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Called slingshot today on behalf of a client The CSR answered within 10 seconds of entering the technical support queue. Client had no DSL sync, and needed the ppp password reset to try a new modem....
View ArticleSlingshot - Canterbury - Low Speeds
This has been brought up before on the forums however it seems to be an ongoing problem. I have been getting very low speeds in the evening. I have sent through ping and trace results to the relevant...
View ArticleiTalk outage last night (3/7/2012)?
My Wellington iTalk line was dead at around 9pm last night (Tuesday 3 July). Calls out failed, calls in (from my 2degrees mobile) just got silence, not even the ringing tone. Started working again a...
View ArticleSlingshot Issues
Hi i am having major problems with my internet connection its been like this for over 2 weeks now since i moved house i have slow internet speeds, trouble watching youtube, troubles connecting to...
View ArticleItalk
I signed up to Italk last night filled in my CC (where it says account should be activated n 10 Mins) Got to a page were it said successful ect.. Still haven't received a Email or anything! is this...
View ArticleSlingshot Unlimited Broadband Speeds
Hi there fellow Geeks :) Was having a nosey through slingshots website and noticed their unlimited broadband deals. With my understanding I know your speed mostly relys on your location, wiring,...
View Article$60 Unlimited Broadband - no strings!
Hi all, Slingshot have just launched a new All You Can Eat broadband plan. It's $60 per month (for a limited time) No data caps No contract Double the International bandwidth of the first All You Can...
View ArticleGetting Telephone calls from an unusual number. Unsure whether to answer.
Good thing we have caller ID. Number coming up on our corldless phone's Caller Display is 923512. This is the third time we got a call from that number, they called us twice on Saturday. Anyone had...
View ArticleHigh ping to Aus in the evening
I started the topic on the high ping issue last time, that was affecting Auckland customers. That issue was fixed eventually thanks to Ben from Slingshot, but now im experiencing high ping to...
View Articlelots of spam lately and strange mail delivery system messages
Hey, lately I've noticed my slingshot email address has been getting lots more spam than usual.Also, i checked my emails just now to find two messages from mail delivery system, witch is strange...
View Articleoutage in northshore
Anyone experiencing outage ? Im in Browns Bay and we are offline.xboxing kids going nuts!
View ArticleSlingshot hijacked my internet
Hi, I recently moved from west Auckland to Te Arai, half way between Wellsford and Mangawhai, I signed up with Vodafone and was told there was not enough room in the exchange. Frustrating but OK we...
View ArticleWho is responsible for backflip?
Tried to email them about an issue which has seen the client software move everything in a folder into the recycle bin on the server. Emailed feedback@backflip.co.nz as the site says to, got a failure...
View ArticleSlow Internet in Palmerston North??
Currently I am using the $60 Unlimited data plan, which I am happy as a student in Palmy. But sometime internet speed as slow as the dial-up speed, not sure how this happen? Got some screenshot speed...
View ArticleSlingshot: Switch from 100GB plan to AYCE plan. Will that put me on a contract?
Hi there, I'm currently on the Slingshot 'Broadband 100' plan which gives 100GB per month. With a few extra people in the household, we're finding we are reaching that 100GB sooner than expect most...
View ArticleSlingshot Unlimited Price increase?
So, I'm a little confused. I just received this email from Slingshot, who will be increasing the price to $70 for the Unlimited package (I signed up when they had the contract free offer on). Snippet...
View Articleslingshot naked, not enough data.
Hi, just looking around at the different isp's, and wondering why slingshot's naked plan seems to have missed out on the data increases. I do see the unlimited naked plan but that's too expensive for...
View ArticleVery bizarre outages...
A neighbor and client of mine was talking to me today about some strange outages - their internet drops out at the same time every evening (7pm if I recall correctly). It does not come back up even...
View ArticleTV3 on-demand on AYCE
Anyone else having problems with TV3 on-demand on the AYCE plan? The pre-roll runs fine, but as soon as you get to the actual stream you get this error: Been like this for ~month. I've been unable to...
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