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| Thread ID: 54557 | 2005-02-15 18:59:00 | IHUG BLink VS ORCON residental Bitstream | gum digger (6100) | Press F1 |
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| 325369 | 2005-02-16 23:07:00 | lol good one safari, its not wat it sounds like. but we watch it like it normal tv. not like we watch it 24/7 but atleast 4-5 hrs ever day. | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 325370 | 2005-02-20 05:20:00 | Hi One off my mate said that further ur from the ISP (distance wise) slower the speed u get so if i live in pakuranga and the isp is in MT albert. by the way rite now i live on dominion rd just b4 youth street and iam planning to get ihug or orcon so which one is the closest to me? |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 325371 | 2005-02-20 05:40:00 | Hi One off my mate said that further ur from the ISP (distance wise) slower the speed u get so if i live in pakuranga and the isp is in MT albert. by the way rite now i live on dominion rd just b4 youth street and iam planning to get ihug or orcon so which one is the closest to me? Distance from the ISP makes absolutely no difference. Your mate could not be more wrong. That would mean people in Bluff couldn't use Orcon, Xtra, Quicksilver or any of the other major ISP's because they are 'based' in Orcon. Distance from your local telephone exchange is the issue. |
Ash M (46) | ||
| 325372 | 2005-02-20 08:15:00 | wel then is there a telephone exchange nearby | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 325373 | 2005-02-20 08:38:00 | Well, I have been with Ihug for several years, recently with Uhug Satellite. Recently it has been dismall. Like many 'This page cannot be displayed'. Seems although I was not disconnected, there was no data available. Right now, I am considering the Ihug Blink. Would you advise that? |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 325374 | 2005-02-20 18:29:00 | wel then is there a telephone exchange nearby To establish whether you'll get an acceptable connection just do a line check: www.xtra.co.nz |
Greg (193) | ||
| 325375 | 2005-02-20 21:37:00 | Definitely go with Bliink - changing over from modem to Broadband is the best thing that I ever did. My wife loves me. Now she can surf the internet from the lounge with the notepad while I am doing my thing in the office :) :) :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 325376 | 2005-02-21 05:32:00 | Only thing iam worried about is the 12 month contract with ihug. and also the modem they supply, friends say there ports are blocked.by the way can anyone tell me the exact model of modem that ihug supply. | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 325377 | 2005-02-21 05:49:00 | by the way can anyone tell me the exact model of modem that ihug supply. The deal looks the same as Xtra's, so probably the same modem: jetstream.xtra.co.nz |
Greg (193) | ||
| 325378 | 2005-02-21 06:01:00 | Bitstream is a waste of time at the moment. It's been pathetic for weeks on end. I know alot of ppl on Bitstream at the moment are considering switching to Ihug, despite the 12 month contract. (or $100 churn fee without contract). The problem with Bitstream at the moment is poor latency and poor download speeds. I've barely been able to touch 15-20kb/s recently and forget streaming audio such as bbc radio. It's the exact opposite of what they are advertising and they have been promising to fix it for along time, so be wary. Having said that...I'm going to stay put for a while and see what happens. I'd be pretty miserable if I swapped now to Ihug for 12 months and then if they did an Orcon a few months down the line I'd be stuck. |
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