12 Months 1/2 Price Broadband When Adding to Electricity (516/114Mbps $49.50/Month, 891/506Mbps $57.50/Month) @ Mercury

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12 Months 1/2 Price Broadband When Adding to Electricity (516/114Mbps $49.50/Month, 891/506Mbps $57.50/Month) @ Mercury
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Wakrak on 01/07/2026 - 08:28 mercury.co.nz (427 clicks)
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For existing customers

Pay half our standard broadband price, when you add an eligible broadband service to your existing electricity service with Mercury for a 1-year term

This offer is provided by Mercury NZ Limited and is only available to existing residential customers who are adding an eligible wireless broadband, FibreClassic or FibreMax broadband service at the same address.

Eligible Service Months 1-12 Standard Broadband Price
120GB (Capped) Wireless Broadband $34.50 $69*
300GB Urban Wireless Broadband $37.00 $74*
300GB Rural Wireless Broadband $69.50 $139*
1000GB Wireless Broadband $39.50 $79*
FibreClassic $49.50 $99*
FibreMax $57.50 $115

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  • jimpappa on 01/07/2026 - 08:45

    Mercury can change the prices anytime they want and they would not allow you to break the contract without a panelty.

    9.1 All pricing will be subject to change at any time during the Term. You will be given notice of any change in accordance with
    Mercury’s General Terms and Conditions for Residential Customers.

    They did that earlier but had an issue with terms and conditions not mentioning that but now they have it in there. See https://www.cheapies.nz/node/54977

    FWIW I'm with them for electricity and broadband. I'll definitely move to a different broadband provider when my term ends.
    For electricity they are pretty good. The app based rewards program is pretty nice, I usually get to score 5+ free power days an year.

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    • jesserockz on 01/07/2026 - 09:32

      I'm pretty sure even if they write that in the terms, they cannot unilaterally change the contract like that. You are allowed to leave without penalty at that point.

      As stated here: https://www.cheapies.nz/comment/289793/redir

      https://www.comcom.govt.nz/assets/pdf_file/0022/93901/Quick-…

      Variation clauses are likely to be unfair if they have the effect of a ‘blank cheque’, allowing you to adjust an agreed price at your discretion, or to change other important aspects of the contract to suit yourself.

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      • Alan6984 on 01/07/2026 - 09:44

        I'm pretty sure even if they write that in the terms, they cannot unilaterally change the contract like that. You are allowed to leave without penalty at that point.

        I agree, but unless you are actually keen for an argument (and some might be so inclined to be fair) then maybe best to steer clear of such contracts?

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        • jesserockz on 01/07/2026 - 09:51

          It is sad how many people don't know or fight for their rights. I would definitely fight it. I also don't use bundles because you end up spending more money compared to actually looking around and I wouldn't want my power to be terminated because I didn't pay the internet bill.

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          • jimpappa on 01/07/2026 - 09:56

            @jesserockz: Agree! And locking up both broadband and electricity is risky. With many providers they only provide broadband if you have electricity with them. So that limits your options and hard to move.

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          • NovaAlpha on 01/07/2026 - 10:10

            @jesserockz: I think people value their time and have better things to do. Is it worth that much effort when you're not saving that much? People don't understand that time is money.

            Why even go for fibre if you can get 5G? I'm on 5G uncapped speed and unlimited data and I pay only $33 a month, open term. I get like 500Mbps download and 80Mbps upload.

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            • Twomod on 01/07/2026 - 10:23

              @NovaAlpha: What company are you with for your 5G?

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              • Wakrak on 01/07/2026 - 10:26

                @Twomod: Mighty Mobile
                https://www.cheapies.nz/comment/291881/redir

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                • Twomod on 01/07/2026 - 10:54

                  @Wakrak: I thought they've introduced a data cap on hotspot?

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                  • NovaAlpha on 01/07/2026 - 16:18

                    @Twomod: Did they? I never noticed any issues. I have a scheduled speedtest every day via automation and I'm always getting the expected results. I stream and torrent and download quite heavily as well, never had issues. I'm also not doing hotspot sharing, I'm using a 5G router. Maybe it's coz of my config on the router perhaps that can spoof quite a lot of things that they'd normally check. Anyway, works for me, beats paying $90+ for fiber with the exact performance.

                    Also, don't ask me for my config. I've shared too many tips & tricks in the past that ended up getting burned.

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                    • Twomod on 01/07/2026 - 19:00

                      @NovaAlpha: HOTSPOT (Personal Hotspot / Tethering)

                      https://www.mightymobile.co.nz/terms-and-conditions

                      Except for Starter, each Plan has a Hotspot high-speed allowance (cap). Once you reach your Plan’s Hotspot high-speed cap, your Hotspot will continue to work, but it will be throttled to 1.2Mbps for the remainder of the month (or until your Hotspot allowance resets). The Starter Plan has no Hotspot high-speed allowance.

                      Your Plan’s Hotspot high-speed allowance:‍

                      Starter: 5GB at max speed including any Hotspot use.
                      Fast: 25GB of Hotspot at max speed, then 1.2Mbps.
                      Faster: 50GB of Hotspot at max speed, then 1.2Mbps.
                      Fastest: 250GB of Hotspot at max speed, then 1.2Mbps.

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                      • NovaAlpha on 01/07/2026 - 19:41

                        @Twomod: Hmm, good to know. I guess I'm unaffected then.

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                      • Seanni on 03/07/2026 - 12:29

                        @Twomod: The speed caps for us mere mortals! 😅

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          • Alan6984 on 01/07/2026 - 10:51

            @jesserockz:

            It is sad how many people don't know or fight for their rights. I would definitely fight it. .

            I completely agree - just noting that having a right, and being willing to get into something, knowing that you might have to incur costs to enforce that right, is something to consider. At the very least, you should be factoring it in as a real cost of the contract that you're signing up for (adjusted for whatever likelihood you assess to ending up in that position - which you might assess as vanishingly small).

            I also don't use bundles because you end up spending more money compared to actually looking around and I wouldn't want my power to be terminated because I didn't pay the internet bill

            Agree with that too - I never bundle things as it almost always ends up costing more in the long run (missing out on good deals down the track for example), both in dollars and time. It seems to be a common trap that many people fall into though, and you're onto a fools game trying to explain it to people, as all they hear is that they've been stupid (regardless of how you try to frame it for them), which causes cognitive dissonance, and at that point they'll just stop listening or double down on trying to justify it. Leave them to it :-)

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    • CrusaderNZ on 01/07/2026 - 11:25

      They won’t. I’m in the last month of that 6 months free deal, and when the price went up a few months ago from the wholesaler, they emailed me saying my price would increase. Shortly after, they sent another email apologising and saying it wouldn’t change while I was on that 6-month free 1 year contract.

      I will churn next month like usual and will be interested to see if they try to counter the deal to retain me as they sent me a survey recently about my contract ending.

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  • pyedpiper on 01/07/2026 - 10:29

    13 TERMINATION CONSEQUENCES
    13.1 If you cancel your electricity service or switch your electricity providers during the Term, from the next billing period you will lose any remaining months of your 12 month half price.

    That is the only consequences i can see in the contract if you decide to switch providers , so nothing to stop you looking around if they getting sneaky and start raising your power or internet prices , but then again i am not a lawyer

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  • debo on 01/07/2026 - 12:28

    I feel ripped off. Just finished my 6 months free on a 12 months contract.

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  • royalpork on 01/07/2026 - 14:36

    I've just left Mercury Broadband after being with them for a month. It's not even worth $50 per month. all traffic is routed through the US using a low-cost route, and during peak hours in the evening, even YouTube buffers and lags. The performance has been very disappointing.

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    • Monk on 02/07/2026 - 08:46

      Would be great to see why someone down voted you. This is the only information I would be interested in before signing up for this long.

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      • royalpork on 02/07/2026 - 11:43

        To be honest, other providers may have buffering issues from time to time, but with Mercury, it seemed to happen constantly. I wouldn't recommend using any broadband service provided by a power company.

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    • Wakrak on 02/07/2026 - 08:56

      Only buffering issue I had was with Teams on my work laptop1. Would freeze from time to time. Never had an issue with YouTube, though TV was connected to router via ethernet.

      1. no issues so far with Sky Broadband ↩

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    • wildchild on 03/07/2026 - 06:28

      Tbf we have been with mercury for years (thanks for the fridge!) and my tech savvy partner games and says internet service is great (and routing outside of NZ has nothing to do with local provider). I will also often be watching some trash once baby in bed with no change in how fast it is.

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      • royalpork on 03/07/2026 - 10:46

        Your tech savvy partner must have some pretty unique insights if they've figured out that overseas routing has nothing to do with the local provider.

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        • Alan6984 on 03/07/2026 - 12:30

          Your tech savvy partner must have some pretty unique insights if they've figured out that overseas routing has nothing to do with the local provider.

          All gamers are tech savvy don'cha know!

          I had a PSX back in the day ;-)

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  • Mydrinkofchoice on 02/07/2026 - 09:38

    Also on Mercury. I've had buffering issues at peak viewing times watching the rugby ex o/s stream. VPN to US or UK tidied it up. The WC has been pretty stable without the VPN. Especially enjoying the 4k streams.

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  • ccheapiessr on 05/07/2026 - 20:15

    Hi cheapies,

    I also found the following deal:
    WANT A MOBILE OFFER ON TOP OF A $300 ELECTRICITY CREDIT?
    Get a $300 electricity credit*, plus add mobile and enjoy 12 months at half price** on your mobile plan.

    Is there anything that d stop me from joining electricity first with mobile to get $300 Credit.
    Then to add broadband added to electricity to be qualify for the halfsie?

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    • moneytomyway on 14/07/2026 - 16:34

      Keen to know too. Have you got any response?

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