Forwarding Email to Hosted Exchange
From my time with Orcon as my main ISP, I have a lifetime email account with them that I still use as my primary email account.I am finally taking the plunge of purchasing a domain and getting hosted...
View Article100Mb unlimited data giving 25% discount till end of Dec
What's the deal? is $129 already discounted or what? And will this discount continue to apply after the offer ends? Can I upgrade to this plan?
View ArticleBandwidth issues to Verizon (Los Angeles) FiOS?
Are there any network issues affecting Orcon at the moment? Notably to the US West Coast?Remote desktop and SSH connections to my US office in LA (Verizon FiOS) have been shocking for the past couple...
View ArticleIntermittent very slow response times - Orcon Genius
Hi,We have a standard Orcon Genius ADSL connection. Generally our speeds are fine, however during the last couple of weeks we've encountered real slow downs where the internet is either super slow, or...
View ArticleOrdered increase to 100Mbit fibre 5 days ago, still nothing!!
I'm on a 30Mbit fibre, called Orcon last week to order an increase to 100Mbit. They said: OK, will be activated within 24 hours. Guess what, it's 5 days later and I'm still on 30Mbit.I call everyday...
View ArticleOrcon Genius modem - wireless & wired communication problem
Hi all,I tried tackling an issue over the weekend where devices connected through WiFi to my Orcon lite modem can't see the ones connected through an ethernet connection.I've seen a similar thread...
View ArticleGenius Go & iOS7 When are you going to fix the issues?
Reading through the now locked Genius Go Discussion thread, there was feedback back in July about issues with iOS7. Here we are nearly 4 months later, and its still unresolved.The app is pretty much...
View ArticleOrcon Genius DHCP and Ethernet
Hi everyone. I'm just weighing up whether to switch over to Orcon as a cheaper ISP than Telstra. I've a couple of technical questions to settle before signing on the dotted line, so I phoned Orcon and...
View ArticleIserve email problems with NZ Post email addresses
Just wondering if anyone was having trouble receiving emails to their iserve email accounts, from some companies, such as NZ post. eg name@nzpost.co.nz Was told by NZ post that they emailed me several...
View ArticleOrcon 100mb fibre - Satisfied?
Morning EveryoneAnyone here satisfied with their home 100mb unlimited fibre with Orcon ?Im looking to change providers and soon!Orcon Geekzone users : Some technical info would be great :)
View ArticleGenius Router WiFi Range
Our Genius router seems to have rather limited wifi range - our bedroom is ten metres from the router which is on the desktop and almost line of sight. I have checked the router settings (auto channel,...
View ArticleiServe Outage
Hi All, we currently have an unscheduled outage affecting all iServe hosted websites. The team are working on it as fast as they can. I'll update when we have an ETR.The outage started approx 08:55...
View ArticleMoving House (again & again) No More!
Having been an Orcon customer for about Ten Years & Moving House 6 times I know how crazy/upsetting a bumpy transfer can be:ADSL but no VOICE (before Naked BB),Unreleased Phone Number,No Room in...
View ArticleOrcon SIP Outage again!
Here we go again - SIP is down again since 10:15am this morning, again Orcon are blaming their switch - just about had enough - on a business perspective, its a joke...!
View ArticleOrcon VDSL - Jan 2014
"Orcon is making 2014 faster, and we wanted you to be the first to know.We're pleased to tell you that we will be launching VDSL plans in January next year.VDSL uses the same copper lines as standard...
View ArticleOrcon ADSL slow sync
Hi Guys,Have a Draytek Vigor120 modemDoesn't matter whether cabled or wirelesshave tried rebooting and always same sync ratehave spoke to Orcon and they said they did some back end changes but ofcourse...
View ArticleHow Unlimited is our unlimited plan?
Have a look for yourselfhttp://www.orcon.net.nz/support/gfaq_page/how_unlimited_is_the_unlimited_plan
View ArticleGenius Go & Nexus 5
Tried installing Genius Go on my Nexus 5 and it crashes as soon as I try to test it with call back.Some sort of problem between Android 4.4 maybeAnyone else having problems with Nexus 5
View ArticleOrcon Genius Modem Vs Cisco SRP521
Hi Folks,So I've just signed up for an Orcon Genius unlimited ADSL2+ plan and I'm coming off an Xnet ADSL2+ connection and had only just recently purchased a Cisco SRP521 to meet Xnet requirements...
View ArticleOrcon and Teamspeak Issues
Since changing to Orcon with our move to the north island and going through all the teething problems that their new Genius product had to begin with, I'm left with one lingering problem that their...
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