Posted by Nicole Barratt March 9th 2021
Orcon Mobile Review
If you’ve heard of Orcon Mobile and wondered how it stacks up against other brands, Canstar Blue has all you need to know about Orcon’s deals.
Orcon is a New Zealand telecommunications company, and was the first retailer in the country to begin providing fibre as part of the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) scheme back in 2011. If you’re currently with Orcon for broadband, you can bundle a mobile deal into your account. You’ll score a $5 discount on your monthly bill for each mobile plan added.
What phone plans does Orcon Mobile offer?
There are four Orcon Mobile plans to choose from, billed every 30 days:
1.5GB Plan
$20
- 1.5GB NZ carry-over data
- 200mins NZ/OZ talk
- Unlimited NZ/OZ texts
2.5GB Plan
$25
- 2.5GB NZ carry-over data
- 300mins NZ/OZ talk
- Unlimited NZ/OZ texts
6GB Plan
$43
- 6GB NZ carry-over data
- Unlimited NZ/OZ talk
- Unlimited NZ/OZ texts
12GB Plan
$55
- 12GB NZ carry-over data
- Unlimited NZ/OZ talk
- Unlimited NZ/OZ texts
Any unused data on your base mobile plan rolls over to the next month, for up to 12 months. Purchased add-on data will always be consumed first, followed by rollover data, and then the data in your current month’s base plan.
Top-ups and extras
You can purchase 1GB of additional data for $12 and 50 additional NZ and Australia calling minutes for $7 in My Orcon Mobile. Full international calling rates are displayed on their site, as they differ from country to country.
Are Orcon plans value for money?
Orcon phone plans are competitive with those offered by competitors, especially when you factor in the $5 discount that you earn off your monthly bill.
To help Kiwi consumers choose the best mobile phone providers, Canstar surveys thousands of mobile phone customers and asks them to score their providers across categories including Value for Money and Customer Service. To read the results of our full research and to find out more about NZ’s best mobile phone providers, just click on the big button below: