Getting the wrong speeds
Hey.We had fiber installed a couple of days ago now, and we noticed that we weren't getting the speeds that we signed up for, so we called Orcon to try and sort the issue, but all we were told was to...
View ArticleSomebody has my phone number and is making calls.
I joined orcon in Jan 2014.I don't own a phone. Never have. A phone has never been plugged into the router.I changed every single password in the router so VoIP was unusable by ANYONE but me.Every...
View ArticleCallplus buy Orcon.
Go.http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/another-potential-orcon-purchaser-reveals-hand-we-were-lead-bidder-ck-p
View ArticlePOTS Line Still Active
Hi,About 2 weeks ago I switched over to Orcon Geinus with VOIP, but today I have just realized that our POTS line is still active. Is this purposeful or not?Thanks
View ArticleLooking for some Volunteers!
I am looking for some volunteers to try out a new Genius Black firmware (The black BoB modem).The volunteer needs to be in these areas and also be on EUBA (Not LLU or UFB at this...
View ArticleOrcon services dead @ 2014-06-24 01:15?
Wanganui UFB, internet down, orcon.co.nz down, Orcon 0800 number down. Seems like some poor sods are getting emergency phone calls to get to work and fix a meltdown. Would love any info when available.
View ArticleGenius Modem and Fibre
I hopefully have Chorus coming in tomorrow to connect modem to fibre etc. Considering I have had fibre run into house for several weeks and keep getting run around about actually getting t working, I...
View Article26/06/14 12:03 PMĀ URGENT ENGINEERING WORK 2014-06-27 01:00-03:00
Due to urgent engineering work being carried out, customers may lose service for several minutes during this period. At the completion of the work, if your services have not self-restored, please...
View ArticleOrcon's DHCP/IP Pool is DERP
Found my internet not working this morning, so I did a DHCP renewal on my router and was given these two addresses within a few seconds of each other. Now these are not the actual network/broadcast...
View ArticleONT fault... just checking
Anyone else out of action? Got a red light on the ONT optical light. Have registered with helpdesk.Location Camborne Plimmerton.
View ArticleUFB trouble in Whanganui?
My Orcon UFB switches between not working at all, and running at ~1Mbps down (200ms+ ping), 5Mbps up according to speedtest.orcon.net.nz. Pinging the modem itself is fine.Is anyone else having...
View ArticleDiagnosing lag
Hi allI'm trying to figure out what's causing a connection issueFirstly I'm on Orcon VDSL Unlimited, here are some stats up front that might helpspeedtest.orcon.net.nzLast Result:Download Speed: 35476...
View ArticleOrcon's spam filter
Is it just me or is it getting worse? I'm getting one or two emails a day that should definitely be getting blocked but aren't.Here's the subject in the latest email..."Horny teen girls addicted to big...
View Article6000 Kbps downstream and 150 Kbps Upstream :-(
Hi,After recently moving house and getting my connection moved as well we are now seeing rather slow sync speeds.I have read the fascinating article about master filters and it is definitely something...
View Articleshare driveway dilemma for fibre installation
Sou just sign up w orcon fibre 2 weeks ago. No news so I called them back and thhey say they have send emails to my neighbours for consent. I explained I am in the only one that lives in this right of...
View ArticleHelp me get my IPv6 working
From http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=82&topicid=148582&page_no=3 MadEngineer: I'll have to start a new thread, but I was using . I'll try my laptop when I get some time after work....
View Articlecant view my domains - orcon website
hi, Tonight I went online to check my account and wanted to check my domains where I host some of my domains and it gives me an error:If your browser does not load the frame below correctly, you can...
View ArticleSuper large pings for US MMORPG gaming and non NZ websites.
Hi, My names Caitlin.And yes, I have restarted the router, turned it off for longer than thirty seconds and turned it back on again and made sure no one else was downloading any large files. However...
View ArticleQuestion about the Orcon black router and the Orcon Black router.
Question: Im upgrading to VDSL, and the request has been put through. am I able to back up my current ADSL router settings and import the settings to the VDSL modem when I get it?
View ArticleWhat happens at the end of my "contract"?
Orcon folks my two year contract with Orcon (fibre) is up in a few months.Firstly, does my current pricing just continue? I noticed Orcon are now charging extra for caller id and voice mail. I also...
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