Broadband Providers

There are hundreds of broadband providers in the UK offering thousands of packages. Let Broadband Essentials help you choose the right broadband provider for your requirements.

Broadband Providers

Broadband Essentials only use the top broadband providers in our compare broadband provider. You may never have heard of some of them but these broadband providers are the best around and are backed by some of the largest companies in the world enabling you to sign up with confidence.

Although there are many ways of receiving broadband, the most popular are ADSL via your BT phone line and cable broadband via your cable network. This is why we only compare suppliers who provide these two forms of service in our compare broadband provider service.

Broadband deals of the week

Plusnet Value Broadband

Standard usage: ADSL

from £6.49/month to 80% of UK broadband market
Up to 20Mbps download speed
10GB monthly usage
Free wireless router
£25 activation fee
12 month contract

Casual web browsing and email use. Great for surfing and streaming. Suitable for music and movies from sites such as iTunes and YouTube.

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Sky Unlimited Broadband

Standard usage: ADSL

for new customers without Sky TV
£5/month for the first 12 months
£10/month thereafter
£12.25/month Sky Talk Line Rental
Sky Talk Freetime
Up to 20Mbps download speed
Unlimited monthly usage
Free Sky WiFi N router
Inclusive UK evening and weekend calls
24/7 calls to Sky contact centres at no extra cost
Includes voicemail
No activation fee
Free 12 months McAfee Internet Security Suite
12 month contract

Join Sky TV online and receive a £50 M&S voucher (new customers only).

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Orange Home Broadband - Simply Broadband

Standard usage: ADSL

£10/month for Orange mobile customers
£15/month for non-Orange mobile customers
Up to 20Mbps download speed
Unlimited monthly usage
Free 'N' class wireless router
No set up or connection fee (BT line required)
Free McAfee Family Protection with parental controls
2 for 1 cinema tickets with Orange Wednesdays
2 for 1 Pizza Express
12 month contract

Get up and running within 10 working days and if you're not happy with it within a month, there'll be no fees to end your contract.

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Primus Saver Phone & Broadband

Standard usage: ADSL

£2.99/month
£12.79/month line rental
Up to 24Mbps download speed
20GB monthly usage allowance
Free wireless router
Free unlimited evening and weekend calls to all UK landlines
Free activation
Free technical support
18 month contract

The UK's cheapest line rental provider with UK based customer service!

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O2 Broadband - The Basics

Standard usage: ADSL

£8.50/month for O2 customers of 2+ yrs standing
£13.50/month for new customers
Up to 20Mbps download speed
20GB monthly usage allowance
No set up or connection fee on 12 month contract for O2 customers, otherwise £25.53 for non-O2 customers or £30.63 on a 30 day rolling contract
Free G class wireless router
100 Free web texts/month
12 month or 30 day rolling contract

Broadband for everyday surfing and email with O2 Home Broadband. Add O2 Home Phone from £7.50 per month (BT landline required).

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BT Total Broadband Option 1

Standard usage: ADSL

£16.40/month
Up to 20Mbps download speed
10GB monthly usage
Free BT Home Hub
Go mobile with USB dongle for £39.99 (online offer only) at no extra monthly charge
Unlimited WiFi minutes/month
Installation from £88.09 if you require a BT engineer (BT line rental required)
Free BT Home Hub
12 month contract

Fast, reliable, wireless broadband. Add BT Vision for digital TV and entertainment on demand.

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Broadband Usage

Most broadband packages have some sort of monthly usage allowance, varying from 2GB to 10GB to 30GB to unlimited. This figure indicates the amount of data you can transfer (download or upload) each month.

In order to simplify the comparison task we have split the way most people use the internet into 3 categories (Standard, Medium and High Usage), we use these categories in our compare broadband package service.

The following packages provide the best deal in each category: