MEDIA RELEASE
New WiMax Service - Slingshot MAX - Launches in Whangarei
Slingshot’s MAX service to allow customers to say good bye to Telecom
Full range of residential services offered including a smart homeline, full speed broadband plans and unlimited calling
plans
Slingshot MAX announced:
* Flat rate calling packs - unlimited national calls to a local landline for $19.95 a month.
* Second home line for $14.95 a month and can select a local number from anywhere in NZ.
* International calling packs with unlimited calls to over 40 destinations around the world.
* Broadband with fast speeds up to 10Mb.
* Customers can select a broadband plan that provides an enhanced experience at busy times.
* Pricing starts at $69.90 a month and includes a smart phone line and full speed broadband plan with a 1GB data limit.
* Saving of around 15% on fixed charges when compared to Telecom. Up to 50% savings on calling.
New Zealand, Auckland – Thursday 12 October, 2006 - Slingshot, part of CallPlus New Zealand’s largest 100% kiwi owned
full service telecommunications company, has today launched its new WiMax service in Whangarei under the Slingshot MAX
brand. The new service will offer a full range of residential services that challenge traditional offerings through
disruptive pricing and innovative services and will save Slingshot customers money.
As part of the Slingshot MAX launch, CallPlus is introducing flat rate calling packs allowing customers to make an
unlimited number of national calls to a landline for just $19.95 a month. Slingshot MAX customers can also get a second
home line for just $14.95 a month and select a local number from anywhere in New Zealand if they choose. In addition
there are some great value international calling packs which offer unlimited calls to over 40 destinations around the
world.
Martin Wylie, CEO for CallPlus said, “This is only the first step in our investment commitment for an alternative access
network for the New Zealand market. We can’t sit around and wait for LLU to happen. Our strategy has been to invest in
the most economic solution so customers have a choice for communication services. There are currently no viable
alternatives to providing a true fixed line replacement service for residential customers and WiMax puts us in control
of our future.”
Mark Callander, Marketing Manager for Slingshot said, “We have spent over six months developing and refining the service
to ensure we exceed customers’ expectations at every point.
“Our MAX broadband service will offer some of the fastest speeds available in the market with speeds up to10Mb. Unlike
Telecom’s ADSL service, it is not one size fits all with our service. We will allow customers to select a broadband plan
that will have higher speeds during any busy times.”
Pricing for the Slingshot MAX service starts at just $69.90 a month and this includes a smart phone line and a full
speed broadband plan with a 1GB data limit. This offers customers a saving of around 15% on fixed charges when compared
to Telecom and obviously increases significantly depending on the amount of calls a customer makes.
Bernadette Collins, a retired residential user from Whangarei, has been one of the earliest trial customers of Slingshot
MAX since early 2006. “It has made a great difference to the way we communicate with family,” said Bernadette. “Faster
broadband speeds and the calling packages from Slingshot MAX allow us to spend more time on the internet and keep in
touch with family and grandchildren scattered around the world from UK to USA.
“The all in one package makes it simpler, not to mention enjoying free calling from Warkworth northwards, which is quite
an extensive area. Going from our past experience these last 9 months we are going to get an even faster and efficient
service from Slingshot when we require it, than we could have possibly received from Telecom.”
The Slingshot MAX service only available in selected regions in Whangarei and full details can be found at
www.slingshot.co.nz/max
ENDS