G'day.
I currently pay $99 per month to Full Flavour here in Tauranga, for 100/20 Mbps (though effectively a bit higher than that, oddly and pleasingly enough) unlimited. I can sign a new 12 month contract with them to save $4 an bring that down to $95 per month.
If I leave FF I will have to buy my own Roku Streaming Stick (they loan one for free) - figure about NZD$90 to buy and import, yeah? But that wouldn't be a huge burden, and I have been eyeing the new faster 2016 model, as my older one runs many apps rather slowly, nowadays.
Till recently the above has been either the best deal available for me (or so close I preferred to stick with the good service I get now), given I need at least 100/20 unlimited and I love my Roku. But today I leant Trustpower has some new plans, including:
$59 first year, $89 second year onwards
100/20 Mbps
$69 first year, $94 second year onwards
100/50 Mbps
Both requiring 24 month contracts.
I'd probably go with the first, as I've been comfortable with only 20 Mbps up, doing most of my heavy uploading at night.
As to savings, I figure:
((95-59)*12)-90+100=442 (Truspower discounted first year's price difference, minus cost of new Roku, plus $100 increase in TECT cheque resulting from addition of internet to current power contract with Trustpower)
((95-89)*12)+100=172 (regular price's difference after first year, plus $100 increase in TECT cheque)
So $442 saved in year one. $172 saved every year afterwards.
Seems worth it, but I wonder if I'm giving up any speed or reliability in moving to Trustpower. I do get good, slightly faster than I pay for service with good friendly local customer support (not that I require it much) from FF.
Can any current Trustpower fibre customers tell me what kind of speed and reliability they receive, please?
TIA :-)