Early disconnection from Orcon
I am now living back in the last century courtesy of Orcon. I had arranged to move to Spark as a protest for Orcon not following through on Global Mode to test its legality. For reasons I don't...
View ArticleOrcon pricing 1000/500
Why does Dunedin get 1000/500 unlimited + phone line for $95 month while everyone else pays $130 for 100/50 unlimited + phone line?
View ArticleDSL up PPP down
Hi Guys,My sisters broadband connection with Orcon randomly stopped working..DSL/Broadband sync light is solid greenPPP light is out.-nothing on her setup was changed, it just randomly stopped...
View ArticleFirewall Setup - Orcon White Genius Router (NetComm Wireless NF4V)
I'm trying to set up the firewall on my router, but boy its a complicated little monster. I'm pretty comfortable working on the router, but I'm not a network engineer. Can anyone point me in the right...
View ArticleAbysmal Orcon performance
The past six months, I've had absolutely horrific performance with Orcon.I've contacted Orcon numerous times regarding performance, had a technician out, good performance for roughly two weeks before...
View ArticleDo we need to / can we protect our ONT?
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, I've been hammering home to people the importance of setting a long, strong, and complex administrator password on their home ADSL / wireless routers. I have an...
View ArticleNew UFB plans
Interesting that Orcon's starter plan is now 100/20. I will be switching from 30/10 80GB to 100/20 100GB for the same price ($85).My current black Genius router (V1424 fware) is very reliable but I am...
View ArticleHelp with orcon internet!
So heres the situation, I am with orcon but when I do a speed test it says im with Slingshot not sure what is up with that but thought that was a bit interesting.
View ArticleProblem with external phone connected to Orcon Genius
Hi all,I have UFB from Orcon - never had a problem, has worked well.I've always had an external answering phone connected but had to replace it recently as it broke.The new phone gave me problems when...
View Articlegoogle and stuff.co.nz no page load or ping response.
Hi,From this morning I've not been able to access google.co.nz, google.com and stuff.co.nz via my Orcon ADSL connection. There may be other sites I can't access but these are the ones I've identified...
View ArticleGetting fed up. Orcon say issue is Authentication?
After having speed issues for 2 weeks that were finally resolved i have now moved house and am 2 weeks past Orcons promised connection date and still no internet! Have had many phone calls and after...
View ArticleAsked for plan change. but got a disconnection what the heck Orcon?
Rang orcon 9/11/15 to change my internet speed plan. 11/11/15 Recieved an email and a txt message from the orcons fibre team asking me to get my neighbours consent. Figured something could be wrong so...
View ArticleSpeeds are down
So I was doing a speed test and I saw that the download was significantly lower than it should be.I normally get 12 down and 1 up, not sure why this is happening, im using the stock modem and on adsl.
View ArticleRouter loses connection
Last night my router to Orcon lost connection and I did not find out till this morning. This is a real pain if I am not home I cannot reset my router. This seems to happen fairly often. I need the...
View ArticleOrcon outage in Auckland
We lost internet this morning when there was a lightning strike in our suburb.I contacted Orcon and was told that they have a major outage in all of Auckland.It is still not back on.Hmmm, could that...
View ArticleGenius router access issues
Is there a good reason why both black and white routers won't let wireless attached clients see the wired LAN? Here was me thinking the just installed NF4V would solve this issue! Silly me.There must...
View ArticleWhite Netcomm NF4V with iPhone
I am having wireless issues with Orcon's NF4V router, though it's probably not NF4V's fault, just wondering if anyone else's seeing similar issues.The issue is that when iPhone goes to sleep, it...
View ArticleSlower on upgraded plan
So, after a few days of being switched over to the new 100/20 plan, my speed has dropped from the initial speeds as expected (90Mbps+) down as per the result below:*sadface*
View ArticlePainful sign-up / provisioning process with Orcon
I signed up with Orcon for Fibre 2 weeks before I moved house. We've been here for just over a month (Making this week 6 without net at home. (currently using a phone tethered to pc)) and i've just...
View ArticleFibre - moving house
Hi, Why would Orcon charge me for an early termination fee for Fibre if I'll move house? Still within the 12-months contract. Sure it's in the T&C - 99% of the users don't really read that...
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