Switched Vodafone to Slingshot VDSL - Slow!
After being with Vodafone (ihug before they were bought out) for over 15 years we switched a couple of weeks ago to Slingshot VDSL and a couple of mobiles. Literally unplugged the Vodafone modem and...
View ArticleVodafone to Slingshot
Looking to move my services (VDSL, Landline, 2 Mobiles) to Slingshot from Vodafone, with the first year savings of $240 and then the 2nd year cost comparable to Voda - better mobile plans though with...
View ArticleSpark's New Wireless Homeline Won't Accept Slingshot ISP?
Yesterday, I received my new wireless homeline modem and phones from Spark. I set it all up as instructed, and put my usename for Slingshot, plus my password. The advertising material said that it...
View ArticleSlingshot Modem LED's
Hi, the LED's on the slingshot modem are a bit over the top. It nearly lights up the whole room when I'm trying to sleep. Does anyone know any method to turn off these led's?
View Articleusing my own Modem
Hi there, Just bringing this up as there might be somebody already knowing the answer. I am about to use my own Router and see whether it can provide some better stability regarding wifi connections...
View ArticleSlow Speedtest results?
We have recently had fibre installed at home and switched to the Slingshot Gigantic fibre service to get the most out of our fibre connection. So after the service was connected, I used Speedtest to...
View ArticleSlingshot Voice and Fritz!Box 7490
Hi I am new to Slingshot and just getting set up for FibreHowever I can't seem to find settings that I need for my Fritz!Box 7490 to handle the Slingshot voice services. I had done reading on Geekzone...
View ArticleTelecommunications providers face charges for billing customers after...
Just received:The Commerce Commission has laid 13 charges against retail telecommunications providers CallPlus Services Limited (trading as Slingshot), Flip Services Limited and Orcon Limited, alleging...
View ArticleInternational calls stopped working on homeline - Anybody can help?
Last week my family made international calls. No problem. On Monday we tried calling overseas, the phone dials, then nothing. No ring tone, no beeping, no busy tone, just nothing.I talked to Slingshots...
View ArticleIP Location frustration
Hi, Hoping someone from vocus/slingshot can sort this out for me...just moved to slingshot gigabit but the ip I have is registered in Rotorua which is frustrating as facebook / iCloud etc are detecting...
View ArticleSlingshot SLOW SPEEDS OUTAGE - 1 WEEK IN
WOW!Moved from Voyager to slingshot not even 1 week in and on gigabit plan today slow. Phone them after an outage today and they said no issues. They also said noThe ms are so high. ONT > Edge...
View ArticleCan’t get new router setup
Hi there I have a Edimax RG215 router that I bought from PB Tech and I need some help setting up with slingshot internet. I've tried using the instructions on the slingshot website but had no luck....
View ArticleSlingshot VOIP and Wifi on NF18ACV
Well the techs arrived today and got the ONT working and let me set up the NF18ACV for fiber because they weren't familiar with that aspect.Got that working but the VOIP setup alludes me. It seems I...
View ArticleSlingshot. Polling problems with various Email server particularly Hotmail,...
Hi there. Ive finally been connected to UFB by UltraSlow Fiber, who had delay after delay but moving on...............Up/Down speed is excellent. However, since being connected Ive had a problem...
View ArticleSlingshot fibre and landline disconnected by Vodafone without permission....
It's a bit of a long story as these things often are but here's the quick rundown. This is a family friend of mine who is not technical and has spent the last 6 weeks calling slingshot with no positive...
View ArticleRouter V380 Camera issue
I have a generic v380 camera that I was using a a security camera it was all good. Not so long ago i changed routers to a standard slingshot supplied router.Has anyone else happened to have had a issue...
View ArticleProblems emailing S/S user
Have a client with on prem Exchange who is trying to email a user at Slignshot. Was able to email them fine until about 1pm yesterday.Now they just get bounce backs but the bounce backs (generated by...
View ArticleSLINGSHOT VDSL Modem Alternative
Anything better than the supplied vdsl modem?Can slingshot provide something better?
View ArticleSlow speed test results - but not direct from modem
Hi all,I have noticed slow speeds on my newish Slingshot Gigabit connection that became noticeable recently when trying to watch Twitch streams on the higher quality settings (1080p).The speed tests...
View ArticleAsus RT-AC68U modem and slingshot gigabite plan
any pro who reads this message....hopefully you can help me out...please... I'm on slingshot giga plan and I found it weird that using a non-slingshot modem which provides inconsistent speed in...
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