Slingshot Broadband Review
Slingshot has been a player in the NZ broadband market since 2001. It’s now owned by Vocus, the same company that owns Orcon.
Slingshot offers a range of fixed and wireless broadband plans, plus great bundle savings:
ADSL/VDSL Broadband 150GB
- $85/month
- Average download of 9Mbps for ADSL
- Average download speed of 36Mbps for VDSL
- Automatic datablocks added when you reach your plan limit
ADSL/VDSL Broadband Unlimited
- $89/month
- Average download speed of 9Mbps for ADSL
- Average download speed of 36Mbps for VDSL
- $100 joining credit on a 12 month term
Wireless (300GB)
- $55/month
- Average download of 30Mbps
Wireless Unlimited
- $60/month
- Average download of 30Mbps
Fibre 150GB
- $82/month
- Average download speed of 312Mbps
Fibre Unlimited
- $87/month
- Average download speed of 312Mbps
- $100 joining credit on a 12 month term
Fibre Unlimited Gigantic
- $99/month
- Average download speed of 872Mbps
- $100 joining credit on a 12 month term
Extras:
- All plans, except fibre 150GB and ADSL/VDSL unlimited plans, available on pay weekly or fortnightly, at slightly different price points
- BYO modem, or $5/month ($15 delivery fee) on fibre plans. Wireless includes modem ($15 delivery fee)
- $250 joining credit on a 12-month term on Unlimited and Unlimited Gigantic plans when bundled with power
- Add Slingshot power and mobile to save up to $40 a month on your broadband plan.
How does Slingshot broadband compare?
Below is an overview of 300/100Mbps fibre broadband deals from major providers in New Zealand. Plans do not include any current offers:
| Broadband Provider | Unlimited Broadband Deal $ Per Month |
| Contact* Only offers broadband + power bundles |
$70/m: broadband + power + gas $75/m: broadband + power Modem $99 or $4/m rental. |
| Skinny | $75/m ($65/m with $27 or above 4-weekly Skinny mobile plan) Free modem on 12-month plan, $150 on open term (+$10 shipping). Save further $5/m for 12 months for BYO modem. |
| Bigpipe | $79/m $49 connection fee applies |
| Electric Kiwi Only offers broadband + power bundles |
$2.65/day (equivalent to $80.60/m) BYO modem or buy/rent-to-buy one for $150. |
| Sky Broadband | Non-Sky TV subscriber: $90/m | Subscriber: $80/m (Sky Starter Package, $25.99/m) |
| One NZ* | $91/m ($81/m with One NZ pay monthly mobile plan) BYO modem or rent one for $4/m on 12-month plan No fixed term with BYO modem |
| 2degrees* | $93/m ($83/m with 2degrees monthly mobile plan) BYO modem or rent one for $5/m |
| Nova Energy* | $95/m broadband only (no fixed term) $75/m: broadband + power |
| Now* | $95/m BYO modem or buy one for $120 |
| Spark Modem extra $150, or BYO on fibre plans* |
$96/m Standard $105/m with Benefits (includes Standard Netflix, $20.99/m, and McAfee Security Standard, $4.95/m) |
| Orcon* | $97/m |
| Slingshot* | $97/m BYO modem or rent one for $5/m |
*$15 one-off modem delivery fee (Prices correct as of 23/07/24)
What’s the deal with Slingshot broadband?
Slingshot also offers home phone lines, a range of call packs and power-phone and insurance bundle deals:
- Add power to your Slingshot broadband and save $20 per month on your broadband plan
- Add power and a mobile plan to your Slingshot broadband and save $25 per month on your broadband plan
- If you are a Slingshot Broadband customer, you’ll receive $5 off your mobile bill every month (or a proportion of that if you’re billed weekly or fortnightly) – for each mobile account you have with Slingshot.
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