FritzBox 7490 - Slingshot Telephony broken after Fritz!OS 07.01 update
Hi,I have homeline telephony with Slingshot through a FritzBox 7490 modem.It has been working ok for several months.The FritzBox auto updated the FRITZ!OS to 07.01 on Friday, and since then incoming...
View ArticleNetflix jittery after UFB install
we upgraded from a 16Mbps ADSL connection to a Fiber install thats getting 122Mbps and 6 ms ping..... BUT now netflix is buffering and jittery on our TV which is fed via HDMI from an HTPC, only thing...
View ArticlePort Filtering
Is this new? I just noticed this in my account under the family filter. https://help.slingshot.co.nz/hc/en-us/articles/360005168434-Port-Filtering
View Articleufb router sucks?.... sigh, so many problems
ok so even more issues since our UFB install... 1)using the supplied router all our wifi devices have TERRIBLE download speeds...facebook etc takes for ever to load pages despite our devices saying...
View ArticlePort 80 and 443 blocked?
I have port forwards of 80 and 443 from the router to my raspberry pi for accessing home assistant and the unifi controller from outside.I haven't got the need to access them from the outside for a...
View ArticleCGNAT?
Hi,I have a customer who has been with slingshot for a few months and all of a sudden their CCTV and alarm system network interfaces have stopped working. Before I get a tirade of talk about security,...
View ArticleHow is Asus RT-AC5300 ?
I am currently with Slingshot and I am on the Fibre Gigabits plan. So far their free modem router (Netcomm NF18) works ok and I get around 850Mb down and 450Mb up (Ethernet cable). The only problem is...
View ArticleConnecting Asus AC68U with Netcomm NF4V
We recently had fibre installed. Slingshot sent us a Netcomm NF4V router for the connection. Unfortunately Chorus technicians severed our copper phone line when they installed fibre. So our phone goes...
View ArticleSlingshot static IP not available for IPv6
I signed up with Slingshot VDSL and ordered a static IP. I'm a web developer and work with a bunch of IP-restricted systems. Unfortunately, the static IP is IPv4 only and the services (and the 'find my...
View ArticleConfusion about Chorus + Slingshot install process - massive delay after...
I recently moved into a new house and ordered fiber a couple of weeks ago. Last week the technician visited the house and mapped out a build plan, and then yesterday the LFC team came and ran all of...
View ArticleSlingshot Power
anyone used slingshot power? good value compared to the 'normal' guys; Genesis, Trustpower etc. Wellington user.
View ArticleSlingshot and response to SamKnows White box information
I received in December 2018 a requested SamKnows Whitebox. I requested this to prove that regardless of previous conversations with Slingshot there provision of service was bad. The SamKnows Whitebox...
View Article10GBPS trial slingshot ETA?
Does anyone @ slingshot know if the 10GBPS trial in march will expand into more suburbs and ISPs? Am keen to get in on the trial.
View ArticleSlingshot/Vocus routing via Facebook's network?
Came across this today and I thought it seemed strange: traceroutes showing international traffic being routed via what looks like part of Facebook's network in Sydney. ?? traceroute to...
View ArticleIPV6 setup for UniFi Security Gateway?
Hi everyone,I'm wondering if anyone has set up IPv6 successfully on the UniFi Security Gateway? Apart from setting the prefix delegation and DHCP type, I have no idea what else I need to set it up to...
View ArticleFritzBox 7490 modem not working with Slingshot VDSL
Greetings,we signed up with slingshot VDSL and as we semi rural VDSL was the fastest connection available. I've been using the FritzBox 7490 modem and fritz-Phone on vodafone vdsl with no problem at...
View ArticleNew Slingshot modems - limited edition for new customers
Just received:It's no secret that the staple modem now seen in 79 per cent of Kiwi homes is widely regarded as an eyesore, banished to closets and cupboards.With the tech's covert placement in the home...
View ArticleSlingshot warned for misleading discount claims
Just received:Callplus Services Limited, trading as Slingshot, has been warned by the Commerce Commission for likely breaching the Fair Trading Act in an online advertising campaign offering consumers...
View ArticleGoTalk Android app not on Google Play Store
I just got a new phone recently but I can't find GoTalk app from google play store. Has it been pulled off? How can I install it again?
View ArticleSwitching to Slingshot
Hi folksSo yesterday I decided to do some digging into my ISP costs after my current provider bumped by bill up by $10 a month as I was no longer in contract. This lead me to the gigabit plan and 6...
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