Contact Broadband Review
Contact is one of the biggest electricity generation companies in the country. It ONLY offers broadband when bundled with an accompanying electricity, or power and gas plan.
Contact offers a total of four wireless and fibre plans + power plans:
Wireless: 37/18Mbps
300GB: $55p/m
Unlimited: $65p/m
FIBRE
Fast Fibre (300/100Mbps): $70p/m
Max Fibre (900mbps/500mbps): $85p/m
NB: The above prices are for Contact’s fibre + power plans. Bundling broadband, power and gas earns an extra discount of $5 p/m per plan.
Extras:
- Contact offers home phone line and calling plans.
How does Contact broadband compare?
All plans are for 300mbps/100mbps with no home phone line. Unless indicated as an extra, all include a router, although a delivery fee can apply. It’s worth noting that most deals also include early termination fees, should you break your contract early. And many allow you to bring your own compatible router.
| Broadband Provider | Unlimited Broadband Deal $ Per Month |
| Trustpower* Only offers broadband + power/gas bundles |
Bundle deals only: $47: broadband + power (Price includes current deal: 6 months free on 12-month contract) Usual price: $94 per month |
| Contact* Only offers broadband + power/gas bundles |
Bundle deals only, no fixed term: $65: broadband + power + gas $70: broadband + power |
| Electric Kiwi Only offers broadband + power bundles |
$2.65/day (equivalent to $80.60/month) (Current promotion of two months free averages out to $67/month over 12 months) |
| Skinny Modem shipping: $10 |
$68.75 (Price includes current deal: 1 month free on 12-month contract) ($58.75 with $26 or above 4-weekly Skinny mobile plan) |
| 2degrees* | $75 ($65 with 2degrees Pay Monthly mobile plan) (Deal includes 12-months Prime, $8 p/m. Total saving over 12 months: $96, not included in above price.) |
| Bigpipe | $79 |
| Slingshot* | $79.95 (Extra: $5 p/m modem rental) |
| MyRepublic | $82 (Extra: $1 p/m modem rental) |
| Vodafone* | $85 ($75 with Vodafone pay monthly mobile plan) (Extra: $4 p/m modem rental on 12-month plan) |
| Sky Broadband | $85 ($100.99: broadband + Sky Starter Package, $25.99 p/m, equivalent to $75 p/m.) |
| Nova Energy* | $89 broadband only (no fixed term) $69: broadband + power |
| Now Modem shipping: $14 |
$89 |
| Orcon* | $89.95 |
| Spark | $90 (Includes Standard Netflix worth $18.49 p/m, equivalent to $71.51 p/m. Plus McAfee Security Standard, worth $4.95 p/m) (Extra: $106 router) |
*$15 one-off modem delivery fee (Prices correct as of 01/11/22)
What’s the deal with Contact broadband?
While Contact’s broadband deals don’t tie you in to a fixed-term contract, you do need to bundle your power with them to be eligible.
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