Let's begin to discover and enjoy what this exciting, next-generation technology can do.
Spark 5G mobile is live in Dunedin, Palmerston North, downtown Auckland and Takapuna. Stay tuned, our network is expanding fast.
Check 5G coverage5G phones are available from any Spark store. '5G Ready' means it'll work on our network now. '5G Capable' means it'll be enabled soon, but will work on 4G in meantime.
Browse 5G phones5G is included in all Spark plans until at least July 2021 at no extra cost. You'll be spoilt for choice with options to fit many needs and budgets.
Browse plansIMPORTANT TO NOTE
If you didn’t buy your 5G phone from us, we can activate 5G in-store for you. Or you can call us at 0800 SPARK 5G (0800 772 755).
To get the most out of your 5G experience, we recommend our Endless Mobile plans. 5G will use more data than your previous 4G service. Our Endless plans include a certain amount of max speed data (which you can use for 5G). Once this has run out, you get endless data at 1.2Mbps. At this speed you can continue to do the things you love, like streaming your favourite shows on Netflix, listening to music, scrolling through social media and keeping in touch with friends and family on FaceTime without running out of data.
*Endless data: Allocated data at max speed, then speeds reduce to 1.2 Mbps, this will impact your experience. No tethering or hotspots, unless you buy a Hotspot extra
**Unlimited SMS: Includes person-to-person messages to NZ and Australia numbers only and excludes MMS (e.g. picture messaging) and non-data video calling.
† Hotspot extra: A person's Hotspot extra usage counts towards their total data usage on their Endless Mobile plan. Speeds will reduce after allocated data at max speed, then speeds will reduce to 1.2 Mbps, this will impact your experience.
5G ready is a 5G device that is already compatible with Spark's 5G network – so it's ready to access our network as long as you're in coverage and on any Spark mobile plan. You'll need to ensure you have installed the latest software update.
5G capable is a 5G device that will soon be able to connect to Spark 5G. At this early stage of our network rollout, not every 5G capable phone can be enabled (made 5G Ready) just yet. But it won't be long, additional mobiles will become ready over the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
Our initial 5G deployment is 'NSA' (non-stand-alone). What this means is that a device needs to connect to 4G before it can connect to 5G. This means that at minimum, a device must support both Band 1 | LTE 2100MHz and N78 | 5G.
We will make 5G available at no extra cost on all Spark plans at time of launch, at least up until July 2021. If this changes, we will notify you so you can choose to opt in or out of the service.
Currently we are only putting 5G equipment on our existing cell towers. We will not be putting up specific towers for 5G for a long time yet.