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Data blocks
From New Zealand Connections
Data blocks are typically used by data providers for billing purposes. They can range in size, depending on the connection or provider. For instance mobile providers usually bill in data blocks of 10 kilobytes.
ADSL providers however typically bill by the megabyte or more commonly, the gigabyte.
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Slingshot
With Slingshot plans, once you exceed your usage, your connection is typically limited to 64kbps, unless you either have your account set up to automatically purchase new blocks, or manually purchase a new data block. Prices get cheaper as you purchase larger units.
The newest plans now have data blocks which keep active for 12 months, therefore they will not expire every month. Data allowances with the plans will be used first before any extra data blocks.
All Slingshot plans other than Naked DSL
| Size | Price |
| 5 GB | $10 |
| 20 GB | $25 |
| 50 GB | $50 |
Slingshot Naked DSL
| Size | Price |
| 3 GB | $5 |
| 10 GB | $10 |
| 20 GB | $25 |
| 50 GB | $40 |
TelstraClear
With TelstraClear plans, once you exceed your usage, your connection will not be throttled, instead a new data block (the same size as the original) is automatically added to your account, at the additional costs shown below:
ADSL
| Size | Price |
| 1 GB | $2.95 |
| 10 GB | $11.95 |
Cable
| Plan | Size | Price |
| Highspeed 1G | 250 MB | $2.95 |
| Highspeed 5G | 500 MB | $2.95 |
| Highspeed 10G | 1 GB | $2.95 |
| Highspeed 20G | 1 GB | $2.95 |
| Highspeed 40G | 2 GB | $2.95 |
| Highspeed 80G | 2 GB | $2.95 |
| WarpSpeed 120G | 2 GB | $2.95 |
Woosh
With Woosh plans, once you exceed your usage, your connection is typically limited to dialup speeds. You can though, purchase extra data usage blocks.
Woosh Wireless
| Size | Price |
| 500 MB | $9.95 |
| 1 GB | $14.95 |
Woosh Wired Broadband
| Size | Price |
| 5 GB | $10.00 |
| 10 GB | $20.00 |
Vodafone New Zealand
With Vodafone's Easy pack, Ideal pack and Ultimate pack as well as Easy pack Red, Ideal pack Red and Ultimate pack Red, you can "double your data" for a set price.
Only one "double your data" block can be bought in any one month.
You can choose to add a block for the month, or for every month where the limit is reached.
For more information, see here.
| Plan | Size | Price |
| Easy pack | 1 GB | $5.00 |
| Ideal pack | 5 GB | $10.00 |
| Ultimate pack | 20 GB | $30.00 |
| Easy pack Red | 1 GB | $5.00 |
| Ideal pack Red | 5 GB | $10.00 |
| Ultimate pack Red | 20 GB | $30.00 |
Orcon
Orcon broadband data block pricing depends on whether you're on the Orcon+ Network or not.
To view more details, visit the Orcon@Home page, and enter your phone number into the search field. You will be given further details from there as to which network you should be covered under.
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Snap
With Snap Broadband and Naked DSL plans, when you go over your usage limit, your connection is restricted to 64kbps.
Otherwise, you can also buy data blocks listed here at said prices.
| Size | Price |
| 1 GB | $2.00 |
| 2.5 GB | $5.00 |
| 5 GB | $10.00 |
| 10 GB | $20.00 |
| 20 GB | $36.00 |
| 50 GB | $75.00 |
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