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| Thread ID: 139834 | 2015-07-06 03:27:00 | Spark is calling | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1404190 | 2015-07-07 01:07:00 | Sigh, doom and gloom as always. . It isn't apples with apples comparing UFB with ADSL. You're getting a 30/10 connection, rather than a 10-20mbit (if you're lucky) download and 1mbit upload. The phone over fibre also has free caller ID and a few other features not included with an old copper line. Worth an extra $10 easy. Like I said, if you don't see the value, stay on ADSL or pick another provider. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1404191 | 2015-07-07 01:26:00 | Finally, go with fibre as it is more reliable and is where we are all headed. And certainly don't pay extra for the old copper phone feed. (Actually, Spark took 3 years longer to do voip than anyone else so you have to wonder what took them so long. They also took a lot longer to provide fibre which is why I went with Orcon at the time). It took them longer because the platform that they were going to use, NEAX 61 with IP cards replacing analog cards turned out to be a no goer so there was a complete redesign using a Broadsoft switch.. |
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| 1404192 | 2015-07-07 01:35:00 | Really? I just went on their website and compared my current plan with fibre. $10 more. This is the bottom portion of the letter i got. 6561 |
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| 1404193 | 2015-07-07 01:48:00 | For a country that collectively seems to complain about being behind the rest of the world, we're pretty slack at taking up new tech. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1404194 | 2015-07-07 03:34:00 | I would assume that by going fibre for the phone meaning that it's VOIP? And, in VOIP, when the Internet is down, the phone follows, right? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1404195 | 2015-07-07 04:11:00 | That depends, but in some cases yes. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1404196 | 2015-07-07 08:37:00 | I would assume that by going fibre for the phone meaning that it's VOIP? And, in VOIP, when the Internet is down, the phone follows, right? Can be seen as a downside but I bought a really cheap UPS to look after the ONT and Router for a while. I also have an old non electronic phone connected. But, most homes have a cell phone or two or three as well. |
linw (53) | ||
| 1404197 | 2015-07-07 09:38:00 | What's the voice quality as compare to copper phone line? | bk T (215) | ||
| 1404198 | 2015-07-07 09:43:00 | It has the ability to be much better using HD Audio codecs, but in reality it's only as good as the lowest quality codec in the link, so about the same in most cases. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1404199 | 2015-07-07 20:19:00 | 2. They will be ditching the copper landline from 1 November 2015, it will cost xtra to keep my copper landline if I so wish. Don't actually get that. How can they? As far as I know it's a choice whether you get fibre or not, at least for most of us. However there are many people in NZ that can't even get ADSL never mind anything else. What do they do? Article in todays paper by some guy in Ch/ch, fibre going to be 3 yrs away. So no fibre and no copper either? And I can't find anything on Telecoms website about it. |
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