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Orcon stories - Page 6

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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 briefs consumers on Micro-SIM cards necessary for Apple's iPhone 4, offering free swaps and support for existing and new customers in New Zealand.
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Telecom to pay $1.6 million to Vodafone, Orcon
Fri, 9th Jul 2010
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Telecom has settled with the Commerce Commission for USD $1.6 million after complaints from Vodafone and Orcon about anti-competitive behaviour.
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Orcon, Compass and CallPlus strike alliance
Tue, 25th May 2010
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Orcon, CallPlus, and Compass team up to enhance unbundled services across New Zealand, allowing customers broader access to each other's networks.
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Saying No to MVNO
Thu, 7th Jan 2010
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WorldxChange, a fixed line provider, turns down MVNO offers from Vodafone and Telecom, criticising them as mere reseller deals, not genuine competition.
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Behind The Passenger
Fri, 1st Jan 2010
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Iggy Pop collaborates with nine New Zealand musicians from his Miami studio using Skype, demonstrating the power of Orcon's broadband.
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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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Iggy Pop has chosen a group of Kiwi musicians to back him in a new recording of ‘The Passenger’, streamed live from Miami via Orcon Broadband.
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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 halts its broadband and residential PSTN ‘loyalty’ offer following a breach of separation undertakings, with potential penalties looming.
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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.