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# re: Vodafone Sure Signal - sounded promising for all of 5 seconds

Hi Ross
there's technically no reason why you have to be a Vodafone Broadband customer - Vodafone impose this restriction because they can - or think they can. In the UK, Vodafone went the other way and support Sure Signal with any broadband supplier - as long as you have a 1+ Gbps connection.
A couple of caveats;
1) With a Vodafone broadband connection, sure signal is zero rated for traffic (other ISP's probably wouldn't do this - but for most people this is no big matter)
2) You may need to tweak some port settings on your ADSL router to get sure signal to work - again, for most people a small matter at worst compared to no mibile coverage at home.
Here's a link to Vodafone UK saying how they made sure that they provided people a choice of ISP -
www.thinkfemtocell.com/.../...ing-sure-signal.html. Also, www.Vodafone.co.uk also stipulates that sure call works with any suitable broadband connection.
This is just another one of those never ending, been here before, typical New Zealand Telco arrogant bully-boy tactical attempts to treat the NZ public like mushrooms. Bad enough that you would only buy this device because Vodafone's under-investment in mobile infrastructure has left you with bad or no mobile coverage. You also have to buy this unit, and now they also try to force you to become a Vodafone broadband customer.
For my part, I've lodged a formal complaint with the NZ Commerce Commision on that grounds that this is anti-competetive and should be or is illegal.

Cheers
Eugene Sergejew

2/19/2011 3:14 PM | eugene

# re: Vodafone Sure Signal - sounded promising for all of 5 seconds

Hi Eugene,

Thanks for confirming that - would love to know how things go with the Commerce Commission!


-Ross

2/21/2011 10:33 AM | Ross Hawkins

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