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Why the hell has Vodafone landline broadband suddenly started to such rear end poo poo? Years of adequate service seemingly thrown out the window the last few months. Speed is OK, they just keep dropping the connection all the time and I am forced to go onto the farm network, which is...sigh...slingshot. Is that their fault, or the exchange. I am angry and have a pen, paper and a stamped envelope ready to be fired off but I need to know who deserves my vitriolic script
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Angry Moo Cow posted:Why the hell has Vodafone landline broadband suddenly started to such rear end poo poo? Years of adequate service seemingly thrown out the window the last few months. Speed is OK, they just keep dropping the connection all the time and I am forced to go onto the farm network, which is...sigh...slingshot. Send it to Vodafone, you are their customer. If they have lovely contracts with Chorus, that's their problem, not yours.
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Sep 25, 2013 02:20
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Vodafone have changed their phone/broadband plans too, but haven't apparently bothered with mentioning this to their existing customers. Their new plans are cheaper and have more data, but don't have the "best mates" free calling group which is now a  monthly extra.
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Sep 25, 2013 03:29
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Angry Moo Cow posted:Why the hell has Vodafone landline broadband suddenly started to such rear end poo poo? Years of adequate service seemingly thrown out the window the last few months. Speed is OK, they just keep dropping the connection all the time and I am forced to go onto the farm network, which is...sigh...slingshot. You should really be logging this with them. Your connection to the exchange can degrade over time, especially after bad weather, convince them that something has gone wrong with the connection that's not your fault (good luck) and they can get a chorus tech to look at the exchange and see that there are birds nesting on your copper pair or whatever.
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Sep 25, 2013 03:34
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Angry Moo Cow posted:Why the hell has Vodafone landline broadband suddenly started to such rear end poo poo? Years of adequate service seemingly thrown out the window the last few months. Speed is OK, they just keep dropping the connection all the time and I am forced to go onto the farm network, which is...sigh...slingshot. Might be you router, lines in your house or the filters on your line. But more likely it is the line from your place to the exchange. All you can do is log a fault with Vodafone, who will push it up stream to Chorus who will pass it down to the local contractor. In my experience they will say there is no fault but they adjusted something unrelated and now it is working fine again. But they will do all they can to deny it was a fault with their stuff.
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Sep 25, 2013 04:11
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Angry Moo Cow posted:Why the hell has Vodafone landline broadband suddenly started to such rear end poo poo? Years of adequate service seemingly thrown out the window the last few months. Speed is OK, they just keep dropping the connection all the time and I am forced to go onto the farm network, which is...sigh...slingshot. As others have said it may be your router. I tend to find they only last 1-2 years before beginning to act up, and replacing it solved the problem.
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Sep 25, 2013 04:57
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It's a new modem/router thing. Chorus are pretty shocking around here. However we are a little isolated and as they constantly remind me, I am lucky to have an adsl exchange. This happens a lot though, and when I am getting better and more reliable service from....slingshot (that I have turned into a 50 acre network wonderland) which is going through the same exchange... But yes, probably more logical reasons such as the wire being damaged in the recent storm. But by golly I wish to write this letter!
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Sep 25, 2013 07:25
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Angry Moo Cow posted:It's a new modem/router thing. Chorus are pretty shocking around here. However we are a little isolated and as they constantly remind me, I am lucky to have an adsl exchange. This happens a lot though, and when I am getting better and more reliable service from....slingshot (that I have turned into a 50 acre network wonderland) which is going through the same exchange... Send one to Amy Adams, if National hadn't have changed the UFB tender requirements after they got elected in 2008 you might have had fibre by now.
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Sep 25, 2013 09:50
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Varkk posted:Send one to Amy Adams, if National hadn't have changed the UFB tender requirements after they got elected in 2008 you might have had fibre by now. She'll just tell you you're misinformed, Angry Moo Cow. Your internet was even worse during the 9 long years under the last Labour Government.
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Sep 25, 2013 09:56
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It was on dial up under the 9 long years of the national 90s and adsl kicked on here in 1999 for a low low price of $150 for 5 gig. I remember getting a $800 bill in 2000 for downloading 24gig in a month. It was still faster than dial up though and didn't tie up the phone! What happened to Clare Curran? This seemed to be her baby for at least half a decade? Just not good enough?
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Sep 25, 2013 12:47
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Angry Moo Cow posted:What happened to Clare Curran? This seemed to be her baby for at least half a decade? Just not good enough? Cunners took ICT for himself, she was a strong Robertson supporter and she can be a bit embarrassing sometimes.
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Sep 25, 2013 12:53
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Yeah she had her moments alright but came across as a campaigner for this issue. I just wondered if that was the limit of her capabilities in that regard. Better advocate than administrator?
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Sep 25, 2013 13:02
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Well, looks like Oracle won. Now we can all get back to not giving a poo poo about sailing, right?
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Sep 25, 2013 21:49
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cptn_dr posted:Well, looks like Oracle won. Now we can all get back to not giving a poo poo about sailing, right? What's sailing?
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Sep 25, 2013 21:51
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they were on a boat
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Sep 25, 2013 22:12
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So no rich tourists for Auckland then? What is plan B?
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Sep 25, 2013 22:12
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Angry Moo Cow posted:So no rich tourists for Auckland then? What is plan B? Sell more state assets.
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Sep 25, 2013 22:16
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Continue to sprawl until San Francisco becomes a satellite city.
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Sep 25, 2013 22:23
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I'm going to drive through and in Auckland for the first time in years next week. Should be interesting to see how this road works.
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Sep 25, 2013 22:31
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Angry Moo Cow posted:I'm going to drive through and in Auckland for the first time in years next week. Should be interesting to see how this road works. Your tax dollars at work. Or, not working. Because Auckland was designed by a blind caterpillar dipped in soy sauce having a seizure.
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Sep 25, 2013 22:35
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cptn_dr posted:Well, looks like Oracle won. Now we can all get back to not giving a poo poo about sailing, right? Volvo Ocean Race is on again next year with a stopover in Auckland. NZ has traditionally done very well in that. Hopefully Team NZ will stay together and compete in that again. Depending on what happens with the challenge for the next Americas Cup we could see the return of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series and Louis Vuitton Trophy as distinct from the Louis Vuitton Cup for the Americas Cup challengers.
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Sep 26, 2013 00:07
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Varkk posted:Volvo Ocean Race is on again next year with a stopover in Auckland. NZ has traditionally done very well in that. Hopefully Team NZ will stay together and compete in that again. Depending on what happens with the challenge for the next Americas Cup we could see the return of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series and Louis Vuitton Trophy as distinct from the Louis Vuitton Cup for the Americas Cup challengers. I prefer the not giving a poo poo option.
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Sep 26, 2013 01:21
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Oh good no more boats. I still cant believe the Meridian share offer is extending the payment delay to institutional investors. What a blatant way to artificially inflate the price while the public subsidises what are effectively zero interest loans.
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Sep 26, 2013 02:15
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So long as it brings in tourism, business and foreigners, I'm for it. Provided, of course, that we get some kinda return
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Sep 26, 2013 02:17
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How's everyone voting in the local elections? I'm finding it hard to find actual policies on the candidate's pages, most of them seem to believe in a "better, brighter future for Wellington" with only the smallest hints of what they plan to actually do. I did learn that Nicola Young is campaigning on compulsory address numbers for buildings though. I guess she gets lost a lot.
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Sep 26, 2013 02:27
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WarpedNaba posted:So long as it brings in tourism, business and foreigners, I'm for it. Provided, of course, that we get some kinda return Each AC campaign has also been matched by a big push for tourism and exports. In 1995 ENZA was a big sponsor and used the campaign as the springboard to launch a marketing blitz in the US. The Ministers for foreign affairs and trade have been at each event pushing NZ products. Supposedly the 2000 defence brought in $500million just in increased tourism and spending around that. Valencia saw our European exports climb by over $75 million. It is just a pity we didn't have any NZ exporting business sponsoring the boat this time. Could have been a good platform to launch something like Xero in to the US public and certainly in front of the Silicon Valley crowd around San Francisco.
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Sep 26, 2013 02:33
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swampland posted:How's everyone voting in the local elections? I'm finding it hard to find actual policies on the candidate's pages, most of them seem to believe in a "better, brighter future for Wellington" with only the smallest hints of what they plan to actually do. I did learn that Nicola Young is campaigning on compulsory address numbers for buildings though. I guess she gets lost a lot. I love seeing the crazies come out at election time: "Jesse Butler" posted:Jesse Butler. Aucklander. 45. South Auckland raised. I also base a whole lot on whether they can write a profile without spelling mistakes, too many exclamation marks and going from third person to first person in the space of a sentence.
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Sep 26, 2013 02:38
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I get that tattoos are a higher priority than ending violence/crime, but I'm not waiting loving three weeks to get one.
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Sep 26, 2013 03:13
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http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/candidates/jango-10077 The D is silent (and also invisible)
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Sep 26, 2013 03:17
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Standing in Wellington's southern ward is Don McDonald - TVNZ's most prolific complainer vote.co.nz posted:DON McDONALD, Southern ward Candidate, W.C.C. Resident 1977-2013. He's on twitter and is as incoherent as you hoped.
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Sep 26, 2013 03:36
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Here are my choices on who to vote for Mayor http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/elections/grey-district-mayor And for my ward in the council http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/elections/grey-district-council-southern-ward And here is for the trustee of the regional development organisation: http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/elections/development-west-coast-grey-ward At least we have some choices for the health board and the regional council.
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Sep 26, 2013 03:44
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Remember that old racist gently caress from Grey Power that complained about evil foreigners foreignering up the country? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870436 I can vote for him! Hooray!
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Sep 26, 2013 04:11
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I'm gonna vote for this guy http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/candidates/karim-dickie-9021 He seems cool and is involved with NZ-North Korea relations somehow   and also this lady http://www.vote.co.nz/2013/candidates/sue-lafrentz-8581 and definitely not this guy, because he's a butthole and he also sent me this  A personal message to your household  Dear CENTRAL_WARD_RESIDENT
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Sep 26, 2013 05:44
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Haha no one vote for John Morrison thanks http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9210753/Sexist-Morrison-under-fire-for-marketing-strategy
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Sep 26, 2013 05:54
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Vagabundo posted:Remember that old racist gently caress from Grey Power that complained about evil foreigners foreignering up the country? What the gently caress is auckland's "optimum size and ethnicity" and according to whom? At a guess it means auckland is smaller and made up of less brown and asian people.
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Sep 26, 2013 05:58
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Exclamation Marx posted:Haha no one vote for John Morrison thanks To be fair on the list of reasons to not vote for him that letter is probably pretty far down the list.
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Sep 26, 2013 06:22
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Smithersnz posted:I love seeing the crazies come out at election time: That was my favourite for mayor! I laughed for a good while at his profile.
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Sep 26, 2013 06:32
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Exclamation Marx posted:Haha no one vote for John Morrison thanks He's frontrunner atm I think.
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Sep 26, 2013 06:37
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I had fun reading through all the profiles. If you can't be bothered doing that, you're pretty safe if you just go through and only vote for woman. All the bigots and crazies seem to be white and male (who would have thought?), so just avoid all of them. Phil O'Conner "wins" in my book:  quote:When elected I intend to use every facility of the Mayoral Office to rally all people of goodwill to eliminate legalized abortion. All my energy will be focused on this single issue. You really have to hate Auckland if you pick this guy for mayor.
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Capitalizing the word truth is a dead giveaway that you're an ignorant fuckwit.
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