We're bringing Rural Broadband to more places than ever before.

Our Timaru-based team has been delivering fast and reliable wireless broadband solutions to rural New Zealand for the last eight years. And now, with the power of Vodafone, it’s available in more places.

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Give us a call on 0800 32 76 74 to discuss your broadband options or request for a call back here.

*Terms, conditions and eligibility criteria apply. Click here to view full terms and conditions.

Midnight to midday RBI wireless data boosters

Boosting your plan is easy with our new RBI wireless off-peak data boosters** – just head to MyFarmside, choose how much extra data you want, and for how long. You can add a booster as a one-off purchase for a minimum of two months or add one to your account permanently if you simply need more data.

*Farmside standard terms and conditions and fair use policy applies for more information visit https://www.farmside.co.nz/broadband-terms

**Click here to view RBI Booster terms and conditions.

Check to see if RBI Wireless Broadband is available at your property

1. Select the Rural Broadband tab in the coverage checker below

2. Select the 3G Aerial, 4G Aerial and 4G PnP tabs 

3. Enter your address in the location section​

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Rural coverage map details

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3G Aerial – You are in Vodafone 3G coverage. A technician is required to install an aerial and setup your Rural Broadband service.

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4G Aerial – You are in Vodafone 4G coverage. A technician is required to install an aerial and setup your 4G Rural Broadband service.

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4G PnP – “4G Plug and Play” means you are within very good or excellent Vodafone 4G coverage. No installation required.

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4G Voice - To check if 4G Voice is available, select the Mobile tab in the coverage checker below. Then select 4G Voice and enter your address. 4G Voice or 4G calling is also known as VoLTE, which allows calls to be made over Vodafone’s 4G network. To be able to make a call in one of these 4G only areas, you need to be on a VoLTE enabled plan and have a VoLTE enabled device that has been updated with the latest manufacturers’ software. Please see our online help for more information including eligible devices and indicative timings of when to expect a software update.

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Please note: The above map is indicative only and intended to provide general guidance on where rural broadband coverage is available. Please call our friendly team on 0800 32 76 74 to check what is available at your specific address.

1 month free RBI rural broadband terms and conditions

*Offer is only available to new Farmside RBI customers, signing up to a 120gb or  200gb RBI Wireless Broadband plan, for a 24 month term. See https://www.farmside.co.nz/wireless for eligible plans. 1 month free only applies to the standard monthly plan charge. Applied when your broadband becomes active and will appear on your first or second bill. Will be debited back if plan is downgraded during the first 6 months of the term or terminated before the end of the term. Early Disconnection Fees apply see https://www.farmside.co.nz/terms. Rural Wireless Broadband and 4G not available everywhere. Connection not guaranteed. Additional charges may apply for Managed Installations & additional travel. For more information call Farmside on 0800 32 76 74. Farmside will supply required equipment. $15 modem postage and handling fee applies. Modem required to be returned at customer’s cost if plan is terminated within 12 months of 24 month term. Offer available until 30 November 2020, unless Farmside, in its sole discretion chooses to extend it. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other Farmside promotions. Farmside’s Standard, Broadband and Terms and Conditions apply see https://www.farmside.co.nz/terms.

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RBI Broadband 150GB and Unlimited off-peak booster terms and conditions

1. The 150GB off-peak booster provides 150GB of data between the hours of midnight (12.00 am) to midday (12:00 pm) over and above the broadband plan.

2. The unlimited off-peak booster provides unlimited data between the hours of midnight (12.00 am) to midday (12:00 pm) over and above the broadband plan. Fair usage applies as outlined in Farmside's Broadband Terms and Conditions, section 2.12.

3. Off-peak data boosters must be purchased for a minimum two month period, over two consecutive billing periods.

4. Customers can purchase boosters either on an as required basis or elect to buy a data booster for future usage periods.

5. Customers can purchase boosters by either calling the Farmside Customer Services team 0800 32 76 74 or via the MyFarmside portal

6. The booster usage billing period is from the 21st of the month to the 20th of the following month.

7. Boosters take effect from the date of purchase to the next 20th of the month.

8. Where boosters are purchased for future usage periods, they are billed one month in advance.

9. Off-peak data boosters purchased partway through the month are retrospective and will take effect from the start of the usage billing period, any previous off-peak data consumed will be deducted from the off-peak data booster data allowance.

10. Once the 150GB off-peak booster has been consumed, any further usage between midnight (12.00 am) – (12:00 pm) midday will use the broadband plan data allowance. If this has been fully consumed then overage up to 6GB will apply charged at the overage rate, the connection will then be throttled. Throttling can be removed by adding further data boosters. 

11. The overage charge is $0.03 per MB.

12. Any unused off-peak booster data will not be carried forward to the following month.

13. Farmside’s Standard and Broadband Terms also apply.