Data Cap stories
Spark boosts data cap allowances - and some prices - on select broadband plans
Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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Spark is upping the data caps - and some prices - on some of its popular home & business plans by as much as 50% to cater for Kiwis' love for data.
Kiwis continue internet love affair
Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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NZ's data consumption soars, with Internet usage equivalent to streaming over 12 million HD movies last year, highlighting a digital love affair.
Woosh doubles data caps
Mon, 11th Jun 2012
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Woosh and Vodafone ramp up broadband wars, doubling data caps for users, with bonuses like free calls and unlimited site access.
Telecom doubles home data plans
Fri, 27th Apr 2012
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Telecom has increased the data caps on all of its home broadband plans by at least 100%, reflecting the massive upswing in consumer usage.
Consumers jump at Maxnet unlimited deal
Thu, 15th Mar 2012
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Maxnet's new unlimited broadband deal entices Kiwis, filling the waitlist quickly as consumers seek to end frustrating data caps.
Orcon releases iPhone broadband usage app
Thu, 24th Feb 2011
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Orcon launches a free iPhone app to help users monitor broadband usage, promising future updates and a pending Android version.
Telecom ordered to pay $120k
Fri, 18th Jun 2010
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Telecom is to pay USD $120,000 in refunds for misleading broadband ads, and USD $75,000 to support a price comparison tool, the Commerce Commission has ruled.
Big Time plan bites the dust
Thu, 20th May 2010
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Telecom has scrapped its Big Time broadband plan, launched last July, due to unmanageable traffic and complaints from high-end users.
TiVo’s walled garden
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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>>> If you were offered premium Internet content for a special price, would you be willing to pay it? Depends on the content, you might say.
New SKY offer from Vodafone
Tue, 17th Nov 2009
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Vodafone is offering SKY customers with Ideal or Ultimate packages a free upgrade to MYSKYHDi plus a discounted installation rate of NZD $49 from December 7th.
One million connections
Tue, 27th Oct 2009
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Broadband subscriptions in New Zealand surpassed one million in June 2009, marking a 27% rise in usage since March 2008, reveals Statistics NZ.