80Mbps vs 100Mbps
Hi all, I have just called to upgrade my current package from 80GB at 50Mbps to Unlimited at 100Mbps. Obviously time has come to spend a little extra per month to remove the data cap and go...
View ArticleHG659 - telnet or ssh access ?
Hello GZ,I'm looking for a modem with a recent chipset like BCM63168, I own the Spark modem HG630b but unfortunately the telnet access is locked by Spark password, and they don't want to give it !On...
View ArticleVodafone Pay and Go
I just noticed that Vodafones Pay and Go casual rate for text messages is now 1c (when did that happen?). I have a device that has wifi access 90% of the time, and can easily make do with casual txt...
View ArticleVodafone Smart Prime - Locked?
Hi thereAs I will be in Australia for part of June, I was wondering whether the Vodafone Smart Prime is locked to the Vodafone NZ -- or whether using a Telstra or VodafoneAU sim will be no issue?Many...
View ArticleThree dam weeks to port a number???? Are you serious vodafone?
Can someone at vodafone please tell me why it's taking three weeks and counting to change my mums mobile number over to slingshot mobile....seriously are you taking the pi$$ or what???? It's my elderly...
View ArticleWorking when on 4g
Hi All, I've got a bit of an issue when working remotely and trying to work over a PPTP or L2TP vpn. When on 4g i'm getting good speds on my phone and when teathered along with a 4g card in my laptop...
View ArticleScam call - apparently from the Vodafone technical team
Slight variation on the usual Microsoft technical dept calling. Reported to be from Vodafone Technical Dept, and did have my name ( unsure if they had any log in details) . Told me I would be...
View ArticleVodafone mobile data run out but not sending me request to add more
Does anyone else have this issue?Some months I manage to use up my plan data, but each time I have done so, I don't get the text telling me it's finished even though I can't connect to anything.When I...
View ArticleMaking the jump from MyRepublic & 2talk to Vodafone with Vodafone TV...
So.... Recently becoming a Dad, and my household moving to a single income, I've decided to move to the wonderful organisation of Vodafone...Sky by itself is a flipping rip off so the current deal of...
View ArticleVodafone signal worse than 2Degrees
My MiL lives in an area that gets worse VF coverage than 2 Deg. (small town east waikato) She likes her plan so doesn't want to change. She is with VF for vdsl Is the Sure Signal still worth...
View ArticleVodafone UFB with Mikrotik RB951G-2HnD
Any Mikrotik / Vodafone UFB users out there who can offer some advice?I'm trying to setup my Mikrotik RB951G-2HnD router with Vodafone UFB. I understand that Vodafone does not require PPOE...
View ArticleLong YouTube Videos not Buffering
Hi All, I have Vodafone ADSL2+ (speed tests around 16-18Mbps down, 1 up). I've been noticing that lately with longer YouTube videos (the ones I'm watching are about 4 hours long) aren't buffering at...
View ArticleMobile data usage - details
I managed to use up my entire mobile data (1.5GB) allowance in a few days this month, including getting a "you've used 80% of your data allowance" warning text a full 6 minutes before the "you've used...
View ArticleHG659: Accessing a locally served website via public address
In Dunedin and newly switched work connection to Vodafone. I have a locally hosted website, and want to access it directly using the same URL from in and out of the office.On the previous router (Orcon...
View ArticleThanks Vodafone, top service!
We recently moved into an apartment. I contacted Vodafone and requested a fibre install. When Vodafone advised it would be a 2-4 week wait for Chorus, I asked what they could do to provide us with...
View ArticleVF Cable - Wireless router has broken - Vodafone say I need to sign up for...
I'm on Vodafone 'ultra fast' cable. My wireless router stopped working overnight. I called technical support today who put me through to sales/retention who said they can't send me a new router as they...
View ArticleVodafone Smart Prime - Vodafone Start
Hi thereI have a Vodafone Smart Prime phone. Yesterday and today I get alerted to an error: 'Error updating Vodafone Start'. Nothing more is provided.1. I have no clue what Vodafone Start does.2. How...
View ArticleAny known Fixed line problems today?
I'm seconded to a Northland council and we have lost the ability to dial out over landlines to toll numbers and mobile from two of our regional offices. Can't get any sense out of Vodafone at this...
View ArticleAre mobile data caps counted as 1024mb = 1gb?
If my plan includes eg 2GB of 4G data, does Vodafone count this in megabytes where 1024MB = 1GB ? or is it 1000MB = 1GB?Just interested to know, as some overseas providers seem to use 1000MB = 1GB, so...
View ArticleVodaphone Home Phone Wireless
I'm trying to save some money for our local bowling club. We only make the occasional local call (none in winter, 2-3 times per week in bowling season) and paying almost $60 per month for the Spark...
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