A story about Bigpipe Broadband

Now this is a story all about how My broadband got flipped upside down And I’d like to take a minute so please sit tight And tell you how I became a customer of Bigpipe!     In little ol’ New Zealand born and raised Waiting for sites to load,...

If Your Internet Is Bad You Will Feel Bad

Hate slow internet? Well, you should. It could be shortening your life. Ericsson Consumer Lab did a sure-to-be-completely-scientifically-legit study that suggests that slow internet can literally drive you crazy. Well, not crazy, but it will drive your heart rate up....

Back 2 the Basics: WAN Edition (Part 1)

Welcome back to our next exciting Blogpipe post! This month we’re going back to the basics and giving everyone the tools you need to get up and running. We’ve got more exciting and in-depth content coming with Part Two of Back 2 the Basics because all great things...

Get more fibre in your diet with Bigpipe!

Good news everyone! Specifically, good news everyone who lives in Rotorua, Taupo, Tauranga, Whakatane, Hamilton, Tokoroa, New Plymouth, Nelson, Blenheim, Ashburton, Christchurch, Greymouth, or Timaru. That’s right – Bigpipe has just expanded the bigness of its...

Good Elite News Everyone!

Alright, Elite customers! It’s almost time to upgrade you from your already-fast 200/200 megabit experience to a blazing-fast next-gen world. (And if you’re not an Elite customer yet, there’s no time like the present!) Naturally, you’ve got...

Max Speed Bigpipe

Bigpipe is very pleased, stoked even, to announce it will begin offering unlimited, naked, max-speed fibre connections for $129 a month Yes! Bigpipe will be upgrading customers on our Elite ($129 per month) plan to Gigabit speeds wherever available 😀...

The Bigpipe Big Guide to WiFi

One of the things we hear often from our customers is that their WiFi is not working. We get a lot of messages like this:  It’s understandable why people get confused. To many, WiFi is the internet. It’s the technology that your phone, iPad, and lots of...

Bigpipe People Profile: Jith DR

It’s time to meet another of the mighty lords and ladies who reign supreme from Bigpipe Towers. This time it’s Sarvajith DR, Bigpipe’s Product Manager! Sarvajith, or “Jith”, or “Dark Lord of the Jith”, or “Jithu”,...

Our Marketing Guy Gets Roasted At Startup Weekend

Bigpipe Marketing Wizzard Joshua Drummond got roasted at Auckland Startup Weekend. Observe, humans, as he embloggens his experiences. Man, I’m tired today. “Shattered” feels like a good word. My head feels like a large, enthusiastic man in very heavy...

The Internet Reimagines The Bigpipe Logo, Again

We asked our Facebook fans to EITHER reimagine the Bigpipe logo OR tell us what the word in all caps was in a given Bigpipe blog post – with prizes going to the wittiest and most imaginative entry, as is Bigpipe custom. At stake was an Xbox One with a copy of...

Bigpipe is doing modems!

Good news everyone! Bigpipe is doing modems! But why modems? Now that Bigpipe has been going for a while, we’ve had the chance to listen to a lot of customer feedback. One of the most common things we hear from our customers is that getting set up with Bigpipe...

Bigpipe People Profile: Ollie Smith

To anyone who reads this blog: This may be my last entry. This week, I interview and Photoshop my boss. Pray for me.  Your Name Here  Oliver Smith A/S/L? early 30s/chap/sitting uncomfortably Tell us a bit about yourself. I live in a house with 5 females. My wife, 2...

Bigpipe People Profile: Sean Forster

Hello! It’s time you met Sean, one of several alleged humans who works at Bigpipe Towers. Take it away, Sean.  Your Name Here Sean Forster A/S/L? 24 (1 more month until I am a quarter century *cringe*) Male / about 4 desks away from you That came out a bit...