Vodafone fined $165,000
Just received:Vodafone New Zealand Limited has today been fined $165,000 in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to making false price representations in breach of the Fair Trading Act.The...
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 ArticleRural Broadband - 24 Month Contracts
I live in a rural location, and can access Vodafone's Rural Broadband 4G network, without an aerial. I want to buy a 4G LTE modem (Huawei B315), install it myself (i.e. insert the sim card!) and join...
View ArticleVodafone on account data plan updates
Just received:Vodafone announced changes to its mobile data plans today, offering 50 per cent more data on its latest On Account plans, $59.99 and above. Included in the changes is the introduction of...
View Articlefriday prepay deals
I just had a look at what it was this week, I usually buy them if they are a reasonable amount of data that is not the offpeak one.Anyway, both my sims had a $0 for 3 gigs deal. How could I say no to...
View ArticleNo I dont want more data - I just want to share it!
Got a txt today saying my cellphone plan is going from 10gb to 15gb a month.I only use 2gb but what I do want to do is share it with a data stick or one of my staff so I dont keep having to hotspot my...
View ArticleHG659 WLAN to LAN communication
Hi there, I've just gone onto UFB but now having a issue, I may be missing something silly but devices on wifi cant connect to Ethernet connected devices, cant even ping them but can if I plug the...
View ArticleIntermittant DSL Dropouts
Hiya Folks,Modem / Router is a D-link TD-W8960NI'm getting intermittent DSL dropouts - perhaps several times an hour, sometimes once an hour, sometimes whole hours before I get a drop out.Have been on...
View ArticlePoor performance tonight 20/9 to at least EC2?
For the last couple of hours I have noted extremely poor (slow, patchy) network performance to my Amazon EC2 instances, US-West N.California. Instances themselves are running totally fine by the look...
View ArticleIssues with PPTP VPN
Seems I can't VPN to our office while tethered to my phone on Vodafone 4G. I did find a post here on GZ where if I change the APN from vodafone to internet it works.Just want to check if anyone here...
View ArticleRouter recommendations for Vodafone Cable?
Hi all, I have had a bit of a look but couldn't find any up to date suggestion pages. Sorry if there is already one that I missed. I'm wanting to buy a new router to go with the Cisco cable modem as...
View ArticleVOIP on separate account from VDSL?
Hey thereWe have a VDSL Vodafone connection at work that is paid for by the Corporate head office. We currently are on a corporate plan for our 'Vodafone Home Wireless' (The stupid Huawei cordless...
View ArticleRural cables and expanding cellphone reception
We are rural (20 mins from Tauranga, a long way from the State Highway), the copper speeds are absolutely terrible, so we have committed to 4G very very recently.1) We had a recent notification in the...
View ArticleMostly no incoming calls with VF fibre landline = major headache.
Please bear with me... this is no simple story.Here is the crux of the problem.Since switching from VF ADSL to VF Fibre on Sep 8, we have frequently lost the ability to receive landline phone calls. We...
View ArticleWarning: Vodafone $5 roaming
Hi all, Just thought I would bring this to people's attention as it may have slipped under a few radars (incl my own). Long time vodafone customer. Have my account set up for roaming for many years....
View ArticleIphone pre-order mess and resigns
My initial contract started in July 2014, I had waited until Sept this year to resign in order to get a rebate to use against the new iPhone, however if this is so late, with delivery in October or...
View ArticleToday's SPAM
All of a sudden, I am getting lots of SPAM hits.Doesn't usually happen.What is going on with VF??
View ArticleAny indication when Note 7 will be available for new purchasers on Vodafone?
As the title suggests, I am waiting for the Note 7 to become available for new buyers but there is a paucity of information concerning when that might be!Anyone know?
View ArticleVodafone rep please...
Please fill me in on the status of 4G / 700 in general and the status (or plan) for 4G in Norsewood.Thanks in anticipation
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