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#319731 26-May-2025 17:26

The Skinny prepay annual plans appeared last week, but after enquiring, I’ve found that:

They don’t count towards the $10/month broadband bundle discount, and
There’s no confirmation as to whether these annual plans will receive the summer data bonus deals.

Hopefully that'll change in the future.

Still worth a look, but you might need to factor this into the equation.

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#3377069 26-May-2025 17:38

Still 28 day plans

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#3377075 26-May-2025 18:07

Yes, however $296 for the 1-year 52GB plan represents better value the $27 per 4 week plan over the same period. Pity about the lack of BB discount and possibly no summer bonus though.

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#3377078 26-May-2025 18:21

Without looking into it, removing the BB discount would be dubious as the saving claim could be called into question.

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#3377090 26-May-2025 19:03

It's great compared to my $65 2degrees plan... until you factor in that I hotspot a lot and I am immediately turned off. On top of Spark's coverage being very poor where I work.

Gonna have to pass.

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#3377139 27-May-2025 08:45

MaxineN:

until you factor in that I hotspot a lot and I am immediately turned off.

Ummm... Skinny screenshot seems to say "including hotspotting" - what am I missing here?

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#3377164 27-May-2025 10:36

jamesrt:

MaxineN:

until you factor in that I hotspot a lot and I am immediately turned off.

Ummm... Skinny screenshot seems to say "including hotspotting" - what am I missing here?

10GB of hotspot is not a lot in my use case.

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#3377696 28-May-2025 14:20

UPDATE: Received a different response today from Skinny stating that subscribing to the $296 or $439 yearly plans do make you eligible to receive the $10/month broadband discount.

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#3380489 4-Jun-2025 18:15

UPDATE #2: Annual plans are now 30% off until 22 June 2025.

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#3380548 4-Jun-2025 19:17

Probably responding to the various Kogan, Mighty Mobile and the current Kiwi Mobile promos.

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#3380641 5-Jun-2025 09:51

No mention of whether accrued minutes and data roll over anywhere that I can see. I hope their tech people are better than the bunnies in marketing.

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#3380699 5-Jun-2025 11:04

MikeFly:

No mention of whether accrued minutes and data roll over anywhere that I can see. I hope their tech people are better than the bunnies in marketing.

Clearly mentions on the Skinny web page about rollover data and minutes for the two available yearly plans, take a look:
https://www.skinny.co.nz/pricing/plans/#combo_1year

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#3380700 5-Jun-2025 11:12

I mean the minutes and data I already have from the existing plan. I would assume so, but be annoying to lose the 65 hours of talk minutes, and 50G data (that I obviously don't need).

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#3381197 6-Jun-2025 12:16

I’m looking at the annual plans with 30% off.

I currently top up by internet banking.

It has activate with new card.

I don’t want to top up prepay by $207 only to find it has to be charged to credit card and not come off prepay balance!

Would prefer not to top up by credit card as 15% off doesn’t interest me so would likely revert back to 28 day payments after year and have more control if they can only take the topped up money, not charge a credit card if forget.

Edit: With the 28 day plans it has buy plan, click on that and gives top up options, yet the yearly one just has activate with new card.

Second edit: It has changed to buy now, but after clicking it just has activate with new card, doesn’t give top up options.

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#3381434 6-Jun-2025 19:52

MikeFly:

I mean the minutes and data I already have from the existing plan. I would assume so, but be annoying to lose the 65 hours of talk minutes, and 50G data (that I obviously don't need).

Just confirmed via a Skinny Staff member, that existing data/mins will carry over to yearly plan.

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Also asked and confirmed ithe same will apply in 12 months time when moving from yearly back to 4-weekly, existing data/mins is carried over.

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#3381687 8-Jun-2025 06:17

@snowfly Thanks for finding that out, I was too lazy to sign up to messenger to ask myself :)

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