I had a phone call from Telecom call centre last week asking if I want to upgrade my ADSL to VDSL2 and sign a 12 month contract for a phone+broadband package. This made me look at what is available in the market and at my recent usage to see what is the best package for our family. I been with Telecom for twenty odd years - mainly because I have been happy with them overall (plus I have had an Xtra account - and did not want the hassle of changing it) So I checked out about a dozen or so web sites and it looks like only six companies are providing BOTH VoIP and VDSL2 - and I came up with a short list of  two (Snap vs WorldExchange] - they are different - and they all sounds good and I cant make my mind up. Any advise / recommendations ?  I read many of the posts here - but very few of them were written in the last few months with the newer VDSL offerings were in place. This is what I found on the web site:

1. SNAP VDSL BROADBAND & SNAP PLUS

 

• 100GB data per month
• Need VDSL modem (FRITZ!Box 7390) - I think this is extra.
• Snap Plus phone line 
• FREE Voicemail
• FREE Caller ID
• FREE Call Waiting
• Free Number Port
• FREE connection and Wiring
• $100 / month @ 12 mnth contract
• NZ-based Help Desk

Snap seem pretty on to it, had a good writeup about it in Stuff yesterday and have a FB page full of happy customers. However, they are based in Christchurch - and I cant find out about what sort of DR / Bus. continuity they have if their data centre goes down with an earthquake.

2.WORLD EXCHANGE FUSION 100

 

• 100GB data per month
• Need a WXC MP264 Residential Gateway @ $295 extra
• FREE Voicemail
• FREE Caller ID
• FREE Call Waiting
• FREE connection and Wiring
• $125 / month @ 12 mnth contract [Plus $30 switching fee]
• Emergency Services Compliant Primary Voice Line

• Call Waiting
• Call Forwarding
• Fax to Email
• Free Local Calls
• 5 Cent NZ Calling

• Free installation
• Free Number Port
• 12 month contrac
• NZ-based Help Desk

WorldExchange seems to have the most 'features' per unit dollar - but not sure I have use for many of the telephony features.

3. 2TALK VDSL BASIC PLAN + GO FREE VOICE PLAN

 

• 100GB data per month
• Need a Zyxel P-870H-51A V2 VDSL Router @ $219.37 extra
• $86.12 / month and $57 connection fee 

2Talk looks cheap - but the cost of ownership seems more than SNAP when you add all the bits (extra monthly or extra toll charges).


4. TELECOM ULTRA VDSL AND  EVERYDAY LOCAL CALLING

 

• 80GB data per month
• FREE Ultra VDSL Modem (TG589vn)  +Wifi
• $95 / month @ 12 mnth contract [Plus $99 connection fee]
• Edit:  includes landline + everyday local calling
• VoIP is not something Telecom offers - so need extra fees for for a PBX on cloud + SIP phones from another provider.

Any suggestions from existing users / experts are gratefully accepted. Here are my detailed requirements:

- We have six in the family (Three teenagers)
- our average bandwidth usage is 80GB / m. Hardly use the land-line 
- Not bothered if the router does not have Wifi - as I have a separate high end Wi-Fi router.
- Have not considered the phones we need - but I guess a phone like a phone like the FRITZ!Fon MT-F) would be fine for the main phone, and each person in the house (who have either an iPAD or iPHONE) can download Zoiper SIP Phone - so everyone in the house will have a phone each.  
- Edit: I dont need analogue line for FAX / alarm / Sky etc. Manage everything fine over broadband. 
- My current ADSL connection has down bandwidth of  15kbps and 14dB line attenuation