Broadband Reviews 2024
Please find below links to our reviews and ratings for the UK's major broadband suppliers. Please take a moment to read them through. With over 20 years experience within the industry, including first-hand, real life experience working for an Internet service provider, we're different to other broadband comparison websites as we look beyond what the providers say themselves.
We check and find out ourselves really useful information on actual broadband speeds, latency (also known as ping or lag), customer service performance and customer complaint levels. We tell you the pros & cons, what we like & dislike and do our best to bring you new insight and analysis that no other site has.
By doing this, you can build up your knowledge of each broadband supplier and make an informed decision on which provider is best for you. We update these phone and broadband reviews regularly so it's worth checking back here.
AOL Broadband
The AOL Broadband brand is no longer operational in the UK following its acquisition by TalkTalk.
BE Broadband
BE has now been purchased by British Sky Broadcasting Limited.
BT Broadband
BT is the UK's leading broadband service provider with over 9.3 million broadband customers. The company offers a range of complete fibre broadband packages with optional landline phone service, that start from £29.99 a month. Full fibre speeds of 300Mbps are available from £32.99 a month. New EE TV packages (formerly BT TV packages) including premium channels & services like Netflix, Sky Atlantic, Sky Sports and TNT Sports can be added from an extra £14 a month.
EE Broadband
Owned by BT, EE is one of the UK's leading communications companies. The company offers entry-level full fibre broadband speeds averaging 145Mbps, with no home phone service required, for £29.99 a month, while its Full Fibre 300Mbps package is £32.99 a month. EE Full Fibre speeds up to 1.6Gbps are available. New customers can also add unlimited EE Mobile data SIM's for only £10 a month extra.
Hyperoptic Broadband
Hyperoptic has been awarded 'Best Consumer ISP 2023' by the Internet Service Providers Association. The ISP currently offers hyperfast full fibre average download and upload speeds of 900Mbps from just £40 a month - with the first 3 months FREE. Coverage is limited to mainly large blocks of flats and apartments across 64 UK towns and cities (around 1.4 million homes). They currently have around 300,000 customers.
John Lewis Broadband
John Lewis Broadband offers excellent customer service, clarity and reliability that we've come to expect from the John Lewis brand. It's unlimited fibre broadband package with average download speeds of 36Mb and with phone line rental included, is currently £25 a month, while its unlimited Fibre Extra package with average download speeds of 66Mbps, plus phone line rental, is £28 a month.
NOW Broadband
NOW, owned by Sky, offers a range of 24 month contract Broadband packages with prices starting from just £23 a month for average fibre broadband speeds of 61Mbps. Average full fibre download speeds of 75Mbps are also available for £23 a month. Customers can also add Sky TV packages.
O2 Broadband
O2 Home Broadband and Home Phone has now been acquired by British Sky Broadcasting Limited.
Plusnet Broadband
Plusnet, owned by BT, has been providing broadband access to UK homes and businesses for over 20 years now and is deservedly known in the market for its quality of service and value for money. The Sheffield based ISP currently offers one of the UK's cheapest totally unlimited fibre broadband packages from just £25.99 a month for 66Mb average download speeds. Plusnet's range of full fibre packages start from £26.99 a month for average 145Mbps speeds.
Post Office Broadband
Post Office Broadband exited the UK telecoms market in March 2021 following the sale of its business to Shell Energy Broadband.
Sky Broadband
Sky is not only the UK's leading Digital TV provider with over 10 million subscribers enjoying its leading coverage of sports, movies and top entertainment. It is also the UK's second largest broadband & phone supplier with over 6 million customers. Its unlimited Sky Broadband Full Fibre product with average fibre speeds of 100Mbps is available for £30 a month, while deals containing the award-winning Sky Stream box, Sky TV, Netflix, fibre broadband and phone start from just £37 a month.
TalkTalk Broadband
TalkTalk is the UK's fourth largest residential broadband supplier. Its broadband packages provide customers with a clear monthly price for their broadband (and phone line rental where applicable). TalkTalk's unlimited, uncapped Fibre 65 Broadband package with average download speeds of 67Mbps costs £31 a month, while TalkTalk's Full Fibre 150 package with average speeds of 152Mbps is £28 a month. Great value TalkTalk TV can currently be added for an extra £5 a month.
Tesco Broadband
The Tesco Broadband brand is no longer operational in the UK but may return in the future. Tesco Mobile deals are still available.
Tiscali Broadband
The Tiscali brand is no longer operational in the UK following its acquisition by TalkTalk.
Virgin Media Broadband
Virgin Media is Britain's third most popular broadband internet provider with nearly 5 million customers. The company currently offers its ultra-fast fibre optic broadband packages with no setup fee, saving £35. Plans start from just £29 a month for average broadband speeds of 132Mbps. Broadband, phone and digital TV bundles are priced from just £31 a month.
Vodafone Broadband
Vodafone is the UK's third largest mobile phone operator. It has over one million home broadband customers and offers the UK's largest full fibre broadband network covering over 12 million UK homes. Fibre prices start from £25 a month for 67Mbps download speeds. Vodafone pay monthly mobile customers can receive a discount on home broadband prices. Fibre broadband, phone & Apple TV 4K deals are also available from Vodafone and feature a 3 months free Apple TV+ subscription.
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