2degrees Broadband Review
If you are turning cold on your existing internet plan, have you considered warming up with 2degrees? If you want superfast internet speeds, you’ll be keen to learn what’s on offer.
2degrees has a no-frills selection of broadband plans:
Wireless Broadband
- 300GB 4G: $55/month
- 600GB 4G: $60/month
- Unlimited 5G: $79/month
Starter Unlimited Fibre (50/10mbps)
- $60 per month
- Optional home line
Unlimited Fibre (299/108mbps)
- $97 per month
- Optional home line
- Six months’ free Prime (comes with Prime gaming) worth $8 p/m: $48 over six months*
- Four months free broadband worth $97 p/m: $388 over four months*
Ultimate Unlimited Fibre (876/497Mbps)
- $109 per month
- Optional home line
- 6 months’ free Prime (comes with Prime worth $8 p/m: $48 over 6 months*
- Four months free broadband worth $109 p/m: $436 over four months*
*Only on a 12 month plan
Extras across all (above) plans:
- Free modem rental on 12-month contract ($15 shipping fee)
- $10/month discount across all plans if you already have a 2degrees pay monthly phone plan
Hyperfibre 2
- $139 per month
- Unlimited data
- Free Orbi Hyperfibre modem rental on a 12 month term. $15 shopping fee applies
Hyperfibre 4
- $169 per month
- Unlimited data
- Free Orbi Hyperfibre modem rental on a 12 month term. $15 shopping fee applies
How does 2degrees 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 |
$75/m: broadband + power + gas $80/m: broadband + power Modem $99 or $4/m rental |
| Skinny | $80/m ($70/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. $49 install on open term |
| Bigpipe | $84/m. Free modem on 12-month plan or BYO. $49 install on open term. |
| 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: $95/m | Subscriber: $85/m (Sky Starter Package, $25.99/m) |
| One NZ* | $96/m BYO modem or rent one for $5/m on 12-month plan No fixed term with BYO modem |
| 2degrees* | $95/m: broadband $85/m: broadband + mobile $65/m: broadband + mobile + power 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* | $96/m Standard $105/m with Benefits (includes Standard Netflix, $20.99/m, and McAfee Security Standard, $4.95/m) Modem extra $150, or BYO |
| Slingshot* | $97/m BYO modem or rent one for $5/m |
*$15 one-off modem delivery fee (Prices correct as of 06/12/24)
What’s the deal with 2degrees broadband?
2degrees offers a no-contract, pay monthly option, however a modem charge ($199) and a connection fee ($99) apply.
Other options include:
- $15 unlimited NZ/OZ landline calls + voicemail, caller waiting
- SuperGold card holders get additional $5 off broadband plans
- Save $10 per month if you already have a pay monthly mobile 2degrees plan
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