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23 January 2018
Sonya Maniapoto 4.6
Extremely difficult to get support - compounded by poor mobile data reception at the address in question, effectively meant each email conversation took a day to have. Sux
21 January 2018
John Hopkins 1
Useless: in Europe the 'service' offering would contravene the consumer protection act
Pros
You have to be kidding me!
Cons
Utterly useless. In the year we have had the service the phone only worked in the last 5 weeks and the, so called, broadband is so degraded and contested as to be virtually unusable. I have spent literally hours and hours explaining to non-technical and technical people the nature of the problem to no avail and staggering frustration. The selling of the 'service' to us was predicated on a tissue of falsehoods. The line is highly over contested and seen as too costly for Spark to remediate. Prove me incorrect if you can. ...read more
21 January 2018
George Gibbs 8.4
Friendly, helpful support whenever we have needed it.
Pros
Very easy to deal with.
Cons
None.
18 January 2018
Maggot 1
Couldn't sort out a new connection in 2 months. Kept getting BS excuses and no drive to sort it. Seemed happy to lose my business as it was in the 'difficult pile'
Pros
erm.... their phone number is easy to remember (although difficult to navigate). Their people seem nice.
Cons
absolutely unable to arrange a new connection (i.e. a connection to a new build). Not that anything was required apart from a chorus tech to turn up and join 2 wires together. Excuses for no connection were quite entertaining. Not able to drive Chorus. For new connections - AVOID SKINNY ...read more
18 January 2018
James 9.2
Good value, excellent service and a great all-around ISP.
Pros
Solid, full-speed 100/20 fibre connection
Excellent Fritzbox modem
Takes maybe a minute to get through to support CSRs
Cons
Nearly finished my 2-year contract and I don't have any cons
16 January 2018
Laurence Pask 8.8
I have been with Spark for several years now - Home line, Broadband and cellular. I don't consider them the cheapest but overall they give a great service and I am happy with them.
They seem to be the follower rather than the leader in pricing - awaiting to see if they are losing customers then move in offering existing customers with better deals. e.g rollover data and talk minutes on Cellular and increased speed on adsl.
If you are thinking of moving contact them and see if you can squeeze out a better deal. ...read more
Pros
For Support - use online chat. You can type in the problem and all the details - that way support team don't have to throw a lot of questions or guess what you are trying to say.
I have heard negative comments about their telephone support but I have always found it good.
I was helping a friend who is with another "cheaper" Cellular provider. Telephone support was hopeless. Some Support workers who have English as a second language do not understand Kiwis idioms and "Kiwi speak"
I have never found that problem with Spark.
...read more
Cons
Broadband slows down sometimes to a complete stop from 3 minutes to the hour too about 7 minutes past the hour. Why is this? Is everyone logging on at the same time?

Also - are they throttling down the speed on certain I.P. addresses? Other ISP may be doing the same. ...read more
16 January 2018
Jenna 6
Overall pretty good experience.
Pros
No major issues once up and running, helpful on the phone.
Cons
Sent incorrect type of modem initially, quickly sent correct one but still delays setting up. Dropped out at busy times.
14 January 2018
islay-mavora christophers 1
this provider was terrible. we ordered broadband from copper, we were told it would take 6 weeks, it took over 6 months due to really poor communication. once we got it, it was slower than our copper had been and the coverage was worse! we rang for help several times but no one seemed that motivated to do anything, in the end, out of desperation we have changed providers. also when you ring their help line you wait for a REALLY long time!
Pros
none
Cons
long wait when ringing helpline, poor help service, bad communication, crap product
12 January 2018
Rohan 3.4
Possibly the worst provider in terms of reliability. The connection cuts of for long periods on a day to day basis. Wouldnt have internet connection when needed the most. Have to toggle between 4g and this like right now. Yes you guys do have courtesy 4g, but doesnt help me using a diff mobile provider. Frustrated!!
Pros
The price (which i got switching from another provider)- usually not competitive
Cons
Disrubted connection, slow!
12 January 2018
Alicia Sales 5.4
Wifi is forever cutting iut going off line even when there is just 1 person home
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