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Phone & Broadband Plans & Packages 
 
Page Updated: 3rd July 2010
 
Other pages of interest:

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You can get broadband without needing a home phone line

Page with Mobile 3G Mobile Broadband price plans compared

If you call abroad frequently there are numerous deals available to save money.


 



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National/Toll Call Deals in New Zealand
 
Today many phone companies including Telecom & Vodafone etc are now offering unlimited national toll calls for a set fee per month on top of your normal home line rental:

Vodafone 
 
It offers a range of plans:
 
Extra $15/mth
Unlimited number of calls evening/weekend to National Landlines
Extra $20/mth
Unlimited number of calls anytime to National Landlines 
Talk 2 NZ & Aus
Extra $25/mth
Unlimited NZ & Australia toll calls
Talk 3
Extra $40
Unlimited calls to National Landlines in 21 Countries

Telecom
 
It offers a more limited range of national calling plans:
 

DownUnder


Extra $25/mth
6000 mins of NZ & Australia toll calls (check T&Cs)
 
Talk it up New Zealand & Overseas

Extra $30-$45/mth
depending on your plan.
6000 mins of calls to New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, China (excludes Macau), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore and talk for up to 2 hours per call for one flat fee.

Talk it up Neighbouring Area
Extra $5/mth
Call any landline, anytime in your selected neighbouring area from your home phone

Terms & Conditions of Talk it up Plans

Telecom occasionally offers Talkathon Weekend which can offers speicals when calling within New Zealand or Abroad.
 
If you hear any other offers post them on our forum

 





COMPARING BROADBAND & PHONE PACKAGES

 


 

Deals can change frequently, so check on the Latest Deals & Prices before signing up we are not responsible if there has been a recent change in price:



Latest Update:


Most broadband companies now charge a surcharge if you are not in their Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch zones. This is probably due to there being more competition in these areas. Often $10 more expensive in areas outside the main 3 cities.


 

CHEAPEST OVERALL PACKAGE


To get the cheapest prices you have to live in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. (Otherwise you pay an extra $10/mth)


Slingshot phone & broadband package

Slower broadband but more download allowance

What it includes:

 

256 kbps Download /128kbps Upload

$71.95 for 2Gb Download limit.

Home Phone Line

 

For MAX Speed Broadband however:


Telecom, Vodafone & Orcon all offer MAX speed broadband at approx $70 with 1Gb download limit if in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. Add an extra $10/mth if live outside these areas.


Telstra Clear offer cable broadband in their cabled regions in Kapiti, Wellington & Christchurch for $71.90.

 

BEST VALUE MAX SPEED DOWNLOAD PACKAGE

 

Woosh phone & broadband package

$76/mth.
3Gb of data

MAX download/128k upload

Home phone line.

 


MAX SPEED DOWNLOAD & LARGE DOWNLOAD LIMIT PACKAGES


Add an extra $10 a month if live outside Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch


If you don't make many national calls or have VOIP phone calls:
Slingshot or Vodafone are the best value.

Slingshot: $94.90/mth gets you 25Gb of download

Vodafone: $90/mth gets you 20Gb download

Woosh: $99/mth gets you 30Gb download

              $109/mth gets you 45Gb download


If you make lots of national calls:

Telecom $99 incl 10Gb download 

Orcon: $100 incl 10Gb download


Both includes national calls for free!

This market is ALWAYS changing so always check out latest deals & terms & conditions on their sites.

If you already have broadband setup, at the end of your contract always call around the main competitors to see what deal they can offer you. They often provide a free broadband modem but this is not much use if you already have one. So ask if you can get a discount if you transfer to them.






COMPARE PHONE & BROADBAND PACKAGES


Monthly ChargeDownload Limit Phone Line Phone call plansBroadband Speeds
TELECOM    

$70

in AKL, CHCH, WEL

$75 all other areas

 1Gb
(Total Home Starter)
yes

30c/min per national landline call capped at $3 (for up to a 2 hrs call)MAX  

$80

AKL, CHCH, WEL

$90 All other areas

 5Gb
(Total Home Lite)
yes
Unlimited Calls to ONE Nominated National Landline Number (for up to 2 hrs per call).MAX
 

$99

AKL, CHCH, WEL

$109 all other areas

 10Gb
(Total Home)
 yes  

Unlimited National calls (Up to 2hrs per call)

 MAX 
VODAFONE    
 

$70 in Red Zone


$80 all other areas

  1Gb yesOptional Extras see Vodafone Section

Max Speed for both


D: MAX

U: 128kb 

 

$80 in Red Zone


$90 All other areas

  5Gb yes Optional Extras see Vodafone Section 

Max Speed for both 


D: MAX

U: 128kb 

 
 

$90 in Red Zone


$100 all other areas

 20Gb yes Optional Extras see Vodafone Section 

Max Speed for both 


D: MAX

U: 128kb 

 
ORCON + AREA(Prices for Select Auckland & Wellington Areas, see Orcon section below for more information)
   
 

$69.95

 1Gb

($2 per extra Gb)

 
yes 19c/min per national landline call capped at $2.95 (for up to a 1 hrs call) BOTH MAX
 

$79.95

 5Gb yes 19c/min per national landline call capped at $2.95 (for up to a 1 hrs call) BOTH MAX
 

$99.95

 10Gb 

yes incl free:

call waiting, voicemail & caller ID

Unlimited National calls (Up to 1 hr!)

Add $10/mth for free calls to 15 countries 

 BOTH MAX
 

$119.95

25Gb 

yes incl free:

call waiting, voicemail & caller ID

Unlimited calls to ONE country out of top 15 up to 1hr 

BOTH MAX
Slingshot    
 

$69.90

 2GbYes NO 

D: 256 kbps

U:128 kbps 

 

$74.90

5GbYes  NO

D: MAX

U: 128k

 
$84.9015Gb  YesNO

D: MAX

U: 128k

 
$84.90 5Gb YesNO

D: MAX

U: MAX

$94.9025Gb  YesNO

D: MAX

U: MAX

TelstraClear
Home Plan
 ADD EXTRA DATA CHARGES
   
$75 in AKL, WEL
CHCH

$80

 ADD $4 - 1Gb

ADD $7- 3Gb

ADD $15- 10Gb

ADD $30 - 25Gb

 
Yes  Free extended Local Calls MAX
$90 in AKL, WEL CHCH

$95
as above  Yes Free Unlimited National Calls  MAX
$115 in AKL, WEL, CHCH

$120
as above
Yes

Free Unlimited National & INTERNATIONAL calls

(28 Countries
Max
WOOSHPRICE RISE!
   
$76 AKL, WEL, CHCH

$86
3Gb
Yes
10c/min national calls, 45c/min mobile calls, international calls from 8c/min
Max
$89 AKL, WEL, CHCH

$99
7Gb
Yes
as above
 Max
$99

$109
30Gb
Yes
as above
 Max
$109

$119
45GbYes
 as above
 Max



Ask a Question, Forum Discussion or Tell us about any other Broadband deals you have seen on our forum here



For more details of these plans see below under the individual companies.

 



New Customer Offers


Broadband offer free MySky with Vodafone

 


 

Orcon Broadband & Home Phone Packages

 

Orcon Broadband Packages Page

 

They offer no term contracts, so don't need to sign up for 12 months, useful if moving soon!


Naked Broadband Plan (if live in Orcon Network area)

$79.95 15Gb No homeline

 


ORCON + AREA


Prices in table above only available in Auckland City & Wellington CBD

The areas where Orcon+ exchanges serve are listed here



ORCON BROADBAND OUTSIDE ORCON+ NETWORK


This doesn't include home line prices:


Broadband Only

(Pay for home line separately ie up to $47.25 on top of these figures)

PURPLE (with toll calls) 1GB $34.95 if have home toll calls via Orcon
PURPLE                       1GB $39.95 if keep toll calls with current provider (Telecom)

Broadband with Home Line


GOLD: 10Gb $109.95 includes homeline (unlimited National Calls)
PLATINUM: 20Gb $129.95 includes homeline (unlimited National Calls)

 



Slingshot Phone & Broadband

 
Slingshot Broadband Packages

 

Slingshot offers Free Off Peak Broadband.

Download or browse the internet in off peak hours and it wont count towards your monthly data cap. But how many people up at this time. Only useful if downloading overnight. Note: The off peak times vary between the plans too!

 

 

Naked Broadband (Rural Customers pay an extra $20/mth)

25Gb $79.95 with Home Phone Line with their iTalk system

iTalk enables you to make calls through your broadband connection, so you don't need a landline. It provides you with a local phone line number as before but all calls are routed through your broadband connection. This service which is a form or VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) offers substantial savings for calls abroad.

More about iTalk here




Telecom Broadband & Home Phone Plans

 


Telecom Broadband plans

 

The contract with Telecom includes free connection & Broadband Modem.

A 12 month contract applies.

$199 Termination fee if cancel before 12 month contract.


Broadband Plans only Not listed Above as only Broadband & not phone line included

 

ADD $46.35/mth most of New Zealand. 

For Customers in Wellington 04 calling region, Christchurch City & most suburbs add $38.30

FOR Customers in Auckland add $42


Download

Limit/mth

Price/mthMax Download Speed
3Gb $39.95Yes
10 Gb $49.95Yes
20Gb$59.95Yes
NO CAP$59.95

Not at peak times,

Maybe be reduced between 9am-2am

40Gb$79.95 No 


 

TELECOM TOTAL HOME PACKAGES

 

 

Check out Total Home Packages


The minimum contract period for Total Home is 12 months and an early termination fee of $199 applies.


Total Home plan is still beaten by Vodafones 20GB for $90 plan if don't make many national calls. You can upgrade this plan for free national calls anyway if you need it.

But if make lots of daytime national call may be worth looking at the 10GB Plan ($15 for unlimited national calls in evenings or $20 for anytime calls like with Telecom.)



Telstra Clear

Telstra Clear is probably the most confusing as they have 2 different prices depending on where you live.


They have cable installed in Wellington, Kapiti & Christchurch it is called the In Home Plan

Rest of NZ get a plan called Home Plan.


Current Packages

12 month contract applies

Cancellation fee $99 if before end of 12 month contract

 

 

 

They also have cable broadband plans for those living in Cabled areas check them out here:


Telstra Clear Cable Broadband Package Prices




Vodafone Fixed Broadband with Home Phone Plans

 

Vodafone Broadband Packages

 

Vodafone offers 2 different types of pricing depending on where you live in New Zealand.

They only offer a combine broadband with home phone rental package (have to move your phone service from Telecom to Vodafone).


New Customer Offers:

Broadband offer free MySky

 

A 12 month contract applies.

Free Connection & Free Broadband Modem

$199 Termination fee if cancel before 12 month contract.

If moving house pay $99 to reconnect


"Vodafone's Red Zone"

 

If you live in the Red Zone you get the lower price. This is because Vodafone have installed their own equipment into the local phone exchanges.

Download Speed: MAXIMUM

Upload Speed: MAXIMUM


The Red Zone is currently in:

  • Auckland CBD
  • Newmarket
  • Epsom North
  • East Tamaki
  • Manukau Central
  • Glenfield
  • Takapuna
  • Westfield
  • Wellington
  • Lower Hutt
  • Wainuiomata
  • Upper Hutt
  • Christchurch excluding Fendalton, Avonhead and Papanui


Phone Plans

You can elect to have free calls added to your broadband/home phone package if you would like. You don't need to do this and then you will just get free local calls as per a standard Telecom line.

The extra plans you can elect to choose include:

Extra $15/mth
Unlimited number of calls evening/weekend to National Landlines
Extra $20/mth
Unlimited number of calls anytime to National Landlines 
Talk 2 NZ & Aus
Extra $25/mth
Unlimited NZ & Australia toll calls
Talk 3
Extra $40
Unlimited calls to National Landlines in 21 Countries

 




World Exchange (Xnet) 

 

World Exchange Broadband Plans

 

Once again offers a different range of broadband plans!!

To work out cost of broadband:

 

 

1. Choose how you want to use the internet:

 

1. Free 75GB Off Peak Broadband between 2am-8am ($1.54/GB in peak hrs)

So if you want to use broadband for downloading overnight

 

2. Flat Rate Broadband ($1.02/GB at all times)

If you don't download so much.

 

 

2. Select the Speed

 

Monthly ChargeDownload Limit Phone Line Phone call plansBroadband Speeds

Xnet River

$33.95


NoNo

D: MAX 

U: 128k 

Xnet Flood

$49.95


yes No

D: MAX

U: MAX


 

 

VOIP

They also offer a VOIP package as well.

If you already have broadband you can opt for this service with Worldxchange

$11.25/mth comes with phone number & line.

You can keep your existing home phone number or be supplied with a new number.






 


 













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