This is a comparison between current Farmside Satellite broadband plans and PrimoWireless Wireless broadband plans that are applicable to the Taranaki region. The difference is not shown on just price, but what data you get for your money and how fast your connection is. You can read about the difference between Satellite broadband and Wireless broadband in our Broadband Explained section.

Prices, speeds, and data are correct as published 14/08/2010 - if you spot any errors or price changes just let us know and we will update them. Here is a link to the Farmside plans as published on their website so you can see for yourself the difference!

Compare the difference in the 2GB data plans.....
	PrimoWireless Primo2	Farmside Plus	Difference	PrimoWireless is….
Price	$49.00 p/m	$124.95 p/m	$75.95 p/m	2.5x cheaper $$$
Data	2GB	2GB	0GB	the same data
Download	2048kbps	2048kbps	0kbps	the same download
Upload	1024kbps	512kbps	512kbps	2x faster upload
Compare the difference in the entry level plans.....
	PrimoWireless Primo2	Farmside Lite	Difference	PrimoWireless is….
Price	$49.00 p/m	$69.95 p/m	$20.95 p/m	1.5x cheaper $$$
Data	2GB	0.5GB	1.5GB	4x more data
Download	2048kbps	512kbps	1536kbps	4x faster download
Upload	1024kbps	256kbps	768kbps	3x faster upload
Compare the difference in the high usage plans.....
	PrimoWireless Primo20	Farmside Pro	Difference	PrimoWireless is….
Price	$105.00 p/m	$229.95 p/m	$124.95 p/m	2x cheaper $$$
Data	20GB	5GB	15GB	4x more data
Download	2048kbps	2048kbps	0kbps	the same download
Upload	1024kbps	512kbps	512kbps	2x faster upload
Compare excess data usage across all of the plans.....
	PrimoWireless	Farmside	Difference	PrimoWireless is….
Price	$5.12 GB	$174.08 GB	$168.96 GB	33x cheaper $$$

Have a look at some savings over a 12 month period....

PrimoWireless	Monthly Cost	Over-Usage	Speeds	12 Months Cost
Primo2 - 2GB Plan	$49.00	$5.12 per GB	2Mbps/1Mbps	$588.00
Primo5 - 5GB Plan	$59.00	$5.12 per GB	2Mbps/1Mbps	$708.00
Primo10 - 10GB Plan	$79.00	$5.12 per GB	2Mbps/1Mbps	$948.00
Primo20 - 20GB Plan	$105.00	$5.12 per GB	2Mbps/1Mbps	$1260.00
FarmSide	Monthly Cost	Over-Usage	Speeds	12 Months Cost
Lite Plan - 500MB	$69.95	$174.08 per GB	512Kbps/256Kbps	$839.40
Regular Plan - 1GB	$99.95	$174.08 per GB	1Mbps/256Kbps	$1,199.40
Plus Plan - 2GB	$124.95	$174.08 per GB	2Mbps/512Kbps	$1,499.40
Pro Plan - 5GB	$229.95	$174.08 per GB	2Mbps/512Kbps	$2,759.40
Total savings during first 12 months: PrimoWireless Primo2 vs Farmside Lite Plan				$251.40
Total savings during first 12 months: PrimoWireless Primo2 vs Farmside Regular Plan				$611.40
Total savings during first 12 months: PrimoWireless Primo2 vs Farmside Plus Plan				$911.40
Total savings during first 12 months: PrimoWireless Primo5 vs Farmside Pro Plan				$2051.40

And remember, not only do you get savings, but you also get faster speeds, better latency and no rain fade.