10-08-2017 04:22 PM - edited 08-12-2017 07:45 PM
Hi
Our networks team is working constantly to improve our mobile network's coverage and capacity. Here are the upgrades completed so far for August 2017.
Site location |
Completed |
Notes |
Trig Road, West Harbour, Auckland | 1 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Malvern Hills Road, Darfield | 1 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Pembroke Road, Stratford | 2 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
West Coast Road, Arthurs Pass | 3 August | New 4G (700/2100MHz) |
Opio Road, Nightcaps | 5 August | New 4G (2100MHz) |
Perkins Road, Mataura | 5 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Walton Road, Walton, Tamihana | 7 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Huia Street, Taumarunui | 8 August | Added 3G/4G (700MHz) |
Eden Street, Newmarket, Auckland | 9 August | New 4G (700/2100MHz) |
Fells Road, Murupara | 10 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Cobb Cottage Road, Blenheim | 11 August | New 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Leslies Road, Kaituna | 12 August | Added 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Legal Road, Maungataroto | 21 August | Added 4G (2100MHz) |
Upper Papamoa Road, Te Puke | 24 August | Added 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Lauriston Barhill Rd, Lauriston | 24 August | New 3G & 4G (1800/2100MHz) |
Parkins Road, Bankside | 25 August | Added 4G (2100MHz) |
O'Briens Road, St Andrews | 28 August | Added 4G (700/1800MHz) |
Tram Road, Clarkville, Kaiapoi | 29 August | Added 4G (2100/2600MHz) |
You can find our planned upgrades for coming months here.
The coverage maps are updated monthly, so new changes might not be listed yet. You can check the coverage maps at http://www.vodafone.co.nz/network/coverage/ and we'll update them with the above sites soon.
I'll update the list above as more sites are upgraded or added during this month.
Mike
17-08-2017 11:11 AM
Hi, instead of users having to search the website, could a link to this information be put with the Network Status - Mobile page (https://www.vodafone.co.nz/help/network-status/#mobile) that is accessed from the main Vodafone homepage? There is just a generic entry about upgrades but no indication where or when it's happening.
It's the first place to go and see if there is a known outage but this information is not there.
Thanks.
Monique.
18-08-2017 11:32 AM
Good suggestion, agree to hard to find. Will get that done next week.
Cheers
18-08-2017 11:51 AM - edited 18-08-2017 11:52 AM
Hi @MikeHales
What's the West Coast Road, Arthurs Pass one is that West Coast Road in Glen Eden?
Edit: Never mind found out there's another west coast road
01-09-2017 08:19 PM
Hi
Did Woodhill get upgraded? I briefly got 4G and then no service and then reverted to 3/2G.
02-09-2017 09:27 AM
@ScoobyYes it was upgraded but when 4G is added to sites it's unlocked for a short time then generally locked down again for lets say fine tuning then unlocked about a week or so later
John
02-09-2017 09:29 AM
@ChristopherArthurs Pass is the middle of the South Island, Google maps is your friend
John
02-09-2017 09:50 AM
Cheers for the info
10-09-2017 10:31 PM
Is there any timeframe as to when or if Cape Karikari will have new 4G added? We currently have 4G on 700Mhz (that I am aware of) but just wondered. I know there was some work done recenlty with the tower in the area, and that the tech guy said he had been installing some new eqiupment on the tower, and he said that Vodafone team then come out to check equipment and then possibly there may then be new 4G added or turned on on the tower. Im interested because my iPad i have does pick up 4G however, not where I live as the 4G out this way is over 700Mhz? The ipad picks it up on a different frequency/band, so I am led to believe/understand?
I would love to use my ipad on 4G up here, but seldomly use it on mobile data as its on Wifi all the time, and not much point when it only picks up 3G up here currently.
Any info or update you can give would be great!
Byron
11-09-2017 07:36 AM
Good morning @byron_nicolle
1800 and 2100 was enabled on site last month (August) on Cape Karikari.
Regards
Rochelle
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