Why is my download speed faster via an overseas proxy or vpn?
I have a question regarding my download speed, and how it changes when using vpn or proxy.I'm on 1Gbit fibre.Recently I tried to connect to a certain overseas video streaming service, and using direct...
View ArticleMy terrible Orcon experience and why I will never use them again
Another thread on the 2Degrees forum about contract law with penalty fees inspired me to write this.We signed up for a broadband+landline+modem rental on a 1 year contract with Orcon at $99.95/month.On...
View ArticleOrcon UFB Speeds all over the show....
Hi,I have noticed recently that performance if very erratic in the evenings - peak times obviously.I am on a 100/20 plan and Speedtest used to consistently show I was getting the correctly rated...
View Article200/200 bad ping in evening ..plz help
playing blizzard games on Aus server atm. recently always got bad ping around 8-10 pm kinda sucks cos its usually the only hr i can play every day. usually I get 30ms for aus ping but recently after i...
View ArticleNew Connection - no sign of modem after 3 weeks
Hi All, Hoping someone from Orcon may be able to help. I signed up for a VDSL connection back on 2nd August. A chorus tech went out to the property last Weds 17 August and fiddled around with some...
View ArticleOrcon smtp rejecting login from other isp?
I can no longer send emails through mail.orcon.net.nz using smtp auth on port 587. Outlook shows: "server responded: 554 5.7.1 xxxxx@orcon."Can anyone from Orcon explain whats happened? This used to...
View ArticleOrcon DSL Volunteers
TrueNet needs 25 DSL volunteers to be panellists on our testing and reporting project. (a mix of ADSL & VDSL) We have a new contract with the Commerce Commission to continue testing and reporting....
View ArticleOrcon - Where is the Speed ?
Can't break 1 MB/s tonight on Fibre, what's going on? Forget to order any international bandwidth or something?
View ArticleNew Address - copper phone instead of voip
Moved address recently to a new part of auckland. After getting things setup (needed extra config in the router after i reset it apparently, 15 minutes with a helpful tech on the phone) He finished up...
View ArticleDLM Profile question?
I'm not too sure if this is the correct forum to be posting on about this, but I hope it is. So my modem currently has an uptime of 32 days. For the past 32 days, my DLM profile has been on a +8ms (or...
View ArticleOrcon Online Payment Broken?
Anyone else having trouble trying to use orcons online bill payment gateway? I've tried IE, Chrome and Firefox and none of them will let me input the details Chrome is also blocking a script from...
View ArticleWill Orcons Support Be Their Downfall?
I am just at the point of cancelling my Orcon account later today or tomorrow because of the bizarre (I can think of worse words) support I have received from their overseas helpdesk.A few months ago I...
View ArticleOrcon gigabit plans
Received todayNew Zealand's fibre expert, Orcon, was the first to offer Kiwis Ultra-Fast Broadband, the first to offer a Gigatown plan and is now continuing the ethos of innovation by launching Gig...
View ArticleConsidering move to Orcon UFB
Hi all, I'm new here - as my profile clearly shows.With the announcement of the gigabit speed upgrades across the UFB network, I've been looking around at different ISPs, and of course the Orcon plan...
View ArticleUpset with Orcon
So I have been a customer of orcons for 4 years. When I went to get a new modem from them, they said that I can't, cause my credit rating is -34.They told me that after my contract is up, that they...
View ArticleOrcon turnaround time: Is this normal?
Hi AllI'm new to NZ and would like to share my experience with Orcon thus far to determine whether or not this is standard practice.I signed up with Orcon on the 26/09/2016 for their Unlimited VDSL...
View ArticleOrcon Support
I'm a person who has been with orcon for quite a while and tonight needed to ring Orcon support as got home from work to find no Internet and no phone. Rang the 0800 number and what it's after hours. I...
View ArticleOrcon and IPv6
I just had an interesting chat with one of the sales people at Orcon.The lady I spoke to had no idea what IPv6 was (or indeed IPv4) which is more than a little disappointing from a major ISP in 2016....
View ArticleVery very angry with Orcon.
So here's the story. I finally get accepted to get moved on to orcons new platform, I got my new router as I was promised. Now I'm facing another bloody issue. I was told there was going to be no...
View ArticleOrcon national calling plan information?
I googled but.. all links send me to the address lookup and that does not work for me today. Does Orcon provide any national free calling?
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