Broadband Guru

VirginMedia Fibre Optic Broadband

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:13:15 +0000

If you’re after a broadband service that actually provides somewhere near the speeds that they say they do, then Virgin Media could be the one for you. According to Ofcom, their fibre optic broadband is twice as fast as BT, Sky, and Talk Talk’s comparable packages, even when there are lots of people online.

The main problem with Virgin Media is that their service is only available where VirginMedia’s fibre optic cable has been installed. If you’re not in one of these areas, you’ll have to get broadband from the likes of Sky, BT, or TalkTalk. Broadband speed from these alternatove companies is dependent on the distance you are from the telephone exchange, and even the settings on your router and internet browser.

VirginMedia provide fibre optic broadband from £15 a month for the first three months, and then its £20 after that.

Sky Broadband from £5.00

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:36:07 +0000

Get your broadband from Sky and choose from two great broadband options, with up to 20Mb speed from just £5 a month. Like other broadband companies, you can save on your broadband costs if you take one of Sky’ bundle deals.

Sky Broadband includes up to 20mb download speed and up to 1.3mb upload speeds, a Sky wireless router, and a free trial of McAfee Internet Security Suite. If you sign up for Sky Talk you get £5 off the cost of Sky Broadband, meaning you get Sky Broadband Everyday Lite for free.

2GB usage for £5 a month
Unlimited usage for £12.50 a month (£15 without Sky TV)

Remember that if you take Sky Talk you’ll save £5 every month on your broadband. Sky Talk gives you free evening and weekend landline calls, and Sky Talk Anytime, gives you free landline calls ‘anytime’. Sky Broadband Everyday Lite reqires a Sky TV subscription, so it pays to get a package deal when you sign up with Sky.

BT Broadband from £6.99

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:10:41 +0000

If you want fast, reliable, wireless broadband in you home, then take a look at the offers on BT Broadband with prices from just £6.99

Rather than paying for a particular broadband speed, BT Broadband is all ‘up to’ 20mb with a higher monthly allowance when you pay more. BT Broadband offer 3 month introductory offers ranging from half price to free broadband.

To make even more savings, you can also get a combined broadband + calls + tv packages. Here’s the current deals for BT Broadband, all of which include a BT Home Hub

10GB + Unlimited weekend & evening calls for £13.99 a month (£6.99 for first 3 months)
40GB + Unlimited weekend calls for £17.99 a month (£7.49 for first 3 months)
Unlimited GB + Unlimited anytime calls for £27.99 a month (£19.99 for first 3 months)

These BT Broadband prices are correct as of the 20th September 2010 and may have changed since then. Click on the offers link above to see the current prices and BT Broadband bundle deals of offer from BT. Prices may have gone down as they have special offers available all of the time, and we’d expect some offers January 2011