Help finding mobile calling and text rates

Each plan has different rates for different destinations, and specific terms and conditions will apply. Please use this page as a quick guide to help you find the international, national and roaming rates applicable when you make calls or send texts on your plan.

Using these numbers from your 2degrees mobile when you’re in New Zealand is free no matter which plan you’re on:

  • Calls to Top Up (201)
  • Calls to 2degrees Care (200)
  • Getting your Voicemail (202)
  • 0800 and 0508 toll-free calls
  • Emergency Calls (111)
  • Purchasing Add-ons or packs by text
  • SAFE text (7233)

If you have a landline with us, you can see the costs for calling from your home landline here and your business landline here.

Directory Assistance calls:

If you’re trying to find a business number or address and don’t have data on your phone, you may wish to call Directory services to ask for help. You'll need to give the Directory operator the city that you believe the business is in and the name (even if you’re unsure of the spelling) of the business or person you’re wanting to connect with.

  • New Zealand Directory Service (018) $1.00 per call
  • International Directory Service (0172) $1.95 per call

What it costs to send an MMS

An MMS (Multimedia Messaging System, aka PXT) is generally a picture/video message sent on the mobile network (not through data services) up to 300KB but can also include messages which contain emojis, exceed 160 characters or are sent to multiple recipients because some phones are configured by manufacturers to send such messages as MMS and not SMS)

If you use the in-built emoji feature on your device, messages with an emoji that are 160 characters or under are sent as a text (aka TXT). Messages that are over 160 characters are sent as a MMS.

When you’re in Aotearoa, sending an MMS to someone will cost you 50 cents per MMS, no matter if they live in Tauranga, Toowoomba or Texas.

It's free to receive text or photo messages on your mobile in New Zealand. Please note that if you receive an MMS while Roaming overseas, you’ll need to have data roaming enabled to download the message and the associated data charges will be applied to your account.

Prepay Rates

Prepay works best when you purchase Add-ons such as a Chat Pack which gives you hundreds of minutes’ worth of calls to international landlines and selected mobiles in over 20 destinations.

If you use all your minutes, texts or data before your Plan runs out you will be charged our Prepay rates.

  • Unlimited* calls to 2degrees mobiles
  • Unlimited* texts to New Zealand and Aussie
  • Voicemail is free to call in New Zealand and will not use any of your plan’s allocated minutes
  • When you're in New Zealand, you can use your Prepay plan’s minutes to call standard landlines and mobiles on other New Zealand and Aussie networks. Calls to premium rate numbers are excluded. If you run out of minutes and choose not to purchase an Add-on, these rates apply
  • *Fair Use Policy applies in addition to the Prepay Terms and Conditions. Cruise ship and in-flight roaming are subject to different rates. 
  • All rates are inclusive of GST.

Costs of calls and texts made while you’re roaming overseas on Prepay

You can use your 2degrees phone and SIM card in other parts of the world. We refer to this as ‘roaming’. Right now, you can use your NZ Prepay Plan for just $8/day in over 100 destinations.

For specific countries not in our Daily Roaming destination list, we offer specific rates for calls, texts and data use via our Roaming Data add-ons

When you’re roaming overseas your Prepay Account will be debited with all roaming charges incurred. You need to ensure that you have enough credit on your Prepay account to meet the applicable roaming charges.

Pay Monthly Rates

  • Unlimited* calls and texts to New Zealand and Aussie. Standard NZ and Australian minutes and person to person text only. Premium rate numbers excluded.
  • Voicemail is free to call in New Zealand and will not use any of your plan’s allocated minutes
  • *Fair Use Policy applies
  • As soon as all your included minutes or texts are used up, you'll return to our standard calling and texting rates. The standard rates will depend on which plan you’re on.

Costs of calls and texts made while you’re roaming overseas on Pay Monthly

You can use your 2degrees phone and SIM card in other parts of the world. We refer to this as ‘roaming’. Right now, you can use your NZ Pay Monthly Plan for just $8/day in over 100 destinations.

For specific countries not in our Daily Roaming destination list, we offer specific rates for calls, texts and data use via our Roaming Data add-ons.

Call costs may vary depending on where you’re calling from and to. Cruise ship and in-flight roaming are subject to different rates.

Before you travel overseas on a Pay Monthly plan, we recommend that you set up Spend Control to manage your potential spend and avoid ‘bill shock’.

If you call our Customer Care Team while you’re roaming and do not have a valid Roaming pack, you’ll be charged our ‘casual’ Roaming Rates.

Business Rates

  • Unlimited* calls and texts to New Zealand and Aussie. Standard NZ and Australian minutes and person to person text only. Premium rate numbers excluded.
  • Voicemail is free to call in New Zealand and will not use any of your plan’s allocated minutes
  • *Fair Use Policy applies
  • As soon as all your included minutes or texts are used up, you'll return to our standard calling and texting rates. The standard rates will depend on which plan you’re on. 

Costs of calls and texts made while you’re roaming overseas on Business plans

Want to take your device on an overseas business trip? All our business plans are eligible for business roaming services. Before you travel overseas on a Business plan, we recommend that you set up Spend Control to manage your potential spend and prevent ‘bill shock’.

  • Use your NZ calls, texts and data at no extra cost in Aussie^
  • Use your NZ calls, texts and data for $8 per day in over 100 selected destinations. The daily rate applies each day you use your phone, including to make or receive calls (including via voicemail), send texts or use data.
  • Normal plan charges apply
  • Exclusions apply including International Chat Pack and international calls are subject to separate rates
  • Cruise ship and in-flight roaming are subject to different rates.
  • Fair Use Policy and Business Roaming Terms and Conditions apply
  • Find out everything you need to know about Business Roaming

In-flight and Cruise Ship Roaming

It’s easy to use your 2degrees mobile while flying or cruising. All calls will be charged on a per minute basis and will be rounded up to the next whole minute. Please note that all roaming rates are GST exempt.

 

Calling $5.05 per minute*
Receiving calls $1.15 per minute*
Sending texts $0.91 per text
Data Data roaming is not available

 

* All calls charged on a per minute basis and rounded up to the next whole minute. Cruise ship and In-flight roaming rates exclude calling and texting premium rate and satellite phone numbers.

If you have a device that is compatible with HD Mobile Calling or WiFi Calling, you may also be able to use calling/texting services on WiFi Calling and be charged at your standard call rates (as set out in your plan). Read more about WiFi Calling and HD Mobile Calling.

Cruise ship roaming

Please note that cruise ship roaming will only work on selected vessels that have roaming equipment installed. Check with your cruise liner for routes, destinations and the availability of cruise ship roaming. All calls will be charged on a per minute basis and will be rounded up to the next whole minute.

In-flight roaming

In-flight roaming will only work on selected aircraft that have In-flight Roaming equipment installed. Check with your airline for routes, destinations and the availability of In-flight Roaming. The use of In-flight Roaming may be restricted by the airline to reduce cabin noise.

In-flight roaming services are provided via satellite so you may notice speech delays of up to three seconds.

^$0 Daily Business Roaming is for kiwi based businesses which have staff who frequently travel to Australia for business. There are no limits on the number of business trips you may make to Australia or the aggregate number of days from those business trips. $0 Daily Business Roaming is not available if you have relocated to Australia.

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