Talk:New Zealand/@comment-85.255.237.111-20190711123106/@comment-33150096-20190711125312

I'm based in New Zealand. Not sure if you're aware but we have unlimited options now from all three network carriers. Cost/GB have come down steadily over the years.

Let me play devil's advocate for a bit: Considering our small population, we can either can have (1) cheap prices = less income for carriers to invest into improving coverage or capacity or (2) mid-range prices = more income for carriers to invest.

Whenever I go overseas I'm always struck by how much better NZ networks are compared to the country I am visiting. NZ networks have better rural coverage. Many very small towns have had 4G for some years now. Urban areas have plenty of 3G/4G capacity so good data speeds are possible even at peak times in busy areas.

Your coming from the UK is intersting to me as I found UK networks very poor in rural coverage and urban capacity terms when I visited in 2015. I remember taking the train from Manchester to London and wondering why Netflix kept buffering. Looked at network data and was surprised to see lots of no coverage and many areas still only have 2G or 3G with severe capacity issues. Even in major cities I struggled to get good speeds on 4G.

I know things have improved a lot since! Still I think NZ is doing well considering the smaller population means the carriers have to try and make their limited income go further.