Spark vs 2degrees: Mobile Plans Comparison

As two of New Zealand’s largest and most popular mobile service providers, Spark and 2degrees are locked in constant competition to keep customers connected and happy. So, when it comes to a head-to-head rundown of prepaid and pay monthly plans, how do these two mobile market-leaders shape up?

If you’re on the hunt for a new mobile deal, there’s a range of options to choose from. There are plans decked out with unlimited data, talk and texts. Plus, there are plenty of extras, including music and video streaming, hotspotting and free data incentives.

Canstar takes an in-detail look at the prepaid and pay monthly deals from Spark and 2degrees, plus the other factors to keep in mind.

Spark prepaid (four-weekly)

All of Spark’s prepaid plans come with a Spotify discount and hotspotting, and more expensive plans offer free Spotify data and Data Stack.

Data Stack: earn 100MB of data every 28 days when you stay on an eligible Spark Prepaid Value Pack, up to a maximum of 10GB. Unused Data Stack does not roll over.

All Spark Prepaid Value Packs offer:

• Free data for Spotify music
• 10% Spotify Premium discount
• Data Stack (except on: $17 plan & $85 plan)

$17 Plan: 100 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 750MB Rollover data.

$21 Plan: 200 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 1.5GB Rollover data.

$25 Plan: 250 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 2.5GB Rollover data.

$35 Plan: 300 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 4GB Rollover.

$50 Plan: Unlimited Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 10GB Rollover.

$65 Plan: Unlimited Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 25GB Rollover.

$85 Plan: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ – Endless max speed data.

2degrees prepaid (calendar month)

2degrees offers eight prepaid monthly plans. And each, except the cheapest $8 monthly plan, comes with a great perk: a free hour of data each day to use at a time that suits your data needs. In addition, plans offer 7.5GB of free Carryover Data on join-up:

Prepaid (calendar month)

$8 Plan: 100 Carryover Minutes & Unlimited Texts to NZ and OZ – 150MB Carryover Data

$13 Plan: 100 Carryover Minutes & Unlimited Texts to NZ and OZ – 600MB Carryover Data

$19 Plan: 200 Carryover Minutes & Unlimited Texts to NZ and OZ – 1.5GB Carryover Data

$25 Plan: 250 Carryover Minutes & Unlimited Texts to NZ and OZ – 3GB Carryover Data

$35 Plan: 300 Carryover Minutes & Unlimited Texts to NZ and OZ – 4.5GB Carryover Data

$45 Plan: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ and OZ –10GB Carryover Data

$60 Plan: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ and OZ – 50GB Carryover Data

$85 Plan: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ and OZ – Unlimited max speed data

Canstar’s Prepaid Choice

Overall, 2degrees’ plans offer better value. Not only do 2degrees’ prepaid monthly plans offer more data as standard, they also offer a bonus hour of free data each day.

Also, each 2degree plan lasts a calendar month, meaning you only have to purchase 12 packs each year.

A Spark prepaid monthly plan only lasts four weeks, meaning users have to purchase 13 packs over the course of a 12-month period.

Spark Pay Monthly

Spark offers six endless data plans, each offers:

• Free data for Spotify music
• 10% Spotify Premium discount (except on : $90 plan)
• Add $20 Kids Plan (except on: $43 plan)

Endless data plans:

$43 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 3GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ.

$50 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 6GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ.

$65 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 75GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ.

$75 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 150GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ. Add up to four companion plans for $40/month each.

$90 Plan: Endless Data No Max Speed Cap. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ. Free Spotify Premium (usually $18.99/month). Add up to four companion plans for $45/month each. International talk and texts.

$95 Plan: Endless Data Netflix Plan. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ. Free Netflix Standard (usually $25.99/month). Add up to four companion plans for $45/month each. International talk and texts.

All Spark plans offer hotspotting and free voicemail.

2degrees Pay Monthly

2degrees offers four monthly plans that have carryover data. Plans come with a great perk: a free hour of data each day to use at a time that suits your data needs. Three of the plans also allow you to add up to five extra people at discounted rates to form a group plan:

$35 Plan: 3GB Carryover Data: Unlimited calls & texts in NZ & OZ

$45 Plan: 6GB Carryover Data: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ; add extra members on group plan from $25/m

$55 Plan: 15GB Carryover Data: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ; add extra members on group plan from $25/m

$65 Plan: 80GB Carryover Data: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ; add extra members on group plan from $25/m

2degrees also has one monthly unlimited data plan:

$80 Plan: Endless Data: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ; add extra members on group plan from $40/month

All plans offer unlimited calls to other 2degrees mobiles, hotspotting, free voicemail and are 5G ready. Add a Sidekick plan for your smartwatch for $5/m.

*All prices correct as of 21/10/25.

Canstar’s Prepaid Choice

If you know how much data you use each month, and can keep within 2degrees’ fixed data caps, then the telco’s pay monthly plans offer good value.

However, Spark’s plans all provide endless data, at speeds good enough for light web browsing and keeping in touch via email and messaging apps, which could be a dealbreaker for anybody who doesn’t want to run out of data suddenly.

And, while on paper Spark’s two most expensive phone plans can appear expensive. If you factor in the Spotify and Netflix discounts, they offer great value. But, of course, only if you’re already paying for Spotify or Netflix and the deals save you money.

So, ultimately, when it comes down to picking the best value monthly phone plan, the choice is yours, just remember to do your research.

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