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Thread: TCL cable coverage at Paraparaumu Beach?

Started 1 month, 3 weeks ago by spk18
Hi there fellow GZers Moving from Chch to Paraparaumu Beach soon and despite TCL's coverage map showing that their cable service covers Paraparaumu Beach, I was told today that it does not and I will have to get ADSL which is onsold from Telecom. I know their map says that it is indicative only and I should check with them for specific addresses but ...
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Wyvern replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Yep you can definitely get cable in Paraparaumu.. and just to to ease your mind even further, I set up my mother in law with TCL Cable broadband a few months ago and she lives on Martin Road so your sorted mate :) Welcome to the Kapiti Coast :)

spk18 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Wyvern: Yep you can definitely get cable in Paraparaumu.. and just to to ease your mind even further, I set up my mother in law with TCL Cable broadband a few months ago and she lives on Martin Road so your sorted mate :) Welcome to the Kapiti Coast :) EXCELLENT and thanks very much! Will get onto them again tomorrow and see what happened - I got rung up by one of their sales team ...

cyril7 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
As Wyvern has said Telstras HFC cable is throughout the kapiti coast, Kapiti was the birth place of the Saturn cable system that Telstra now owns. That said I have been involved with a number of both new builds and older homes wanting to be moved to TCL HFC and have not been able to. Essentially Telstra historically have done some pretty shoddy work of overhead cabling throughout the ...

spk18 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks for all your help guys, TCL is sending someone out but confirmed that it should be available, though they also confirmed your point Cyril that even if the top flat (which I am not renting) has it, it doesnt mean that I can get it in the bottom flat (which I am renting). Cripes, sounds a bit mickey mouse but there you go.

cyril7 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hi, Can confirm that this property is/was connected to TCL's HFC network, there is a TCL demarc on the right side of the building with an underground leadin to overhead network. It seems that both the HFC cable and phone pair are connected to both the line tap and multipair, so probably currently in service. Cyril

spk18 replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago
cyril7: Hi, Can confirm that this property is/was connected to TCL's HFC network, there is a TCL demarc on the right side of the building with an underground leadin to overhead network. It seems that both the HFC cable and phone pair are connected to both the line tap and multipair, so probably currently in service. Cyril Thanks very much Cyril, most appreciated - be interested to ...

 

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Published (2009-11-10 12:50:00)
cyril7: Hi, Can confirm that this property is/was connected to TCL's HFC network, there is a TCL demarc on the right side of the building with an underground leadin to overhead network. It seems that both the HFC cable and phone pair are connected to both the line tap and multipair, so probably currently in service. Cyril Thanks very much Cyril, most appreciated - be interested to hear what TCL come up with, given the...
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TCL cable coverage at...
Published (2009-11-10 12:39:00)
Hi, Can confirm that this property is/was connected to TCL's HFC network, there is a TCL demarc on the right side of the building with an underground leadin to overhead network. It seems that both the HFC cable and phone pair are connected to both the line tap and multipair, so probably currently in service. Cyril
Wyvern
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TCL cable coverage at...
Published (2009-11-09 20:45:00)
Yep you can definitely get cable in Paraparaumu.. and just to to ease your mind even further, I set up my mother in law with TCL Cable broadband a few months ago and she lives on Martin Road so your sorted mate :) Welcome to the Kapiti Coast :)

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