Not only do incorrectly earthed electric fences interfere with your phone lines but they can cause slow broadband connections or disconnections.
Fibre is the best broadband available on our network, delivering the fastest speeds. A dedicated and consistently reliable connection means everyone can do what they want, when they want, without interruption.
While Chorus provides the technology, we don’t sell the broadband service directly. You'll need to contact your broadband provider to order your connection and choose a plan that best suits your needs.
Chorus is managing the lion’s share of the ultra-fast fibre broadband network build. The size of the job means the rollout across the country is staggered, and but we’re working suburb by suburb, town by town, to deliver better broadband to New Zealanders.
Fibre connections for the future of our country are Chorus’ priority. We aim to have 98 per cent of schools across New Zealand connected to fibre with broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps by 2016.
To connect properties in shared driveways or private roads to our fibre network, we have to do some build work in areas that are shared by multiple residents. We need to notify your neighbours of this planned work and, in some instances, we may need them to give consent before getting started.
In most cases, no. Some apartment buildings and shared driveways do require work outside of a standard residential install and, in those cases, a contribution to the costs is required. If this is case at your property, we will have let you know.
Put simply, broadband is high-speed internet access. It’s a service that was originally delivered by the copper network - the very same network that connects our phone lines - and we're now in the midst of upgrading New Zealand's broadband infrastructure with the build of our new fibre network.
Broadband performance is impacted by nine key factors, either by themselves or in a combination. We all desire the fastest, most consistent speeds possible, so ensure you address each of these if your broadband performance is compromised.
The Chorus network works hard to deliver the best broadband service available, but it doesn’t work in isolation. There are a whole host of other things that could be standing in the way of you and a better broadband experience at home.