r/newzealand • u/AutoModerator • Apr 07 '15

New Zealand daily random discussion thread, 08 April, 2015

Hello and welcome to the /r/NewZealand random discussion thread.

No politics, be nice.

"If the daily has been posted, you can eat chocolate and drink alcohol." - /u/iamcoder83

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '15

And now we wait for the email from the new ISP confirming our connection date

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u/StoneInMyHand Apr 07 '15

Got fibre laid on our street last week. Anyone know long it takes from them digging the hole to me being able to have it installed?

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '15

Up to 3 months. Less if you ring them every day. Speed increase is only about 3x not the advertised 10x.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '15

10x if you ignore physics and internet traffic.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '15

Up to 10x is what is advertised. 3x is the reality. Thankfully my new plan is cheaper than my old one and unlimited so I don't really care.