Slingshot Broadband Review
Slingshot has been a player in the NZ broadband market since 2001. It’s now owned by Vocus, the same company that owns Orcon.
Slingshot offers a range of fixed and wireless broadband plans, plus bundle savings:
Wireless (300GB)
- $55/month
- Average speeds of 42/17Mbps
Wireless Unlimited
- $60/month
- Average speeds of 42/17Mbps
Fibre 150GB
- $82/month: 500/100Mbps
Fibre Unlimited
- $97/month: 500/100Mbps
Fibre Unlimited Gigantic
- $111/month: 900/500Mbps
Extras:
- BYO modem, or $5/month ($15 delivery fee) on fibre plans. Wireless includes modem ($15 delivery fee)
- Add Slingshot power and mobile to save up to $40 a month on your broadband plan.
How does Slingshot broadband compare?
Below is an overview of standard 500/100Mbps fibre broadband deals from major providers in New Zealand. Plans do not include any current offers:
| Broadband Provider | Unlimited Broadband Deal $ Per Month |
| Contact* Only offers broadband + power bundles |
$75/m: broadband + power + gas $80/m: broadband + power Modem $99 or $4/m rental |
| Skinny | $80/m ($70/m with eligible 4-weekly Skinny mobile plan) Free modem on 12-month plan, $199 on open term (+$10 shipping). Save further $5/m for 12 months for BYO modem. $49 install on open term |
| Bigpipe | $84/m. BYO modem only and a $49 install fee applies. |
| Electric Kiwi Only offers broadband + power bundles |
$2.92/day (equivalent to $88.82/m) BYO modem or buy/rent-to-buy one for $150 |
| Nova Energy* | $94/m broadband only (no fixed term) $79/m: broadband + power |
| 2degrees* | $95/m: broadband $85/m: broadband + mobile $65/m: broadband + mobile + power BYO modem or rent one for $5/m |
| Sky Broadband | Non-Sky TV subscriber: $95/m | Subscriber: $85/m (Sky Starter Package, $25.99/m) |
| One NZ* | $96/m BYO modem or rent one for $5/m on 12-month plan. |
| Spark* | $96/m Standard $105/m with Benefits (includes Standard Netflix, $25.99/m, and McAfee Security Standard, $4.95/m) Modem extra $199, or BYO |
| Slingshot* | $97/m BYO modem or rent one for $5/m |
| Now* | $99/m BYO modem or buy one for $120 |
*$15 one-off modem delivery fee (Prices correct as of 30/06/25)
What’s the deal with Slingshot broadband?
Slingshot also offers home phone lines, a range of call packs and power-phone and insurance bundle deals:
- Add power to your Slingshot broadband and save $20 per month on your broadband plan
- Add power and a mobile plan to your Slingshot broadband and save $25 per month on your broadband plan
- If you are a Slingshot Broadband customer, you’ll receive $5 off your mobile bill every month (or a proportion of that if you’re billed weekly or fortnightly) – for each mobile account you have with Slingshot.
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