Routing path to Sydney Hurricane Electric is crap
Hi,In a bid to get ipv6 for some testing I've been doing on Slingshot UFB I setup a tunnel using a tunnel broker service by Hurricane Electric.Their server is in Sydney and I noticed Slingshot have a...
View ArticleNon Technical Support from Slingshot
After the recent Auckland storm and a 2 day ADSL outage my ADSL line speed has dropped by 1Mbit/s From 4MB/s to 3MB/s. We are rural just north of Albany. I have done the house wiring / master filter...
View ArticleNetgear Orbi with gigabit fibre
Just bought the Netgear Orbi router. Gigabit fibre is here. Wanna use it instead of the NetComm NF4. Plugging Orbi directly to the ONT, Download speed is 400mbs, upload speed is 20mbs. Plugging Orbi to...
View ArticleIs slingshot worth joining? Good or bad?
Hey I'm looking at signing up to Slingshot as they are advertising a 50% off code for 6 months which brings their gig plan down to an average of $75 for a years contract. Is it worth signing up to? Are...
View ArticleSlingshot as an ISP? Good or bad?
I'm considering switching to slingshot as they have a deal online for the first six months free which makes their 900/500 plan an average of $75 a month!Would you recommend them? Thanks so much!
View ArticleFamily Filter blocking legit sites
A family member is using the Family Filter service from Slingshot. Just recently it has started blocking legit sites, sites that were never previously blocked. It's making their internet almost...
View Articleno internet conn.slingshot through chorus ont
how to test chorus ont for internet connection
View ArticleNew SS UFB Install - Q about POTS over the ONT
Hi there, My sister in law recently had SS UFB installed. the ONT and the Router are about 1m away from the head of the bed in the main bedroom (not ideal!). This has resulted in poor wifi to the rest...
View ArticleSlingshot gigabit fibre YouTube connection problems on 2.4GHz WIFI problem
Hi GeeksI'd like your help on the next step finding a workaround for this problem. I'm not familiar enough with NZ fibre or this model router so I'd love your input.Ok I have 900down, 500mbit no cap up...
View ArticleFibre & Power - Slingshot
Hello,Wondering if anyone has the naked fibre and power combo.Worth switching?How do the power prices stack up against the competition?Thank you
View ArticleWill a Slingshot Sim, work in a Spark phone?
Hi, does anyone know, does a slingshot sim work in a spark locked phone?I live just out of town, and I have had to change to Slingshot from 2 degree's, as currently am on 2 degrees but I get no...
View ArticleCan't receive email from single user gmail->slingshot
I'm trying to trouble shoot a weird email problem for my parents who use slingshot as their isp.There is one sender who uses gmail who's messages never get delivered to the slingshot account. (tried...
View ArticleSpeed dropped once on unlimited ADSL
I was on the 250gb plan and my connection was 12 mbps now on the unlimited plan it is only 6 mbps.The "better network" gave me the 12mbps after i was on their normal equipment at 4mbps. This now is no...
View ArticleSlingshot services take 5 days to be activated but 30 days to cancelled. this...
I switched my broadband services to another ISP two weeks before my slingshot billing cycyle. then I called slingshot today to cancel my broadband service but I have been told that it will take 30 days...
View ArticleAuckland fibre outage this morning
Hi there,Our apologies if your UFB connection went down this morning - all services are now running normally. Our engineers are carrying out work overnight to help prevent this happening again. There...
View ArticleLots of random drop in fiber connections lately
Hi Guys,Apart for the big outage the other day, do anyone else in Central Auckland notice some random drop in fiber connection lasting about 5 min at times. Seams to happen often at the moment.Matty
View ArticleNF4V Virtual servers
Hi allI have a slingshot supplied NF4V modem router from ADSL days. I am now on a fibre contract.I have some virtual servers setup for port forwarding. The problem is there are none listed. If i add a...
View ArticleAnyone in chch got there free 200/20 upgrade?
Hi Guys,Just wondering if anyone in chch got their free upgrade to 200/20?and if so what speeds are you getting?Seem to be stuck on 150/20 and was wondering if this is an wide spread issue
View ArticleBot scam calls
We've had a few scam phone calls today from a "Spark" person about broadband.Usually, convo is along lines of "(long pause) Hello it's xyz from spark" ( long pause) " how are you today?" (long pause)...
View ArticleTwitch buffering like mad tonight
Anyone else have this issue im VDSL Slingshot and its buffering every 5 seconds 1080p and 720p i did try youtube streaming and its fine. Im not clued up on tracer routes and cant tell if its me or...
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