Roaming
Use your NZ plan for just $8/day in over 100 destinations worldwide. There’s also Roaming Data Add-ons for far away places. And it just works - activating when you hop off the plane. We also offer Business Roaming where, unlike the other guys, we offer free Aussie Roaming^ on all business plans. T&Cs apply.
To find out which roaming networks provide our roaming services overseas, click here.
For the destinations listed below, the following calling and text roaming rates apply:
- $3.45 per minute to call anywhere in the world**
- $1.15 per minute to receive any call
- $0.91 a text sent to anywhere in the world**
**Does not include premium or satellite numbers.
To use roaming data in these destinations, you’ll need to purchase a 500MB Roaming Add-on for $57. You’ll be prompted to do this in the welcome text we send you when you arrive in your destination.
Tablet and iPad users will not receive a welcome text and will need to insert their device’s SIM card into a mobile phone and text Y to 237 to purchase the data Add-on.
Destinations included in the $57 Roaming Add-On:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guam (Northern Mariana Islands), Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Martinique, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
If you're off overseas, you don't have to leave your device at home, just make sure that your Data Roaming settings are turned on and you’ll be able to use your New Zealand plan in most overseas destinations. You don’t need to buy a roaming pack before you go, we’ll send you a text when you arrive in your destination and let you know which roaming service you can access.
Find out more about using our phone overseas in our handy article
International updates of mobile networks means the way you roam and stay connected while travelling is changing. Here's a quick update on things you need to know.
$3.45/min to make calls (excluding premium numbers); $1.15/min to receive calls; 91c to send texts (excluding premium numbers)
Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago
American Samoa, Andorra, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Iran, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mayotte, Micronesia, Monaco, Netherlands Antilles, Niue, North Korea, Palau, Pitcairn, Reunion, Russian Federation, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Senegal, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara
Cook Islands at $8/day
It just works
2degrees app
$8/day to 100 destinations
No setup needed
Built for Prepay too
It’s easy to use your 2degrees mobile while flying or cruising, whether you’re on Prepay or Pay Monthly.
In-flight Roaming will only work on selected aircraft that have In-flight Roaming equipment installed. Check with your airline for routes, destinations and the availability of In-flight Roaming. The use of In-flight Roaming may be restricted by the airline to reduce cabin noise. All calls will be charged on a per minute basis and will be rounded up to the next whole minute. In-Flight Roaming services are provided via satellite so you may notice speech delays of up to 3 seconds.
Cruise ship roaming will only work on selected vessels that have roaming equipment installed. Check with your cruise liner for routes, destinations and the availability of cruise ship roaming. All calls will be charged on a per minute basis and will be rounded up to the next whole minute.
Cruise ship and In-flight roaming rates exclude calling and texting premium rate and satellite phone numbers.