Slingshot's Better Network
Thought I'd give my feedback on Slingshot's Better Network.Before I begin. I am on the Unlimited Plan.I was moved over today (22.11.2012) and with tests done today I have seen both an increase in my...
View ArticleAnybody notice an increase in speeds using alternative DNS servers.
Hey guys.Please note I am not advertising their service, this is just my personal opinion. I'm not involved with any of these companies.We have Slingshot's AYCE plan.I'm assuming we have used the...
View ArticleCallPlus expanding network
Just received:CallPlus to extend Better Network to reach more NZ homesCallPlus has deployed the largest Unbundled Local Loop network in New Zealand with over 150 exchanges nationwide reaching 900,000...
View ArticleHelp with data usage
How accurate are Slingshot's data counters?For the past couple of months I've been running out of data in three weeks leaving me at 64kbps for the last weekI've been blaming my two boys who play a lot...
View ArticleAccess to Grooveshark from IOS device (HTML5) on Slingshot not working
I have an interesting issue - I can't seem to stream from grooveshark HTML5 from IOS devices (tried Iphone 4 / 4S and iPad3 on IOS5.1 and 6.0) - but only through slingshot.If I use 3G it works fine, if...
View Articlenew bill cycle, time it takes for connection to speed up
so, it's been about 47 minutes right now since midnight and my connection is still at 64k, can someone from ss tell me why it takes this long and what your computers actually have to do that takes 40...
View ArticleLinksys routers and Slingshot
Hi, I recently went through the process of going with Slingshot for my preferred ISP because of their cheap rates and unlimited internet and I didn't want to get their default router as I'm a gamer and...
View ArticlePoor Service at Night
Last few nights between 12am-6am my internet has been terrible. Connection dropping, some websites not resolving while others resolve fine, slow speeds. Wondering if anyone else has had the same?
View ArticleWhy is Slingshot mobile data so expensive compared to 2Degrees?
Hello all, Any thoughts, theories, or even explanations why Slingshot Mobile data is so expensive compared to fellow discount telco 2degrees (in zone)? I like to deal with one telco, but currently have...
View ArticleFrequent ADSL disconnects
Hi all,I'm have a problem that is proving problematic to diagnose...Since Sunday (9 Dec 2012), my Slingshot ADSL keeps dropping. It happens every 10-120 minutes, sometimes one after the other for an...
View ArticleSlingshot blocking 3rd party DNS?
I understand its fairly pointless to use a 3rd party DNS in NZ but it's only being used on a separate media center. For some reason when setting the custom DNS its not registering it at all. I've...
View ArticleInternational Outage 13/12/12
So it looks like international is down. National data is fine. Currently down for about 35 minutes.EDIT: National is now down toooooo :(1.42am: Cached websites down (google, youtube etc.)1.46am:...
View ArticleSlower speed to the closest server
hey just a quick question.I live in wellington and doing a speed test on speedtest.net to a wellington server is about 700kbps slower and 10 extra ms of ping compared to testing to a server in Auckland...
View ArticleSlingshot helpdesk Xmas hours
Anyone know the hours for the helpdesk? I just get the standard opening hours message so assume they're closed today.My broadband its down, needs the port reset at the exchange or something. It happens...
View ArticleWhat's slingshot's promised speed? in megabytes
Whats slingshot's promised speed in Rotorua i seem to be getting .8 megabytes per second is that slow?how does that compare to other places?
View ArticleInconsistent / Unpredictable Download Speeds
Always a problem when there are multiple issues and topics, and I know some of these have been brought up previously but trawling through the posts I see that some of the threads have not been posted...
View ArticleSpeedtest location
HiI am with Slingshot/Callplus.I have recently noticed that when I run speedtest.net it seems to think I live in the Marlborough Sounds and my nearest server it Wellington-citylink.I live in Meadowbank...
View ArticleDoes Slingshot change international links again ?
At 1 am, 10 Jan, It seems that one of Slingshot international links changed again. Because it was hard to access a China website and latency looked extremely higher than normal . Please notify us if...
View ArticleWhat to do about nuisance phone calls.
Hi guys, we have an issue at the moment, where throughout the afternoon we get calls from these weird numbers.It's the same guy, but different numbers flash up on our caller Display each time. It is a...
View Articleaccount logon page 403 access denied
In a security move by Slingshot people not with them for internet can not access the account page. Well this is all fine and dandy until a long comes an italk customer only....Thanks Slingshot for the...
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