Going from purple to genius, should youtube be slower?
Finally orcon came up with a better plan. I have been paying $185 for far too long but not wanting to change isp's I stuck with it. So, they have come through and I am happy about that. I get the same...
View ArticleFriendly Reminder payment messages
So I have my email client set to show plaintext instead of fancy html by default. The plaintext part of the payment reminder notices from Orcon have been getting more bizarre. Here is one from 2009:...
View ArticleOrcon Broadband Usage
I signed up for Quickflix which claimed that Orcon customers would be zero rated from May 1st I then get an email from Orcon saying they could not show the zero rated stuff but not to worry they would...
View ArticleGetting real low speeds at night
Hi guys me again Sorry to bother with a few problems and stuff but ive been getting relatively slow internet at night... starts somewhat around 5-6~ and can last anywhere from about 4-6 hours @@ I know...
View ArticleOrcon UFB Breakfasts
Hi all, We are running a series of events to try and answer all your UFB questions. Details here: http://www.orcon.net.nz/about/article/orcon_ufb_breakfast_series We'd love to see some Geekzoners...
View ArticleFrustrating Problem - ADSL, Draytek Modem, Cisco RV082 Router
We have frustrating issue where we are unable to isolate the problem. We use a Cisco RV082 dual WAN router to provide load balanced Internet redundancy via an Orcon HSNS circuit and ADSL connection...
View ArticleIPv6 Help Please
Hey guys, Following on from this thread: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=82&topicid=101093 I thought I'd spend today trialling IPv6 on the development version of PFsense. I have it all...
View Articleno adsl sync or internet on orcon genius lite
My brother and I have had orcon genius for a few months now in our flat and everything was fine until this happened last week. Last Tuesday I woke up and noticed I had no internet. I looked at the...
View ArticleThe Orcon Way: How to avoid gaining new customers!
So, I'm looking into changing ISPs at the moment, the main reason is wanting more data. Unfortunately, it seems Orcon fail the first hurdle, which is "being competent". Not only could their sign up...
View ArticleOrcon DC down?
Hey guys, Haven't been able toa ccess our colocated servers at Orcon for the last 15 mins from an Orcon fibre connection. Company downstairs lost all their servers at the orcon DC too. What's going on?
View ArticleIserve/Orcon mail down again
Appears we're not getting mail this morning, nothing on the Orcon site and no reply from premium support regarding this issue.
View ArticleTelecom NZ Thomson tg585 v7 modem...connecting a Cisco EA3500 Router
Hi, I bought a new Cisco EA3500 Router to increase wifi speeds and distance around the house. I use an xbox360 for live gaming and I was always losing connection even with a wired connection. I also...
View ArticleOrcon: Expensive, should have left them long ago.
We were an Orcon customer for 5 years. Finally decided to change ISP as their charges are so steep. Should have done it long ago - would be quids in. I rang them and I'm asked to wait until someone...
View ArticleIserve down?
Can't connect to anything iserve related (emails and website) with in the last hour, yet the orcon website is still online. Anyone also also having problems. There is no announcement on their website.
View ArticleUpload Speed Test
Hi all, some of you may recall I started a thread a month or two ago about being moved over to a cabinet, and genius at the same time. However since then, I am unable to conduct the upload portion for...
View ArticleRewiring the home for a smarter / faster Genius
Hi Guys,After reading up on how you can add a master splitter and use your home phones in the same way as the old POTS Analogue setup. I'm keen to find out the best way to rewire the home phone, I have...
View ArticleUnable to access specific site, but can access it through a proxy
Hi The site in question is magicbrowbands.com.au I couldn't access it this morning and still can't, I looked at monitoring sites like alertra.com and they all tell me the site is up. I finally tried...
View ArticleFull speed Genius but only 300kB/sec download ??
Hi Orcon,My Genius only got 300kB/sec, used to be 550+ ?I test in speednet without any background downloading.Please click the link below.http://www.speedtest.net/result/2033516338.png
View ArticleMoving away from Orcon - 30 days notice / credit - I'm confused!
After nearly nine years as an Orcon broadband customer, I could no longer justify paying $55 per month for 15GB of data (I don't have my phone with Orcon). Today my broadband was transferred to another...
View ArticleHow do I setup my Orcon Genius web server
I see that there is an option to setup a web server with my orcon genius lite. Does this mean I could have my own website online with a custom domain name, like one bought from GoDaddy? If so how...
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