Sky Broadband Review
If your current internet plan has you dragging your feet, you might want to consider flying high with Sky Broadband.
Sky Broadband offers three super-fast fibre plans, which can be bundled with Sky TV for extra value. In fact, Sky Broadband is Canstar Blue’s 2023 award winner for Most Satisfied Customers, thanks to its great broadband deals. Sky Broadband’s plans all come with unlimited fibre:
Starter Fibre (50/10Mbps)
- $60 per month
- Free use of Sky WiFi 6 router
Everyday Fibre (303/108Mbps)
- $85 per month
- $100 credit
- Free use of Sky WiFi 6 router
Fibre Pro (828/498Mbps)
- $105 per month
- $250 credit
- Free use of Sky WiFi 6 router
Extras across all plans:
- Sky Home Phone Plan for $10/month
- Wifi set-up technician for $150
- Static IP address for a monthly fee of $10
Sky TV Bundles
All Sky Broadband plans come with the option of adding Sky TV plan. Creating a Sky Broadband + Sky TV bundle means you can get more content for less money.
Sky Starter (the base Sky TV package) is $25.99 per month on its own. The minimum price of Sky Broadband and Sky TV bundles are:
- Fibre Pro ($85) with Sky Starter ($25.99) = $110.99/month
- Fibre Everyday ($75) with Sky Starter ($25.99) = $100.99/month
- Fibre Starter ($60) with Sky Starter ($25.99) = $85.99/month
How does Sky Broadband compare?
Below is an overview of 300/100Mbps broadband deals on offer from major providers in New Zealand.
| Broadband Provider | Unlimited Broadband Deal $ Per Month |
| Skinny Modem shipping: $10 |
$68.75 (Includes current deal: 1 month free on 12-month contract) ($59.58 with $27 or above 4-weekly Skinny mobile plan) Save further $5/m for 12 months for BYO modem. Free modem on 12-month plan. $150 on open term. Standard price: $75/m |
| Contact* Only offers broadband + power bundles |
Bundle deals only, no fixed term: $49: broadband + power $70: fibre broadband + power |
| Slingshot* | $77 (Includes deal: $20/m discount on 12-month contract) (Current deal also includes extra $100 bonus credit, bringing total cost to $68.66/m for first 12 months) BYO modem or rent one for $5/m Standard price: $97/m |
| 2degrees* | $80 (Includes deal: $17/m discount on 12-month contract) ($70 with 2degrees monthly mobile plan) BYO modem or rent one for $5/m |
| Bigpipe | $79 $49 connection fee applies |
| 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: $90 | Subscriber: $80 (Sky Starter Package, $25.99/m) (Current deal: 50% off for first three months, equal to $78.75/m | $70/m for first 12 months.) |
| One NZ* | $91/m ($81/m with One NZ pay monthly mobile plan) BYO modem or rent one for $4/m on 12-month plan No fixed term with BYO modem |
| Nova Energy* | $95 broadband only (no fixed term) $75: broadband + power |
| Now | $95 (10% power bundle discount + $5 per added mobile plan) BYO modem or buy one for $120 |
| Orcon* | $97 |
| Spark Modem extra $150, or BYO on fibre plans* |
$97 (Includes Standard Netflix worth $18.49/m, equivalent to $78.51/m. Plus McAfee Security Standard, worth $4.95/m) |
*$15 one-off modem delivery fee (Prices correct as of 28/02/24)
What’s the deal with Sky Broadband?
Sky Broadband offers a few unique features that helps their internet plans stand out:
- Sky Broadband offers a Boost Plan with every fibre pack for $10/month. Boost plans come with an extra booster to ensure you have internet access in every part of your home.
- You can use your own router. Sky Broadband will work with most routers (compatibility information is available via the Sky website).
To help Kiwi consumers choose the best broadband providers, Canstar surveys thousands of broadband customers and asks them to score their providers across categories including Value for Money, Network Performance and Customer Service. To read the results of our full research and to find out more about NZ’s best broadband providers, just click on the big button below: