Best Broadband Bundles

Choosing the best value broadband for your home should be relatively simple. But, unfortunately, that’s not the case. And that’s largely down to broadband bundles.

Broadband bundles are when extra incentives or utilities are thrown in with the broadband to entice customers to sign up. These bundles can be broken down into three main categories:

• Free streaming services
• Discounts for bundling electricity and/or gas
• Discounts for adding mobile plans

And when you start considering the deals, it can certainly complicate things. For example, depending on your needs, Spark’s Fibre 300 plan for $90/month could be a better deal than Skinny’s Fibre 300 deal, which on its current promotion works out to just $68.75/month.

So why would you want to pay $90/month for fibre when you can get it for cheaper? Read on to find out!

Can bundling your broadband help you save?

Below we’ve highlighted all the broadband bundles currently available on the market. It’s worth noting that certain bundles require a little more work to find their true value.

While it’s simple enough to do the maths on a free streaming service (just subtract the regular price of the streaming service from the total cost of the broadband) bundled utilities can be a little harder to work out.

For example, electricity prices are based on your address. So you will need to get several quotes to see how the various providers’ rates stack up. But it doesn’t stop there. There are also other factors to consider, such time-of-use plans, which offer cheaper rates during off-peak times in exchange for higher peak rates, and free power hours, which allow you to cram all your power-hungry chores into a 60-minute free electricity period each day.

All in all, while the below bundles are great deals, it requires a little bit of work to figure out the exact savings on offer.

There’s no point overpaying for a phone plan that is more expensive than competitors’ plans, or chock full of data you don’t use just to score a discount on a broadband plan.

Best Broadband Bundle Deals

2degrees

2degrees offers a $20/month discount on broadband when you bundle it with electricity. It offers an additional $10/month discount for customers on a pay monthly mobile plan.

You also get a free Prime Video subscription (worth $8/month) included for 12 months. Although that only counts as a saving if you’re currently paying for Prime Video.

If you bundle all utilities that works out to:

Slingshot

Adding electricity to your Slingshot broadband plan scores a $20/month discount on your broadband. Adding a Slingshot mobile plan will save you another $5/month on broadband, while you get another $5/month off for every insurance plan.

That means altogether you could save a whopping $35/month on your broadband plan. Although it’s worth noting that throwing insurance into the bundle certainly complicates things even further, so be sure to do your research.

Orcon

Add your power and get a 10% bundle discount on both your broadband and power. Add a phone plan and get a $5 monthly discount. That means with both the 10% discount and the $5 mobile discount, Orcon’s Fibre plans work out to be:

Spark

Spark’s fibre broadband plans are a little different to those from other providers. While you can grab yourself standalone fibre broadband, you can pay an extra $5/month to upgrade it to a Plus bundle.

This bundle includes free Netflix standard (worth $18.49/month) and McAfee Security Standard (worth $4.95/month). For customers who are already paying for a Netflix account, it provides an excellent discount.

Contact

Contact only supplies broadband with electricity. The price of broadband differs based on the electricity plan chosen.

When choosing the broadband bundle (electricity + broadband +gas [optional]) Fibre 300 is just $65/month with gas or $70/month without. However, on this plan, you get flat-rate electricity.

If you want to opt for its Good Nights plan, which provides three free hours of electricity a night, then bundling broadband will cost you $75/month. So, really, you’re paying for the privilege of free power.

Nova Energy

Nova Energy keeps it simple, offering a $20/month discount when you bundle broadband with electricity. Although it’s worth noting you’ll score a 5% discount on your electricity at the same time, and 10% off gas, should you add it.

TrustPower

Trustpower broadband is available as a standalone product ($109/month for Fibre 300), but bundling it with electricity results in a significant discount ($94/month). However, while the discounted rate is still above market average, currently, when you join on a 12-month contract, you get six months of broadband free (averages out to just $47/month for Fibre 300).

Alternatively, you can sign up for a 24-month contract and score a free Samsung joining reward. Options include Samsung phones, TVs, appliances and more. However, under this plan, you are not eligible for the six months’ free broadband.

However, when it comes to joining rewards, it pays to know that ‘free’ appliance deals are rarely ever free…

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Furthermore, Trustpower currently offers the first three months free on all its mobile plans when bundled with electricity and/or broadband.

Vodafone

Vodafone offers $10/month off for customers on a Pay Monthly mobile plan.

Sky Broadband

Sky Broadband allows you to bundle your broadband with Sky Starter ($25.99/month) for a $10/month discount on Fibre Everyday or a $20/month discount on Fibre Pro.

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About the author of this page

This report was written by Canstar Content Producer, Andrew Broadley. Andrew is an experienced writer with a wide range of industry experience. Starting out, he cut his teeth working as a writer for print and online magazines, and he has worked in both journalism and editorial roles. His content has covered lifestyle and culture, marketing and, more recently, finance for Canstar.