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New Zealand ISPs

A summary of New Zealand’s main Internet Service Providers offering full speed internet services. Please keep this page up to date as new plans come out, and if they change.

For a searchable index, try Internet Choice.

Actrix

Plans

Per Day² - Cost¹
Name Download Upload 70MB 350MB 700MB 1.4GB Overage²
CyberJet 256Kbps/128Kbps 256 128 $27.95 $39.95 $49.95 n/a 64kbps
CyberJet FS*/128Kbps FS 128 $37.95 $49.95 $59.95 n/a 64kbps
CyberJet FS*/FS* FS FS NA $79.95 $89.95 $144.95 64kbps

¹Add $10 to the monthly fee if not using the ISP tolls.
²CyberJet lets you pick and mix the speed of your connection and how much you can download each day. Once your daily traffic allowance has been used up the speed will be reduced to 64kbps in each direction (a little bit faster than dialup speed), but just for the rest of that day.

iGRIN

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost Additional Data
Budget 256 128 1GB $29.95 $1/GB
Basic FS 128 3GB $39.95 $1/GB
Pro FS FS 5GB $59.95 $1/GB

¹A free static IP address is included.

Inspire

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost Overage
Bitstream 256 256 128 1GB $32.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream 256 256 128 5GB $37.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream 256 256 128 10GB $47.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-128 FS 128 5GB $52.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-128 FS 128 10GB $57.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-128 FS 128 40GB $102.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-FS FS FS 5GB $67.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-FS FS FS 10GB $72.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-FS FS FS 40GB $127.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps
Bitstream FS-FS FS FS 100GB $202.50 $10/5GB or 64kbps

Kinec

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost
256/128 256K 128K Separate $27.50
Full Speed/128 FS 128K Separate $36.50
Full Speed/Full Speed FS FS Separate $50.00

Data Plans¹

Data Cost
0.5GB $1.95
1GB $2.95
5GB $9.95
10GB $14.95

¹If you run out you can buy another 0.5, 1, 5 or 10GB, either automatically, or when you choose to – and if you don’t use it all, the remainder is still there next month. Or, if you prefer, once you’ve used your broadband data allowance they will cut you back to dial up speed for the rest of the month.

Maxnet

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost Overage
DASH 256k/128k 256 128 1GB $29.95 $10/2GB
DASH MX/128 FS 128 10GB $53.95 $10/2GB
DASH MX/MX¹ FS FS 15GB $79.95 $10/2GB
DASH MX/MX¹ FS FS 30GB $99.00 $10/2GB
DASH MX/MX¹ FS FS 50GB $152.00 $10/2GB

¹A free static IP address is included with this plan.

Orcon

Speed Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage
Surfer 256 128 Choose separate Data Plan $19.95 $10/5GB
Advanced FS 128 Choose separate Data Plan $29.95 $10/5GB
Pro FS FS Choose separate Data Plan $39.95 $10/5GB

Data Plans

Amount Cost
200MB Free
1GB $5
5GB $10
15GB $20
ZeroShock/“Unlimited”² $20
30GB $40
60GB $80
100GB $130
200GB $220

¹Add $10 to the monthly fee if not using the ISP tolls.
²A Reasonable Use Policy applies to this plan, which essentially makes this a 20GB plan. If you continually use more than 20GB per month you will be moved onto another plan.

Slingshot

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage
Starter² 256 128 10GB $24.95 Data block or 64kbps
Extream FS 128 6GB $39.95 Data block or 64kbps
Pro FS FS 6GB $49.95 Data block or 64kbps

Data blocks

Data Cost
3GB $5
10GB $10
30GB $25
50GB $40

¹Add $10 to the monthly fee if not using the ISP tolls.
²You need to have Phoneline & Tolls with Slingshot to get this plan

Southnet

Plans

Name¹² Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage
Fastnet 101 256 128 1GB $35.95 1c/MB
Fastnet 102 256 128 10GB $54.95 64kbps
Fastnet 103 256 128 80GB $109.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS401 FS 128 10GB $57.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS402 FS 128 20GB $73.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS403 FS 128 50GB $116.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS404 FS 128 100GB $178.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS405 FS FS 10GB $66.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS406 FS FS 20GB $79.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS407 FS FS 50GB $130.95 1c/MB
Fastnet FS404 FS FS 100GB $190.95 1c/MB

¹No Connection Fee applies. However, if connection is terminated prior to 12 months of connection date then a $99 connection fee will apply.
²Static IP address incur a monthly fee of $5.00 GST Inc per month per static IP number.

TelstraClear (ADSL)

Speed Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost¹
PDQ Launch 256 128 Add Data blocks $24.00
PDQ Turbo FS 128 Add Data blocks $36.00
PDQ Max FS FS Add Data blocks $44.00

Data blocks

Data Cost
1GB $2.95
10GB $11.95

TelstraClear (Cable)

Plans

Name¹ Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage
HighSpeed 1G² 2Mb 2Mb 1GB $29.95 $2.95/250MB
HighSpeed 5G² 4Mb 2Mb 5GB $39.95 $2.95/500MB
HighSpeed 10G 4Mb 2Mb 10GB $49.95 $2.95/1GB
HighSpeed 20G 10Mb 2Mb 20GB $69.95 $2.95/1GB
LightSpeed 40G 10Mb 2Mb 40GB $99.95 $2.95/2GB
LightSpeed 80G 10Mb 2Mb 40GB $139.95 $2.95/2GB

¹Only available to residential customers on TelstraClear’s cable network in Wellington and Christchurch.
²HighSpeed 1G and 5G plans only available as part of a package including a phone line or phone line and Digital TV.

Vodafone

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage²
Easy FS 128 1GB $70 64kbps
Ideal FS 128 5GB $80 64kbps
Ultimate FS FS 20GB $90 64kbps

¹Price includes Vodafone home phone and calling
²If you go over your limit you can double your broadband data allowance for $5, otherwise you can keep on surfing at 64kbps for no extra cost

Woosh (ADSL)

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage
Launch 256 128 200MB $24.95 Data block or 64kbps
Orbit 5 FS 128 5GB $39.95 Data block or 64kbps
Orbit 10 FS 128 10B $49.95 Data block or 64kbps
Orbit Pro 20 FS FS 20GB $79.95 Data block or 64kbps
Orbit Pro 50 FS FS 50GB $124.95 Data block or 64kbps
Orbit Pro 100 FS FS 100GB $174.95 Data block or 64kbps

Data blocks ("Top Up")

Data Cost
500MB $9.95
1GB $14.95

¹Rates shown include the preferred pricing discount for Quickfire Calling. If you choose not to take calling with Woosh, a $10 per month surcharge will apply to your plan fees. If you do choose to take Quickfire Calling, a minimum $10 toll call spend is required to receive there preferred pricing discount. If the minimum spend is not met, a $10 surcharge will apply for that month.

Xnet

Plans

Name Download Upload Data¹ Cost¹
Stream 256K 128K Separate $26.95
River FS 128K Separate $33.95
Flood FS FS Separate $49.95

Data²

Data Cost
1GB $1.02
3GB $3.07
5GB $5.12
10GB $10.24
15GB $15.36
20GB $20.48
50GB $51.20
100GB $102.40

¹All three Xnet plans are available with either Managed Data Usage: a user selected data cap and speed throttling (64kbps/64kbps) OR Unlimited Data Usage: no data cap and 0.1 cents/MB ($1.02/GB) of data.

For a plan with Managed Data Usage, the “Maximum Cost” is the maximum that you will pay per month. If you use less data than what you selected for your plan then you will only be billed for what you used.

For a plan with Unlimited Data Usage, the “Base Cost” is the minimum monthly charge with all data usage being charged at 0.1 cents per MB ($1.02 per GB).

²Values in this table are examples only; data is not sold in blocks.

Xtra

Plans

Name Download Upload Data Cost¹ Overage
Basic FS 128 200MB $29.95 2c/MB²
Go FS 128 3GB $39.95 64kbps
Go Express FS FS 3GB $49.95 64kbps
Explorer FS 128 6GB $49.95 64kbps
Adventure FS 128 10GB $59.95 64kbps
Pro FS FS 15GB $79.95 2c/MB²
Pro Advanced FS FS 30GB $99.95 2c/MB²
Pro Ultra FS FS 50GB $149.95 2c/MB²

¹Add $10 to the monthly fee if not using the ISP tolls or landline.
²2c/MB = $20.48/GB