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Why can't ISPs resolve technical faults promptly instead of leaving customers without a working connection for weeks and forcing them to escalate to the TIO?

connectivityNationalItch score 56Spotted 13 July 2026Bookmark
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Intensity how painful, per the cluster75
Frequency 7 signals, log-scaled53
Reach 1 distinct source13
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If iiNet cannot resolve a DNS issue in six weeks despite being given the diagnosis upfront, and cannot honour basic callback commitments, I cannot recommend them to anyone.

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The problem: extremely slow page loading across all devices. I tested Cloudflare and Google DNS before calling, and performance improved immediately. I told iiNet's technical support team it was DNS-related. Instead of i…

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myself before even contacting iiNet — I am still without a working service and have now been forced to escalate to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO).

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