Orcon Broadband Review
Orcon has been offering internet services since the late 1990s, and has been at the forefront of delivering new internet technology to Kiwi consumers. It’s now owned by Vocus, the same company that owns Slingshot.
Orcon only provides unlimited broadband plans:
Unlimited Fibre
$89.95/month – 100mbps/20mbps or 300/100 depending on location
$99.95/month – 900mbps/450mbps
Hyperfibre
$149.95/month – 2000mbps (+$199 installation of new ONT required)
$184.95/month – 4000mbps (+$199 installation of new ONT required)
$274.95/month – 7700mbps (+$199 installation of new ONT required)
- On Orcon Fibre plans you get a free Google Nest wi-fi router rental for houses under 120m². $10 per month for houses 121-240m² and $20 per month for larger homes.
How does Orcon 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.
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Broadband Provider |
Unlimited Broadband Deal $ Per Month |
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Skinny Modem shipping: $10 |
$52
(price includes current deal: 4 months free on 12-month contract) |
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Contact* |
Bundle deals only, no fixed term: $59.99: broadband + power + gas $64.99: broadband + power |
| Trustpower*
Only offers broadband + power/gas bundles |
$70.50: broadband + power (Price includes current deal: |
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2degrees* |
$75 (Deal includes 6-months NEON, $15.99 p/m, and 6-months Prime, $8 p/m. Total saving over 6 months: $143.94, not included in above price.) |
|
MyRepublic* |
$79 (Extra: $1 p/m modem rental) |
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Vodafone |
$79 ($69 with Vodafone pay monthly mobile plan) (Extra: $4 p/m modem rental on 12-month plan) |
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Bigpipe |
$79 |
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Sky Broadband |
$79 (Includes 12 months of Disney+, $12.99 p/m) |
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Slingshot* |
$79.95 |
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Now* |
$85 (+$120 router) |
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Spark* |
$85 (+$106 router) Includes Standard Netflix worth $18.49 p/m, equivalent to $66.51 p/m. |
| Nova Energy* |
$89 broadband only (no fixed term) $69.99: broadband + power |
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Orcon* |
$89.95 |
*$15 one-off modem delivery fee (Prices correct as of 10/05/22)
What’s the deal with Orcon broadband?
On top of Orcon’s lightening fast broadband deals, it also offers great value bundles:
- 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
Orcon offers a range of phone and power plans that you can use to bundle with your Orcon broadband.
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