Exchange Maintenance
Hi Slingshot, I don't know what you did at the Papatoetoe Exchange the other day, but thanks.My download speed has gone from 10Mbs to 13Mbs and upload from .88 to 1.0.Just thought I'd give the thumbs...
View Article"No Strings Attached" - or so I was told.
Hello there. Posting from phone so will keep brief. Sorry if this has been brought up somewhere else - this thing is a pain to use. Signed up to the $60 plan at the end of March for my new address. The...
View ArticleConnectivity Issues
Hey guys,Just wondering if anyone else is having issues with Slingshot tonight. I noticed Imgur was taking a long time to load earlier, but now no images from Amazon.com are loading and as of writing I...
View ArticleOriginal AYCE v Current AYCE
Are there any known benefits to remaining on the original, more expensive, AYCE plan once out-of-contract? Also keen to learn of experiences of those who've gone back to Telecom on the 500GB...
View ArticleMoving house problems
(copied from Slingshot forums in hopes it gets seen)I just moved house this past weekend and am experiencing a couple of problems.Firstly, I rung and organised the move 10 days early in order to try...
View ArticleVDSL and Slingshot?
Hi all,Does anyone know if slingshot have a VDSL service? I called them and they said no, but I recall reading somewhere that they did.secondly do you require a VDSL modem for the vdsl service or will...
View Articleslingshot cache
is slingshots cache open to the entire internet or does it only work for slingshot customers, like if i changed to orcon, would torrents still come down from their cache or would this come from the...
View ArticleWhen will Slingshot offer UFB?
Hey there, recently there has been some installation of Fibre throughout my neighbourhood. I emailed Slingshot asking whether they offer UFB installation/services yet which they don't unfortunately nor...
View ArticleCAT5 jackpoints and phone/internet connection
We have just moved to a new place where the jackpoints are CAT5 - learned from phoning Slingshot. I don't know if there is a master splitter. The problem is I can't seem to buy a splitter which has an...
View ArticleCallPlus to offer Business UFB connections
Just received:CallPlus offers UFB to businesses across NZCallPlus is now offering Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) bundles to businesses in 17 regions around the country. The offers include unlimited high...
View ArticleThinking of upgrading to Slingshot UFB, But I have some questions re: pricing
I am not sure if this is the wrong subforum to post in, but I have 3 questions:1: I was reading a reddit thread about a guy who got 30/10 and his connection speeds were awful to overseas. He was...
View ArticleSlingshot Hardware Charge
Hi GuysDoes anyone received this kind of email from Slingshot and charging you with the courier of their modem/router.$11 is not really biggie but is this normal that they charge the courier for free...
View ArticleIssues connecting to some Cloudfront (AWS) hosts?
Bit of a weird one at the moment, that I guess is a routing issue somewhere upstream.I can't get to sites like media.giantbomb.com. It just times out. The traceroute is as below:Tracing route to...
View ArticleIncoming URI calls on 2talk
Does anyone know if 2talk allow incoming SIP URI calls to their platform?And if so, what is the URI format. I tried <number>@2talk.co.nz but that didn't seem to work.
View ArticleNot able to connect this morning
Just wondering if anyone else is having issues in connecting to Slingshot this morning?Line syncs fine, but doesn't connect to the service.I've done all the reboots, resets, and even changed my...
View ArticleBittersweet Symphony
If I have to listen to 'Bittersweet Symphony' when on hold to tech support for even a second more, I will go on a murderous rampage. They don't even play the full song! They get halfway through and...
View ArticleKeeping Slingshot email address when moving ISP
Hi, we are looking at changing from Slingshot to Snap in the future but we would like to keep our Slingshot email address. Is this possible and if it is, will it cost us?Thanks
View ArticleBroadband 250 - Shaping or congestion?
Hi,I transfer a lot of files through http and FTP. I am on the Broadband 250 plan.I notice during working hours my connection can sustain 1850kbps.anywhere from 5pm till 1am my connection is basically...
View ArticleCallplus International Traffic Issues
Morning,Anyone else seeing patchy international traffic from Callplus this morning?Currently seeing around 25% packet loss to West Coast destinations and abroad.Skip
View ArticleNeed help with really high ping.
I've been having really bad ping issues with slingshot since 4 pm yesterday, wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issues in the bay of plenty or its just me. Anyways, I've reset my router...
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