Genius Problems all night Dec 03
I have had nothing but disconnections on my Orcon Genius Line all this evening. I have had to reboot at least 5 times since I got home at 8:45pmHave rung Orcon 4-5 times and sent in a support message...
View ArticleBad Wireless Speeds - Orcon Genius
So I've recently switched to Orcon and hadn't been using wireless outside my WDTVLive. Previously, i could stream to my live fine, recently since Orcon, it stutters every few seconds. Initially i...
View ArticleAre Orcon Blocking The Pirate Bay? (answer: No, but something's up somewhere)
So for purely research purposes I headed to The Pirate Bay the other day, from home, on my Orcon Genius connection. Funnily enough I couldn't get through, I kept getting failed requests that timed out....
View ArticleOrcons business hosting performance problems?
Just wondering if anyone else has a Wordpress website hosted with them and noticed major performance problems today? Mainly the website taking ages to build each time the page is called, initially...
View Article100mb/s ufb and genius
Hey guys I was thinking last night I am getting setup on fibre this month on the 100mb/s option and then it crossed my mind is the genius modem going to be able to pump that Internet speed through as...
View ArticleHow to get Orcon Genius SIP password for use with 3rd party VoIP options
HelloI decided I wanted to do away with my Orcon Genius phone as it was having regular issues and instead use my Samsung Galaxy SIII to make and receive both land-line and mobile phone calls when I am...
View ArticleHave to share - Worst plan change ever and still not sorted! Wall of TXT...
I have just had the worst experiences ever that i have to share / vent about..side-note ,I do now have Genius and its running sweet :) I placed a plan change on the 23rd September and it didn't happen...
View ArticleApplying call length limit on Genius
Just got set up with an Orcon Genius, certainly the most impressive ISP-provided router I have seen.We are on the unlimited calling plan, which gives unlimited national calls, provided they are under 1...
View ArticleOne day Orcon Deal - 12/12/12
Orcon will be offering $12/month off $75 and $99 plans to new sign ups for 12 months - only to those who sign up tomorrow. Ad running in the herald tomorrow.
View ArticleOrcon Genius Dropouts ?-2.4Ghz baby monitor-?
Hey all, first timer here.I have been running with Orcon Genius Lite for some time now and aside from the usual issues things have been OK.Recently I purchased a 2.4Ghz wireless video baby monitor. Not...
View ArticleBusiness Plans: No Naked?
Hey guys,Asked my account manager about putting in a naked DSL connection at a branch office for backup and was quite surprised Orcon don't offer naked DSL for business (not sure if they ever did?).The...
View Articlemail.orcon.net.nz SSL cert invalid?
Hi there,I am having issues using POP3 through Gmail to pull in my @orcon.net.nz emails. Taking a closer look it appears the SSL certificate for mail.orcon.net.nz is invalid. It works fine if I disable...
View ArticleMore detailed usage?
Just curious if anyone has any ideas on getting more detailed usage/download statistics for Orcon with a Genius.Basically we shifted from Telecom ADSL to Orcon UFB.Our speed issues have largely settled...
View ArticleSteam servers no longer on Orcon Ozone from 23rd Jan 2013
Hi guys,As many of you know, we have decided to remove Steam from the Ozone from the 23rd of Jan.There's been a bunch of people on twitter asking why we are removing it.It's not something that we have...
View ArticleCan you get a fixed IP with any of the newer plans?
We are currently on a plan with Orcon home phone, national calling and net with a fixed ip which is about 110 dollars a monthBasically the same plan is being offered for $75, the only difference being...
View ArticleNew Resident of Dunedin from the U.S. Awful Customer Service trying to get...
Hello all!Just moved here to Dunedin from Chicago Illinois, with my wife, (a Dunedin girl) and our 2 boys.Having a difficult time getting an account set up with Orcon. Wondering if I should go with a...
View ArticlePoor International Connection
We've been on an Orcon Genius in Wellington for almost a year with almost no problems regarding speed and reliability. However, for the last few nights (I can't say if it's been an issue during the day...
View ArticleOrcon Genius on non Genius modem?
hi alldoes anyone know how i can get Orcon Genius to work on a non Genius modem?i switched to Genius a while back and since then i haven't been able to play Arma 2 online or any of its mods (including...
View ArticleiSky not streaming correctly via Orcon
This seems to be a constant topic across a number of ISPs but I've recently changed to Orcon Genius plan from Xtra and now can't get more than a few seconds of iSky (and some other streaming sites such...
View ArticleJust got genius UFB installed today
I have finally had UFB installed at my place so far I am getting rather good upload speed but download is a bit off at the moment but something on my network has a lot of activity going on so I will...
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