
Fibre Broadband deals Updated: Today
Compare the best deals on fast fibre broadband packages. May 2025 fibre broadband deals from £0 per month.
Compare the best deals on fast fibre broadband packages and stream your favourite shows, music and games with superfast speeds.
- Latest deals for May 2025
- Prices starting from £0 per month
- Leading providers compared including Sky, Virgin and BT

Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband
1£23.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2
2£28.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150
3£24 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£5 up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 900
4£44.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 500
5£32 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£5 up-front cost
Sky Stream + Essential TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 500
6£40 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband
7£29.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Bundle
8£34.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Essential TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 300
9£35 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 145
10£26.99 Per month
Until March 2026. Increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Fibre Essential
11£75.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband
12£31.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100
13£32.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
14£35 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£5 up-front cost
Vodafone Fibre 1 Broadband
15£25 Per month
Increases to £28/m on 1 April 2026, then £31/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 500
16£39.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Fibre 1
17£48.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Fibre 2
18£48.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 300
19£39 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Sports + Netflix + Full Fibre 75
20£59 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix + Gigafast
21£54 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Sports + Netflix + Full Fibre 150
22£59 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75
23£22 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£5 up-front cost
NOW Superfast
24£23 Per month
Price fixed until April 2026
£5 up-front cost
NOW Full Fibre 75
25£23 Per month
Price fixed until April 2026
£5 up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 74
26£24.99 Per month
Until March 2026. Increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Fibre 2 Broadband
27£25 Per month
Increases to £25/m on 1 April 2026, then £28/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
NOW Full Fibre 100
28£25 Per month
Price fixed until April 2026
£5 up-front cost
Plusnet Fibre Broadband
29£25.99 Per month
Until March 2026. Increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + WiFi Max
30£26 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£5 up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 150 Broadband
31£26 Per month
Increases to £30/m on 1 April 2026, then £33/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 74
32£26 Per month
Increases to £28/m on 1 April 2026, then £31/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Fibre Essential
33£27.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 1
34£28.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M350 Fibre Broadband
35£28.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband + Flex
36£28.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
£10 up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 300
37£29.99 Per month
Until March 2026. Increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband + Calls
38£29.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
NOW Full Fibre 300
39£30 Per month
Price fixed until April 2026
£5 up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 500 Broadband
40£31 Per month
Increases to £35/m on 1 April 2026, then £38/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 500
41£31.99 Per month
Until March 2026. Increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Fibre 2 Broadband + Super WiFi 6
42£32 Per month
Increases to £35/m on 1 April 2026, then £38/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Fibre 1 Broadband + Super WiFi 6
43£32 Per month
Increases to £35/m on 1 April 2026, then £38/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 300
44£32.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 74 Broadband + Super WiFi 6
45£33 Per month
Increases to £35/m on 1 April 2026, then £38/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 150 Broadband + Super WiFi 6
46£33 Per month
Increases to £37/m on 1 April 2026, then £40/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband + Flex
47£33.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband + Calls Volt (with O2 SIM)
48£34.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Essential TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 150
49£35 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Essential TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 75
50£35 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband + Calls
51£35.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 910 Broadband
52£36 Per month
Increases to £40/m on 1 April 2026, then £43/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 900
53£36.99 Per month
Until March 2026. Increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 500 Broadband + Super WiFi 6
54£38 Per month
Increases to £42/m on 1 April 2026, then £45/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Pro II Fibre 1 Broadband
55£38 Per month
Increases to £41/m on 1 April 2026, then £44/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Pro II Fibre 2 Broadband
56£38 Per month
Increases to £41/m on 1 April 2026, then £44/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 150
57£39 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 100
58£39 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Pro II Full Fibre 74 Broadband
59£39 Per month
Increases to £41/m on 1 April 2026, then £44/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Pro II Full Fibre 150 Broadband
60£39 Per month
Increases to £43/m on 1 April 2026, then £46/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 75
61£39 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media M350 Fibre Broadband + Calls Volt (with O2 SIM)
62£40.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Pro II Full Fibre 500 Broadband
63£41 Per month
Increases to £45/m on 1 April 2026, then £48/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M350 Fibre Broadband + Calls
64£41.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Volt Bundle + O2 SIM
65£42.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 910 Broadband + Super WiFi 6
66£43 Per month
Increases to £47/m on 1 April 2026, then £50/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 500
67£44 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Bundle + Movies
68£44.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Vodafone Pro II Full Fibre 910 Broadband
69£46 Per month
Increases to £50/m on 1 April 2026, then £53/m on 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband + Calls Volt (with O2 SIM)
70£46.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Fibre Essential
71£47.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband + Calls
72£47.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Cinema + Netflix + Full Fibre 150
73£49 Per month
Prices may change during contract
No up-front cost
Sky Stream + Ultimate TV + Cinema + Netflix + Full Fibre 75
74£49 Per month
Prices may change during contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Sport + Fibre Essential
75£50.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Sport + Fibre 1
76£51.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Sport + Fibre 2
77£51.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Full Fibre 100
78£52.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Full Fibre 300
79£52.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Volt Bundle + Movies + O2 SIM
80£52.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Sport + Full Fibre 100
81£55.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Sport + Full Fibre 300
82£55.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Fibre Essential
83£57.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Fibre 1
84£58.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Fibre 2
85£58.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Full Fibre 500
86£59.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Full Fibre 300
87£62.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Sport + Full Fibre 500
88£62.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Full Fibre 100
89£62.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Entertainment + Full Fibre 900
90£64.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Bundle + Sports
91£65.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Sport + Full Fibre 900
92£67.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Full Fibre 500
93£69.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Volt Bundle + Sports + O2 SIM
94£73.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Big Entertainment + Full Fibre 900
95£74.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Fibre 2
96£76.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Fibre 1
97£76.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Virgin Media Biggest Combo TV Bundle
98£78.99 Per month
Until April 2026, then increases by £3.50 each April during contract
No up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Full Fibre 300
99£80.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Full Fibre 100
100£80.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Full Fibre 500
101£87.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Big Sport + Full Fibre 900
102£92.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £3/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre Essential
103£107.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre 2
104£108.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre 1
105£108.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre Full Fibre 100
106£112.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre Full Fibre 300
107£112.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre Full Fibre 500
108£119.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
BT Full Works + Fibre Full Fibre 900
109£124.99 Per month
Until 31st March 2026, then increases by £5/m each 31st March in contract
£10 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband Only
110No for 3 months, then £26.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband Only
111No for 3 months, then £29.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband Only
112£29 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband Only
113£35 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Broadband + Calls
114No for 3 months, then £28.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Broadband + Calls
115No for 3 months, then £31.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Broadband + Calls
116£31 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Broadband + Calls
117£35 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband Only
118£28.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband Only
119£33.50 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband Only
120£36 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband Only
121£44 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Broadband + Calls
122£30.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband + Calls
123£35.50 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband + Calls
124£38 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband + Calls
125£46 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband Only
126£30 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband Only
127£40 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband Only
128£53 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband Only
129£63 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Broadband + Calls
130£33 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband + Calls
131£43 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Broadband + Calls
132£56 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Broadband + Calls
133£66 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 175
134£29.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 300
135£34.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 500
136£39.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 900
137£49.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
Community Fibre 75Mb Fibre Broadband
138£26 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 100Mb Fibre Broadband
139£25 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 150Mb Fibre Broadband
140£26 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 300Mb Fibre Broadband
141£28 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 500Mb Fibre Broadband
142£29 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 1Gbps Fibre Broadband
143£32 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 150Mb Fibre Broadband
144£22 per month
(Price increases to £24.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 300Mb Fibre Broadband
145£24 per month
(Price increases to £26.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 500Mb Fibre Broadband
146£26 per month
(Price increases to £28.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 1Gbps Fibre Broadband
147£29 per month
(Price increases to £31.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 75Mb Fibre Broadband
148£20 per month
(Price increases to £22.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 100Mb Fibre Broadband
149£19 per month
(Price increases to £21.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 150Mb Fibre Broadband
150£17.99 per month
(Price increases to £19.99 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 300Mb Fibre Broadband
151£21 per month
(Price increases to £23.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 500Mb Fibre Broadband
152£20 per month
(Price increases to £22.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 1Gbps Fibre Broadband
153£25 per month
(Price increases to £27.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 100
154£19.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 160
155£25 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 550
156£34 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 1000
157£45 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 100
158£22.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 160
159£28 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 550
160£37 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 1000
161£48 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 40
162£23.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 160
163£26.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 550
164£39 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 1000
165£47 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 40
166£24.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29.99 up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 160
167£31 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£25 up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 550
168£40 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£25 up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 1000
169£54 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£25 up-front cost
Airband Fibre 40
170£12.50 for 6 months, then £25.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 150
171£15 for 6 months, then £30.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 300
172£17.50 for 6 months, then £35.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 600
173£22.50 for 9 months, then £45.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 900
174£27.50 for 9 months, then £55.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
italk Fast Fibre
175£37.39 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£22.95 up-front cost
italk Superfast Fibre
176£42.39 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£22.95 up-front cost
italk Simply Fibre 50
177£25.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Simply Fibre 100
178£30.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 50
179£25.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 100
180£30.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 250
181£39.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 100
182£29.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
No up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 150
183£24.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
No up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 500
184£34.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
No up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 1000
185£59.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
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What is fibre broadband?
Fibre broadband is a broadband service that is delivered partly or fully to your home via fibre optic cables. Fibre is faster and more reliable than standard ADSL broadband which only uses copper phone lines.
Fibre To The Cabinet
FFibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) is the most widely available and popular type of broadband. FTTC uses fibre optic cables your nearby exchange up to the nearest telephone cabinet (those green boxes by the side of the road). Then for the rest of the journey into your home it utilises the same traditional copper wire as an ADSL service. Using the copper wires for the last leg can slow the speed down, but it is still much faster than full ADSL.
Fibre To The Home
Fibre to the Home (FTTH), also known as fibre to the premises (FTTP), or Full Fibre broadband. This is the most reliable, fastest broadband with a pure fibre optic cable running the full distance right to your home. This gives you lightning fast speeds as it doesn't rely on copper cables at any point.
How fast is fibre?
The speed of your fibre depends on a few factors such as your location, the distance from the cabinet to your home and the package you choose. Generally fibre speeds can be split into 3 categories:
Superfast - Superfast usually means download speeds of at least 30Mbps. Most UK providers will fall into this category, with with average download speeds of between 35-65 Mbps. This would be more than enough for most households, and is a big improvement from standard ADSL broadband which sits at around 10Mbps average.
Ultrafast - Download speeds of at least 100Mbps.
Hyperfast - Also known as gigabit broadband, at 1 Gbps, it’s up to 10 times faster than the average home broadband connection.
Is fibre broadband available in my area?
Chances are you will be able to get fibre broadband. Currently, fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) broadband is available to around 98% of UK households. However, full-fibre broadband is only available to around 8.2 million homes (28%), so you might have to wait a little longer for that.
Should I choose fibre?
To answer this question really depends on what you use your connection for. Not everybody needs Ultrafast or even Superfast speeds.
Here are some of the reasons why fibre might be the best option for you.
Large households with lots of devices
The more people in your household the more devices you have connected at any one time - phones, laptops, TV's etc. If you have more than five devices, you will most likely need fibre broadband, especially if some members are heavy users.
Streaming TV or movies
If you use streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, or catch up services like BBC iPlayer then you'll certainly benefit from fibre. It is possible to steam with a standard ADSL connection, but you will probably struggle to watch in HD or if there are a few devices watching at the same time.
Gaming
Downloading and playing games can be done on ADSL, but it will be very very slow. Games are usually huge files so you'll definitely want to get fibre if you're a gamer.
Video calling
Whilst standard ADSL broadband can cope with the likes of Skype and Facetime, you will notice much better quality with fibre, especially if there are a few participants.
Downloading and uploading
Again, ADSL is capable of this, but if you are transferring large files, it's going to take longer. Not the end of the world if you only do it occasionally. But if this is a regular activity for you, for example uploading videos to YouTube, then this will be much faster with fibre.
If none of these apply then it may not be necessary to spend extra money on a service you won't need. If surfing the internet and using social media is pretty much all you use your broadband for, then good old ADSL should be enough.
Though it is worth bearing in mind the cost difference between ADSL and fibre might not be as much as you think. Yes, ADSL is usually cheaper, but the saving isn't as huge as it once was. Keep your eye on the and you can likely get a good fibre for only a few pounds a month more than ADSL.
Which providers offer fibre broadband?
All the big UK providers offer some sort of fibre.
Virgin Media
Virgin Media offer the fastest widely available fibre broadband in the UK. Their M350 package has average speeds of 362Mb.
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Sky
Skys Superfast fibre broadband has average speeds of 59Mb. In October 2019 they launched their Ultrafast service with speeds of 145Mb.
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BT
The most popular broadband provider in the UK, BT's Superfast Fibre 2 package has speeds averaging 67Mb. They have also rolled out Ultrafast packages with speeds up to 300Mb, but this isn't yet as widely available as the Superfast packages.
NOW Broadband
NOW Broadband Super Fibre package has average speeds of 63Mb. They also offer contracts on a monthly basis, though you can expect to pay more for these.
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Plusnet
Plusnet offers great value fibre broadband with speeds averaging 66Mb, plus a fixed price guarantee for the length of your contract.
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TalkTalk
TalkTalk has affordable packages with speeds averaging 67Mb on their Faster Fibre with Speed Boost package.
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EE
Best known for its mobile network and love of Kevin Bacon, EE offers average speeds of 67Mb on their Fibre Plus package, plus great extras for mobile customers.
KCOM
KCOM is the only fixed line network that covers Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their Lightstream fibre broadband packages offer unlimited FTTH broadband with average speeds of 30, 75, 200, 400 and 900Mbps.
How to switch
Once you have found the deal you want, simply click the ‘View Deal’ button. This will take you to the providers website, who will guide you through the rest of the process.
If your current provider is Virgin Media then you will need to let them know that you're leaving and it's up to you to coordinate the end of one contract and the start of another.