Telecom and Vodaphone both offer prepaid mobile broadband sticks for $99 each. Useful if you need mobile broadband for a limited period and for limited usage, the limited data allowances would quickly be eaten up in anything but very light and occasional usage.

Mobile Broadband PrePay

Provider	Name	Price	Data Allowance	Additional Data
Telecom	Casual rate	$1 per day	10 MB	$1 for each additional megabyte
Telecom	Mobile Broadband 500MB	$29.95 per month	500 MB	$29.95 for an additional 500MB to use in the same calendar month, any data over this is 10c per MB
Vodaphone	Broadband Lite	$10 per month	100 MB	100 MB Top-Up for $10 or a 512 MB Top-up for $30
Vodaphone	Broadband Surfer	$30 per month	512 MB	100 MB Top-Up for $10 or a 512 MB Top-up for $30

Mobile Broadband No Term

Vodaphone and Telecom offer no tie in contracts with much higher data allowances than the prepaid options. In addition to the monthly cost you also need to factor in the cost of the mobile broadband device which can be anything from $99 - $400.

Mobile Broadband No Term

Provider	Name	Price	Data Allowance	Additional Data
Telecom	Mobile Broadband 2GB	$59.95 per month	2 GB	$29.95 for an additional 2GB After that data is 10c per MB
Telecom	Mobile Broadband 4GB	$79.95 per month	4 GB	$29.95 for an additional 4GB After that data is 10c per MB
Vodaphone	Broadband Everyday	$59.95 per month	1 GB	$10 for another 1GB then $0.50 per MB
Vodaphone	Broadband Pro	$79.95 per month	3 GB	$10 for another 3GB then $0.50 per MB

Mobile Broadband Contract

All the no term plans offered above are also offered on a 24 month contract basis by Vodaphone and Telecom but $10 a month cheaper, also both Telecom and Vodaphone will offer free sticks or up to $200 off the price of a mobile broadband stick.

Mobile Broadband Contract

Provider	Name	Price	Contract	Data Allowance	Additional Data
Telecom	Mobile Broadband 2GB	$49.95 per month	24 Month	2 GB	$29.95 for an additional 2GB After that data is 10c per MB
Telecom	Mobile Broadband 4GB	$69.95 per month	24 Month	4 GB	$29.95 for an additional 4GB After that data is 10c per MB
Vodaphone	Broadband Everyday	$49.95 per month	24 Month	1 GB	$10 for another 1GB then $0.50 per MB
Vodaphone	Broadband Pro	$69.95 per month	24 Month	3 GB	$10 for another 3GB then $0.50 per MB

Broadband Example: Potential Savings of $240 a year

Savings obviously depend on how much bandwidth an individual user uses and what plan they are on.

Example 1 User is on Telecom no term contract at $79.95 for 4GB but never goes above 2GB in a month. In this case they could move onto the 2GB no term contract at $59.95 a month saving $20 a month or $240 a year.

Example 2 User is on Telecom no term contract at $59.95 a month for 2GB but always goes above this incurring an additional $29.95 charge. In this case their total monthly cost would be $89.90 they could switch to the 4GB a month contract for $79.95 saving themselves $9.95 a month or $119.40 a year.