Where do I find really fast internet access in Auckland, New Zealand?

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I just realised what the correct answer is - a bit slow before.
I'm in Auckland, NZ. If still of use please contact me (see profile page).

  • Place data on a USB memory stick.
  • Trust me :-)
  • Give me memory stick and upload details.

It will not be vastly fast, but I can set it to chug along as a background task on std ADSL throttled to a rate that does not annoy my game playing son too much. From your point of view it will be "as good as done" once you give me the data, so very fast.


The recently introduced VDSL is probably fast enough for you.
Actually claims to be faster than fibre best case.
Reality varies.
Up to 70 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up (!!!)
Finding someone with it is probably a matter of asking.

Telecom -> XTRA - > Spark call it "Ultra VDSL"
Here is the Spark VDSL page complete with a "check your address" box.

And

BigPipe

Vodafone

Xtreme

Orcon


Spark is faster

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My latest technique is to get any connection, and then use Instabridge - a free app for Android, that does two very important things:

  1. Shows where open wifi is (including password-protected ones which have been crowdsourced - e.g. a kind soul has added his home wifi to the list). This is displayed on a map.

  2. For most of the access points shown, a tested speed for the connection is displayed as well. This quickly shows you at a glance where the fast wifi connections are.

Looking at it from here, it looks like there's a faster connection on Karangahape Road, and a community-provided one just west of Albert Park, both running around 6Mbps.

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