How to Get Free Netflix, Spotify & Amazon Prime

Okay, let’s start this story with an old chestnut: there’s no such thing as a free lunch … or free Netflix, Spotify or any other streaming service. No telco is going to give away valuable products and services. Any freebies you receive will be factored into the price of the plan you’re on.

For example, if you compare deals that come bundled with Netflix, Spotify or Amazon Prime, with those from no-frills providers, such as Skinny or Kogan, you’ll be able to see how much extra you’re paying for your supposedly free goodies. And with a little bit of maths, you can see how good a deal you’re getting.

If your broadband costs $10 more than elsewhere, but includes a $15 subscription for free, then that’s not too bad a deal.

For many of us, it’s convenient to bundle multiple phone and internet plans with one, big-brand provider. The big brands tend to offer a greater range of products, have better support services and even bricks and mortar stores that you can visit. Plus, they offer great free stuff, such as streaming services, which brings us back to what this article is all about.

For if you want free (or reduced-price) Netflix, Spotify or Amazon Prime, there are some great deals out there from the following providers:

SPARK: free Netflix and Spotify

Spark has a range of mobile phone and broadband plans that offer free/reduced-price Netflix Standard and Spotify Premium as part of the deal. There is currently also three to six months of free Spark Sport on offer.

Additionally, while not part of any particular plan, Spark customers are eligible for a discount on a Neon subscription.

Phone plans

Spark’s entry-level endless data plan provides half-priced Spotify, while its two top-end endless mobile plans come with free Spotify Premium (worth $16.99/month).

• Endless/14GB max speed: $65/month – half price Spotify Premium
• Endless/50GB max speed: $85/month – free Spotify Premium
• Endless at full speed: $100/month – free Spotify Premium

Spark’s Team Up group plans, which offer discounts of up to 25% discount, also offer free Spotify Premium on the 50GB and uncapped endless plans. For more details of Spark’s new Team Up group plans, click here.

Broadband plans

Spark offers free Netflix Standard ($18.49/month) on select wireless and fibre broadband plans.

• Everyday Wireless Plus: $65/month
• Max Wireless Plus: $85/month
• Essential Fibre Plus: $97/month
• Max Fibre Plus: $112/month

However, Spark’s Netflix broadband plans are also available without the Netflix option, for $4-6 cheaper per month. This reveals that you’re actually paying $4-6/month for your Netflix through Spark, but that’s still a saving of at least $173.88 per year.

2degrees: free Amazon Prime

2degrees offers free Amazon Prime Video (worth $10.99/month) for six months when you sign up to an unlimited broadband plan for 12 months. Free Amazon Prime available on:

Broadband plans

• Unlimited ADSL, VDSL, fibre: $97/month ($87 with mobile plan)
• Ultimate Unlimited: $109/per month ($99 with mobile plan)

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About the author of this page

This report was written by Canstar Content Producer, Caitlin Bingham. Caitlin is an experienced writer whose passion for creativity led her to study communication and journalism. She began her career freelancing as a content writer, before joining the Canstar team.