
View ArticleOrcon Genius Issues with Network Switch
Hi, I am hoping someone can give me some sensible help that the Orcon overseas call centre was unable to give. First some background. My Genius modem/router stopped working yesterday (no phone, wired...
View ArticleSettings for UFB on a SRP521W router
can someone kindly provide settings for UFB connection on a SRP521W router please? thanks
View ArticleOrcon - unexpected high data usage - any idea why this could be?
Hi all,I'm just wondering if anyone might have suggestions as to the reasons behind some massive data usage on my Orcon account.Last month I started seeing my monthly data limit being used almost daily...
View ArticleModem (NetComm NB-14) appears to be hacked - ideas?
For my ADSL connection, I'm using the Orcon-provided NetComm NB-14. Single ethernet port, no wi-fi.Out of curiosity, I decided to look up my current usage. Over the last couple of months, I've used...
View ArticleFrom 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 ArticlePower Outage Genius options
I have considered the option of having a UPS to keep the Genius alive when the power fails but decided against it because of the cost and the fact that all UPSs seem to be targeted at keeping desktops...
View ArticleLeague of Legends High Latency on Orcon?
Hi all, On the Orcon Genius plan, living in Chch. Had a browse of the forums and haven't seen anyone with my exact problem. Basically my latency has doubled when playing Lol (League of Legends) from...
View ArticleHelp! Orcon Fibre Unlimited Plan
Does anyone with Orcon Unlimited Fibre Plan?Hows the speed during the "busy time"?And is there any heavy user, over 500GB?Thanks
View ArticleOrcon GeniusGo feature requests
Welcome to the GeniusGo feature request thread.We are very keen to hear what features people would like to see in the app.We have had a few requests already so somewhere that geekzone voice can be...
View ArticleSimple query with a confusing helpdesk response
I'm an Orcon Genius customer who lives in an area that according to Chorus's map is outside the UFB rollout zone but has VDSL available at the cabinet. I'm also a keen English Premier League fan and so...
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