To be able to make calls on some of the new rural cell towers your phone must support “VoLTE”. Approximately 75% of new phones sold support this new feature. So in some regions you would be unable to even make a 111 call if you didn’t have a VoLTE enabled phone. Some phones even required …
It is increasingly challenging to get an ordinary copper-based landline through providers. This can be a major problem if your internet is poor (eg a slow ADSL connection). Voice quality may be very poor with some of the new landline alternatives. If you are considering changing providers, your provider is offering to “upgrade” your phone, …
The cost per unit normally comes down when you buy more of something. This it not always the case with rural broadband. The graph shows the price per GB usage can go up. Take 2Degrees as an example. The price per GB used actually goes up once you exceed 170GB. (May 2021 prices.) Data caps …
It can pay to do a comparison of providers when looking into cellular fixed wireless. It also pays to make sure you are on the right plan. As an example lets consider the average NZ household. The Commerce Commission tells us that in 2020 the average fixed broadband usage was 284 GB per month. The …
