Skinny

Skinny’s whole reason for being is to strip everything back, so you only pay for stuff you actually want at super low prices. It’s based on a model called common sense. Skinny broadband only does award-winning mobile and broadband, and it’s all prepay.

Skinny Mobile is a division of Spark New Zealand Trading Limited, and Skinny happily uses Spark's 4G network.

Do I need to use the Skinny router (modem)?
Yes, you do but if you sign up on their 12-month term contract plan, you will get a modem for free. If you prefer to keep things simple and stay out of contracts then you will need to buy it for $99. This router has been configured and works right out of the box with a very simple setup to make things super easy. You cannot bring your own modem to connect to them.

Is it really unlimited?
Correct, their Unlimited Broadband is a fixed-line connection (as opposed to the 4G wireless broadband), which means you can stream all the movies you want and not worry about your data. There is no data limits or caps!

Is Skinny Unlimited Broadband available everywhere?
Anyone who can get a fixed-line internet connection in New Zealand can get ADSL or VDSL plans. You can also get fibre connections in the main centres, including Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Whanganui, Christchurch, Dunedin and many others.

How fast is the connection?
After you enter your address in the address checker, we will show you the best connection type available at your property. Their base plans are the same price, no matter what type of connection you can get, and your speed will totally depend on the connection type. With standard (VDSL or ADSL) connection your maximum speed will be around 10 to 50Mbps (average throughout New Zealand). If fibre is already installed in your house or your address is fibre ready, you will be able to get speed up to 900Mbps. As soon as fibre becomes available at your street, just get in touch with them and they will look at upgrading your connection to fibre.

** NOTE: The above information has been provided by the ISP or reproduced from their website **

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Reliability	5.7
Speed	5.7
Support	5.1
Features	5.0
Value	6.6

Average from 89 reviews

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2017-11-10 23:12:50

Cammy 8.4

Reliable and cheap service

Pros

Insanely competitive with their pricing

Cons

-If your not technically minded and you have an issue, ringing them can only be achieved between working hours. Generally easy to understand when talking to them though
-Their Huawei modem they supply is rubbish

2017-11-01 05:44:40

Joseph Williams 8.4

On their unlimited fibre plan

Pros

Cheaper than every other provider and the service is impeccable on fibre

Cons

Terrible to deal with their support via email
ADSL service cut out all the time while we were waiting for fibre to be installed and they were basically no help. Worth it if your connection is reliable but don't expect them to help at all otherwise

2017-10-24 05:45:13

Grant price 5.0

Not very helpful when you finally get hold of somebody

Pros

Good prices

Cons

No good for gaming I found, they suggested I change provider

2017-10-17 08:38:31

Glenn Holmes 3.0

We recently signed up to skinny unlimited broadband.

We were told we would be connected within 5 days which was great.

We have today cancelled our contract after 12 days of bad service, terrible communication and broadband speeds which makes dial up look like fibre.

Details below:

Pros

Cheap.

Cons

Lack of communication with customers, irrelevant automated emails which did not update us on our connection, rather tell us something we wanted to hear which would generally be the opposite of the actual situation. Once ...read more

2017-10-13 05:02:01

Rachael Bell 9.0

Used their 4G service in rented property that did not have fibre yet...Fab service only changed as I relocated and they could not provide fibre service or 4G to new address

Pros

Always answered call. Never had an issue with their service provision. Not needing unlimited data I found the value great and no requirement of landline connection. 4G was still a good speed

Cons

Could do with more plan size options. While 100Gb suited me it's often not enough for families .

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