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New Zealand · broadband · Prices checked yesterday · 8 November 2026 · checked by hand

Sky Broadband vs Slingshot broadband prices

Comparing the cheapest plan each has at the same speed, at 100 Mbps or better Sky Broadband Fibre Starter is $60 a month and Slingshot Unlimited $101, so Sky Broadband is $41 a month cheaper; at 300 and 500 Mbps or better Sky Broadband Fibre Everyday is $85 a month and Slingshot Unlimited $101, so Sky Broadband is $16 a month cheaper, on the ongoing price in New Zealand dollars, GST included, read from each retailer's own page on or after 2026-11-08.

Each band compares the cheapest plan of each retailer whose page states at least that speed; a plan whose page states no speed is not compared. Promotions are shown on each row and never ranked on.

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The plans behind it

New Zealand broadband · read from each provider's own page on 2026-11-08, with the page linked on each row.

  1. 1.Sky Broadband · Fibre Starter
    $60 a month, from, ongoing
    106/25 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 106 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026) · save $5 a month for 12 months, new Sky Broadband customers, offer ends 30 November 2026
    rolling monthly plan on the card, while the offer terms say a Sky Broadband-only customer is on a 12-month contract; the page does not say if this figure includes the saving
    Go to Sky Broadband
  2. 2.Sky Broadband · Fibre Everyday
    $85 a month, from, ongoing
    511/109 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 511 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026) · save $10 a month for 12 months, new Sky Broadband customers, offer ends 30 November 2026
    rolling monthly plan on the card, while the offer terms say a Sky Broadband-only customer is on a 12-month contract; the page does not say if this figure includes the saving
    Go to Sky Broadband
  3. 3.Slingshot · Unlimited
    $101 a month, from, ongoing
    519/111 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 519 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026) · $91 $10 broadband discount for 12 months · minimum 12-month term
    unlimited data; modem not included, BYO or rent one for $5 a month ($14.95 postage); early termination fees up to $250; the page prices the plan "from"
    Go to Slingshot
Sky Broadband plansSlingshot plansFibre of 100 Mbps or betterFibre of 300 Mbps or betterFibre of 500 Mbps or betterGigabit fibre

Related questions

Do Sky Broadband and Slingshot have promotional prices?
Slingshot Unlimited: $91 $10 broadband discount for 12 months, then $101 a month. The comparison uses the ongoing price.

Where this comes from

Dated 2026-11-08. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.