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Orcon loses years of customer emails
Fri, 29th Oct 2010
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Orcon loses emails for 266 customers in overnight outage, with efforts to retrieve them so far unsuccessful. #Orcon #emailoutage.
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Vector blamed for Orcon outage
Wed, 6th Oct 2010
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A problem with Vector's Communications Network was the reason behind Orcon's original outage yesterday.
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Major outage strikes Orcon
Tue, 5th Oct 2010
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Updated: All essential services have now been restored, says Orcon.
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Orcon eyes new revenue from online video
Tue, 28th Sep 2010
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Deal struck with Alcatel-Lucent's Velocix platform for a high-quality, online video service.
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New Kid on the Block
Wed, 1st Sep 2010
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Orcon, best known for its calling and internet services, recently entered the overcrowded mobile market with a ‘no contract’ approach to owning handsets.
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Vector and Orcon provide 1Gbit/s connection for gaming LAN
Wed, 25th Aug 2010
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Up to 500 gamers at this weekend's Auckmageddon gaming LAN will experience breakneck speeds courtesy of Orcon and Vector's ultra-fast fibre network partnership.
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Vodafone explains Micro-SIM card process
Mon, 19th Jul 2010
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Vodafone walks users through the new SIM card ahead of iPhone 4's New Zealand launch.
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Telecom to pay $1.6 million to Vodafone, Orcon
Fri, 9th Jul 2010
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Commerce Commission settles over Telecom's wholesale loyalty offer.
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Orcon, Compass and CallPlus strike alliance
Tue, 25th May 2010
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Three medium sized ISPs are claiming to have created the largest unbundled exchange network in New Zealand.
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Saying No to MVNO
Thu, 7th Jan 2010
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The hype might dictate that a mobile offering is de rigueur for every telco but one prominent fixed line provider says it’s not interested in doing a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) deal.
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Behind The Passenger
Fri, 1st Jan 2010
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On October 31st Orcon demonstrated how to coordinate the recording of a studio single between 10 artists in remote locations using freely available software and the power of the Internet.
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TiVo’s walled garden
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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>>> If you were offered premium Internet content for a special price, would you be willing to pay it? Depends on the content, you might say.
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Orcon customers to enjoy
Tue, 24th Nov 2009
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Orcon announced today that YouTube traffic won’t count towards its customers’ data caps until the end of January 2010.
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Orcon contemplates mobile - but whose network?
Mon, 23rd Nov 2009
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Orcon is surveying its broadband customers on mobile phone plans to find out what deal would make them change provider.
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Iggy's band ready to rock
Thu, 29th Oct 2009
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A group of Kiwi musicians has been found to back Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop.
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Locally-developed cloud launched
Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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[UPDATED] Orcon today launched what it claims is New Zealand’s first locally-developed cloud computing service.
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Join Iggy's band online
Mon, 12th Oct 2009
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Kiwi musicians are being invited to help punk icon Iggy Pop in an online project to remake one of his classic tracks.
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Telecom in breach
Tue, 1st Sep 2009
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Telecom Wholesale forced to abandon broadband and PSTN offer following breach of separation undertakings.
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Kiwi share may be unfair
Tue, 1st Sep 2009
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If you’re living in an area in which it is uneconomic to supply you with a telecommunications service, please stand up.
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Elegant broadband
Mon, 1st Jun 2009
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Orcon is offering small businesses with less than five staff an extra two phone lines for an additional $25 a month.
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Wi-Fi for the masses
Fri, 1st Jun 2007
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Months of hard work has paid off for New Zealand Wi-Fi specialist Tomizone as it continues to expand into the global market.