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Kowhai riding school gallops online with Farmside
"Because a large part of our business is providing farmstay and backpacker accommodation, our guests expect to have access to broadband internet to keep in touch with families and friends at home, and we charge for it as part of the service. Satellite turned out to be the only viable answer for us and it has been very reliable over the whole time we have had it, with only one outage during a heavy snow storm."
Chris Thomas, Director, Kowhai Residential School of Riding.
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Farmside broadband keeps pace with family of 12
“The kids love surfing the internet and visiting the Disney and Nickelodeon websites, as well as playing the occasional game online. Broadband has really aided their homework and school projects too, and because some of the work they do is for their IT classes, it needs to be completed on the computer and then sent by email. Broadband has made that possible.”
Charmaine Walker-Eketone, stay-at-home mother, Waikato.
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Farmside broadband creates business boom for Lake Tekapo accountant
“My productivity was halved while I was on dial-up - I was having to send emails at midnight! All of my clients are on email now, and the response time is 10 times quicker. I hardly ever use my fax machine or post a letter anymore.”
“My business has increased ten-fold since connecting Farmside broadband."
Susan Allan, chartered accountant, Lake Tekapo
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Farmside broadband keeps part-time stud farm business flexible
“Farmside broadband means we can be responding to website queries promptly and completing multiple transactions quickly and efficiently. If a customer requests a photo, we are able to upload it to them in no time at all. Having high-speed internet means the entire purchase process runs more smoothly for us, and the customer.”
“Because we are reasonably isolated, word of mouth gradually dies off, so we are looking at using the internet further to bump up our advertising and exposure,” she says.
Chanelle Manion, radio traffic manager / stud farmer, Taumarunui.
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Farmside broadband unlocks internet for high-country couple
“I felt that I had to email you at Farmside and give you some positive feedback in relation to your technical advisory team. I have just spoken to Derek, who helped me through a problem. I am not an experienced computer person and for the first time ever I was not treated like an idiot. Derek was patient and very polite. We live on a back-country station, and Farmside is a blessing for us in respect to communicating with the world. The journey with Farmside has been professional all the way through, from the sales team to the installer and now the support.” - January 2008 email extract
“As my husband also oversees the farming at Lake Ohau Station, he deals regularly with the Auckland-based owner, and broadband just makes the correspondence that much easier.
“We recently built a self-contained upmarket homestay on our farm. As we have diversified our business to increase our income, we have realised the importance of a high-speed communication uplink. We are now looking to create a website to advertise.”
Mary Morris, high-country farmer, Ahuriri Valley
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Farmside broadband unlocks web potential for Ngapara farmer
Getting the Farmside satellite broadband service here really unlocked the potential of the internet for us. We use it to do our banking online, pay bills electronically and get access to any farming information or other information we are looking for, plus sending photos of our new baby to family overseas.
Mark Patterson, Ngapara, Oamaru.
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Dial-up despair changes to ‘net delight for Fonterra dairy farmers Kevin and Sue Rooney
With Farmside broadband we now spend 200% more time using the computer, doing everything from responding to email bookings for our bed and breakfast business, to booking all our travel and concerts online and communicating with our family and friends overseas. It's been a real bonus that Farmside has a call centre based in New Zealand – the staff are always friendly and helpful, and the service is great.
Kevin and Sue Rooney, Fonterra dairy farmers, Rotorua.
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Farmside broadband big time-saver for Marlborough shearer
“Dial-up was just far too slow. It was always disconnecting or grinding to a halt when we needed it to be working properly. But now, broadband has really sped things up.
“Banking online is just brilliant. You are free to handle your money and transactions from the comfort of your own home, and that means more time for the business.”
Greg Foster, shearing contractor, Marlborough.
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Farmside broadband makes home business reality
“Traffic is a huge problem in Auckland, and having Farmside broadband connected means I can have instant communication with clients without having to leave the house for a meeting or to deliver paperwork, which greatly minimises the amount of time I spend travelling.
“There are significant hidden cost benefits as well - I don’t need to rent an office in central Auckland and spend money travelling back and forth every day, and the cost of the broadband is tax-deductable in the end.”
Jennifer Gillies, home-based chartered accountant, Auckland.
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Farmside broadband proves to be powerful farm management tool
Manawatu farm overseer Max Sturt has seen a noticeable increase in efficiency, productivity since signing up the ten dairy farms owned by the Hopkins Farming Group on the Farmside satellite broadband service in August 2007.
Max says the implementation of Farmside satellite broadband has made a dramatic difference to the ability of their farm managers to efficiently report in on a regular basis, and to contact the office with questions or issues that need to be dealt with.
Max Sturt, farm overseer, Hopkins Farming Group, Palmerston North.
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"It's much easier and certainly more efficient operating my helicopter company and other businesses now that I've traded my dial-up connection for Farmside broadband! Sourcing manuals, exchange rates and civil aviation information is a breeze."
Laurie Prouting, Mayfield, Ashburton.
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"Running a successful international business from New Zealand is often about global accessibility. Being in touch with staff, clients and suppliers around the world, in real time, is hugely important for Swazi. With Farmside broadband, we can now do this from our own home in the country."
Davey & Maggie Hughes, Swazi Clothing New Zealand, Levin.
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"Having broadband is excellent! We can look at things on the internet and talk to someone on the phone about it at the same time. We also use it to quickly check our milk quality and production stats each day and for Dee especially, there's never any chance of missing out on bargains!"
Doug & Dee Cotter, dairy farmers, Temuka.
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"Now that I have Farmside Rural Broadband I enjoy instant, uninterrupted contact with National Office, RWNZ members throughout the country, as well as friends and family overseas. Communication is the key in rural and Farmside Broadband makes it easy!"
Margaret Chapman, National President, Rural Women NZ.
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"Our first livestock purchase on the 4stock.co.nz website was quick, easy and stress free. Farmside Rural Broadband gives farmers the option of personally marketing the benefits and quality of their own product online. It is an essential business tool for our farm!"
Mark & Sherrie Stokman, Waikite Valley, Bay of Plenty.
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"We were so excited when we discovered Farmside! If you live anywhere in rural or provincial New Zealand and you need a broadband connection, then this is the company for you! Their service is second to none and we finally feel we've entered the 21st century as far as telecommunications go."
Nicky Harvey, Huntly.
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"Farmside staff are bloody marvellous! We'd be stuck without our Farmside broadband connection - it's so much faster than dial-up for downloading. Sally and I use it for, research, farming news and weather reports. We even bought a car and sold goats for the neighbours on trademe.co.nz!"
Graham McAdam, Pukeatua, Waikato.
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Farmside Broadband is a fantastic tool, enjoyed by the whole family. Our twin sons enjoy the benefits of fast internet whether they're home on the farm or at boarding school in the city. Information from this global resource internet enhances our farming business too.
Jacky Stafford, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay.
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