Both companies also offer international data roaming.
Current Offers:
Vodafone Home Phone Wireless & Mobile Broadband Combination Deal
Sign up to Vodafone Home Phone Wireless Home Line and one of the mobile plans before 30th June 2010 & get $20 off mobile broadband per month.
Note Mobile broadband is expensive compared to standard landline broadband with far less download limit and slower speeds.
Get landline phone & 1Gb download for $54.95/mth.
Check out the offer here
Vodafone 3G Mobile Broadband
Vodafone's 3G Broadband (HSDPA) network currently covers areas in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Whangarei, Whangamata, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier, Palmerston North, Nelson and Queenstown.
Check out Vodafone's Latest National Coverage Map
You have a choice between
1. Prepay
No contract
$99 for the USB Vodem mobile broadband stick for your computer & get $40 bonus credit until March 2010.
Broadband Lite: $10 for 100Mb per month
Broadband Surfer: $30 for 0.5Gb per month.
Once your broadband usage above has been exhausted you can either by another of the above top up (Lite or Surfer) or pay $1 per day for first 10Mb then $1 per Mb!!
So make sure you top up before you go over your limit or you could get a nasty surprise with those excess charges!
2. On Account (pay monthly)
If you want to use mobile broadband every month on a contract.
They will automatically double your bundle data in a month if you go over your data allowance.
Additional data after that costs $0.50 per Mb.
Plans:
| | Contract | Data allowance | Extra | Offer |
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| $49.95 | 24 mths | 1Gb | $10 for extra 1Gb | Up to $200 off Broadband device |
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| $59.95 | nil | 1Gb | $10 for extra 1Gb | |
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| $69.95 | 24 mths | 3Gb | $10 for extra 3Gb | Up to $300 off Broadband device |
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| $79.95 | nil | 3Gb | $10 for extra 3Gb | |
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Telecom 3G Mobile Broadband:
Telecom currently has far more 3G coverage on its new XT network than Vodafone.
It covers 97% of the places where New Zealanders live. This includes all
major centres: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington & Dunedin and
some smaller centres including Whangerai, Tauranga & Rotorua,
Taupo, Taranaki, Napier & Hastings, Manawatu & Nelson.
Check out Telecom's latest national XT coverage maps
Current special for Telecom broadband customers:
Get a free USB 3G T Stick if you buy 500Mb Data for $29.95 if you're with Telecom home broadband.
You again have the choice between
1. Prepay Plan
No contract
Pay $99 for a USB 3G T Stick which includes 500Mb Data.
Then $29.95 for each 500Mb each month
or Casual Rate: $1 a day for up to 10Mb
OR
2. Monthly Mobile Broadband Plans
Pay each month on a contract.
Free USB Stick with 24 mth plan
| Standard Price/mth | If on Telecom home Broadband on 24mth plan | Data allowance | Extra | Offer |
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| $59.95 | $49.95 | 2Gb | $29.95 for extra 2Gb | |
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| $79.95 | $69.95 | 4Gb | $29.95 for extra 4Gb | Get an extra 4Gb when sign up on to 24 mth contract before 31/1/10 |
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Telecom International Roaming Coverage costs & locations