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2 months with 2Degrees Data in Auckland Part 2

2 months with 2Degrees Data in Auckland Part 2

Continued from 2 months with 2Degrees Data in Auckland Part 1

On the downside, the 2Degrees network seems to be susceptible to Aucklands penchant for sudden thunder showers and drops in temperature.  I arrived in the city in winter, so I noticed that data throughput lapsed in accordance with the brief rainfall that occurs every now and then.

Auckland is well-known for its fickle weather changes.

Another curious behaviour of the 2Degrees mobile data service is a fairly regular downtime period roughly around 10 pm every night. I cant confirm if this was a seasonal behaviour, or a result of my address, but every evening, mobile data is inaccessible at a specific time. The signal bar indicates a strong signal, but Internet access is nonexistent, and Im fairly certain I could make calls and send SMS messages. However, apps will not be able to pull data, and web pages dont load. Service came back early morning however, or even after a few hours.

On Android 7, an exclamation point on the signal bar indicates lack of a valid network connection.

No Internet access.

I quickly found myself spending more dollars for the prepaid data more than I expected for the 2Degrees Carryover Combo Plan during my first two months. Considering that I only spent a total of US$30.00 for 6 months of mobile service while living in Beijing, I was quite perturbed by the unexpected expenditure, and then relieved when I finally had fibre broadband installed and no longer needed mobile data as much.

Note: I rarely enable data on my Moto G4 Plus regardless of any city Im visiting, relying instead on Wi-Fi services in my current lodgings or public networks. However, due to my needing to communicate with colleagues on a regular basis over WhatsApp and WeChat, I had to rely on the prepaid 2Degrees data service until my Slingshot Fibre service was installed.

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