Disable the wifi part of VF Home Gateway VDSL unit
HiMy Orbi setup instructions recommend disabling the wifi on a gateway if you are connecting to that.I found a setting in the Admin panel under WLAN settings which appeared to do that, so I unchecked...
View ArticleDNS question
I have friends with little technical knowledge. I set up DNS4ME so they could watch some geoblocked films on an Android box. The layout of their place makes it fairly impossible to run an Ethernet...
View ArticleVodafone Home Gateway HG659 needs to be rebooted every 3~4 days
So I had this annoying problem with my Vodafone Home Gateway HG659 where none of the wifi passwords would work. I enter the correct password and promoted with the "Incorrect Password. blar blar blar"....
View ArticleWifi dropping on Technicolor TC7210, Sure signal on cable?
Hi folksWondering if anyone has experienced issues with wifi dropping on the TC7210 cable modem, and/or using a sure signal on the cable network?I'm staying in a place on the Kapiti coast that's a...
View ArticleAnnoying: This mailbox is closed
Bah!Silly vodafone is replying to any email sent to an @clear.net.nz email address with a reply that simply says "This mailbox is closed" Cant they just close the account and return the proper SMTP...
View ArticleRenewing plan early.
How can I renew my $19 plan earlier than the rollover date. Buying extra data ois too expensive.
View ArticleWhy does Vodafone write-off carry over minutes and data when you switch to a...
I have a friend who is paying $19 every 30 days for her mobile phone plan with Vodafone but she receives only 500mb of data and 100 minutes of calls.I talked to the Vodafone Call Centre and they...
View ArticleOpenWRT/LEDE which internet protocol for FibreX?
I was needing to restart my TP-Link Archer C7 V2 router at least daily with FibreX, so I thought trying some third party firmware might improve performance. I flashed my router with LEDE Reboot 17.01.4...
View Articlefibre x downloads not any quicker
The only difference I notice with the fibre X speedwise is I can upload backups to the internet faster.Downloading torrents still do so at the same rates. When I first got cable about 8 years or so...
View ArticleVodafone TV and Ultra Hub problems
Hi All;I have two of these fancy new Vodafone TV's and an Ultra hub that Vodafone have provided.After ringing tech support for the Vodafone TV's because usually two or three times a day I get a message...
View ArticleTransferring discount from old plan to new plan
I'm currently on the old Red+ Lite Plan with a discount.I see the current version gets you 10gb of data. I have spoken with the Retention team and they said I have to drop the discount to upgrade.Has...
View ArticleCan't contact Vodafone support
Unimpressed with Vodafone support - called on monday to log a fault with a clients hosted email, needs to be passed through to another team and can't be given a reference. Assured I will be called...
View ArticleHome mail server relaying through Vodafone
I've had a old mail server sitting in the corner of the study that I've used to provide mailing lists for a sports club since the early 2000s. It relays mail through smtp.telstraclear.net.nz...
View ArticleVodafone fibre and Enable connections (Christchurch)
How long does it take to get a new residential connection with Vodafone UFB (not cable) going in Christchurch? I have a friend whom I want to share some large files with and she has been waiting for...
View ArticleIP lease times
Does anyone know how long a Vodafone DHCP-issued dynamic IP address lease is for? (FibreX)
View ArticleIPv6 Dynamic Prefix
My home network has a couple of Windows 2012R2 servers and several devices all on an IPV4 network connected to the Internet via an HG659. NAT enables outgoing connections to work. There are a couple of...
View ArticleTCL mobile can't connect to voice mail
I have an oldish mobile phone that still runs on a TelstraClear SIM card.It doesn't get used a lot, but the other day I found that it was unable to connect to voicemail. 707, or 021700700 both return a...
View ArticleAustralian Game Servers Being routed through other countries
So I went to play Battlefield 4 on PC and had a ping of 166 on AU servers, nearly all of them. Turns out most (all?) people on Vodafone have the same issue. This is a trace to one of the AU Servers....
View ArticleVodafone Roaming calls not coming through.
Hi,When im traveling poeple in NZ sometimes have an issuie calling me. They get a message saying this number is not connected.This happend in Argintina in December and in Hong kong last week. I also...
View ArticlePC Harware limiting Fibre Speed??
I recently subscribed to stuff fiber on their 100Mb/s d/l 20Mb/s upload unlimited plan. Multiple internet speed tests have come back around 40-50Mb/s download and up to 45 upload. My discussions with...
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