Skinny Jump Internet At Home
Skinny Jump is for those who need a cheaper broadband option.
Thanks to our partnership with Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa, Libraries Tararua is able to offer Skinny Jump.
Skinny Jump specifically supports those most at risk of digital exclusion because cost is a barrier. If one or more of the following sounds like you, then you would probably be eligible:
- Families with children
- Job seekers
- Seniors
- Refugees and migrants
- People in social housing
The other criteria is that your home needs to be in a Skinny Jump coverage zone.
The best way to find out whether your household is eligible for Skinny Jump is to contact us (providing your address) or visit.
Skinny Jump provides 15GB of free data per month (no roll over) but you can top that up, at your own expense, up to a total of 225GB per month.
Online gaming and streaming videos can burn through data and Skinny Jump was not created for these kinds of activities.
You will be issued with:
- A free Wi-Fi modem.
- An initial 35GB of data.
- Free 15GB of data on the 1st of each month.
- There is no fixed contract or credit check
Top-ups are $5 for 35GB for 30 days. You can top up 6 times in a 30-day period. Purchase a Skinny voucher at a dairy, petrol station or supermarket, or login to your Skinny app and buy online.
You must pay to top up at least twice a year to keep the modem active.
Suitable 4G coverage is required as confirmed by the Skinny Wireless Broadband address checker:
Call or visit a library to see if any modems are in stock, and that coverage is available at your address. If so, staff will help you immediately if possible. If not, you will need to keep checking back with us.
Bring your cellphone if you have one. If you do not have an email address, we can help you create one.
Once completed you will walk out with a ready-to-go wireless modem, that you can just plug into power at home. Inside your modem box is a booklet with all the instructions.
If you don't require it anymore, you can simply return it .
Through the Skinny Jump app, you can sign up and connect to Skinny Jump, top up your account, purchase data and check how much data you have remaining. It is a one-stop Jump shop!
Read more about the app here: Skinny Jump app.
Please contact Skinny directly 0800 4 SKINNY (0800 475 4669)
