Fibre Broadband offers Updated: 2025-07-10 09:34:41
Compare the best offers on fast fibre broadband packages. July 2025 fibre broadband offers from £22 per month.
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Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband
1£22.35 Effective monthly cost
£23.99 until 31 March 2026£27.49 until 31 March 2027£30.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 500
2£31 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband
3£30.02 Effective monthly cost
£29.99 until 31 March 2026£33.49 until 31 March 2027£36.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150
4£27 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 500
5£37.35 Effective monthly cost
£34.99 until 30 March 2026£37.99 until 30 March 2027£40.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 900
6£40.35 Effective monthly cost
£37.99 until 30 March 2026£40.99 until 30 March 2027£43.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100
7£32.35 Effective monthly cost
£29.99 until 30 March 2026£32.99 until 30 March 2027£35.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 900
8£43.36 Effective monthly cost
£40.99 until 30 March 2026£43.99 until 30 March 2027£46.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Bundle + Movies
9
£47.74 Effective monthly cost
£44.99 until 31 March 2026£48.49 until 31 March 2027£51.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband
10£28.39 Effective monthly cost
£28.99 until 31 March 2026£32.49 until 31 March 2027£35.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2
11£31.35 Effective monthly cost
£28.99 until 30 March 2026£31.99 until 30 March 2027£34.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 500 + Stream + Essential TV + Netflix
12
£40 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150 + Stream + Essential TV + Netflix
13
£35 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150 + Stream + Essential TV + Sports + Netflix
14
£55 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
NOW Superfast
15£23 Effective monthly cost
Price fixed until April 2026
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Bundle
16£37.73 Effective monthly cost
£34.99 until 31 March 2026£38.49 until 31 March 2027£41.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Gigafast + Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix
17
£54 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
18£38 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2 + Big Sport
19
£76.44 Effective monthly cost
£76.99 until 30 March 2026£81.99 until 30 March 2027£86.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 300
20£35.35 Effective monthly cost
£32.99 until 30 March 2026£35.99 until 30 March 2027£38.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75
21£26 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Volt Bundle + O2 SIM
22£47.74 Effective monthly cost
£44.99 until 31 March 2026£48.49 until 31 March 2027£51.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 300 + Stream + Essential TV + Netflix
23
£37 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Vodafone Fibre 2 Broadband
24£27.35 Effective monthly cost
£25.00 until 31 March 2026£28.00 until 31 March 2027£31.00 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 1
25£30.35 Effective monthly cost
£27.99 until 30 March 2026£30.99 until 30 March 2027£33.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
NOW Full Fibre 75
26£23 Effective monthly cost
Price fixed until April 2026
No up-front cost
NOW Full Fibre 100
27£25 Effective monthly cost
Price fixed until April 2026
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 74
28£27.35 Effective monthly cost
£25.00 until 31 March 2026£28.00 until 31 March 2027£31.00 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Fibre 1 Broadband
29£27.35 Effective monthly cost
£25.00 until 31 March 2026£28.00 until 31 March 2027£31.00 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Plusnet Fibre Broadband
30£28.35 Effective monthly cost
£25.99 until 30 March 2026£28.99 until 30 March 2027£31.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 74
31£28.35 Effective monthly cost
£25.99 until 30 March 2026£28.99 until 30 March 2027£31.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 150 Broadband
32£28.35 Effective monthly cost
£26.00 until 31 March 2026£29.00 until 31 March 2027£32.00 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 145
33£29.35 Effective monthly cost
£26.99 until 30 March 2026£29.99 until 30 March 2027£32.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
italk Simply Fibre 50
34£26.99 Effective monthly cost
Fixed price guarantee
£18.95 up-front cost
BT Fibre Essential
35£30.35 Effective monthly cost
£27.99 until 30 March 2026£30.99 until 30 March 2027£33.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M350 Fibre Broadband
36£29.02 Effective monthly cost
£28.99 until 31 March 2026£32.49 until 31 March 2027£35.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 2
37£31.35 Effective monthly cost
£28.99 until 30 March 2026£31.99 until 30 March 2027£34.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband + Calls Volt (with O2 SIM)
38£31.73 Effective monthly cost
£28.99 until 31 March 2026£32.49 until 31 March 2027£35.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 100
39£28.99 Effective monthly cost
Fixed price guarantee
£18.95 up-front cost
Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband + Flex
40£32.14 Effective monthly cost
£28.99 until 31 March 2026£32.49 until 31 March 2027£35.99 from 1 April 2027
£10 up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 300
41£32.35 Effective monthly cost
£29.99 until 30 March 2026£32.99 until 30 March 2027£35.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M125 Fibre Broadband + Calls
42£32.73 Effective monthly cost
£29.99 until 31 March 2026£33.49 until 31 March 2027£36.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
NOW Full Fibre 300
43£30 Effective monthly cost
Price fixed until April 2026
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + WiFi Max
44£30 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Plusnet Full Fibre 500
45£34.35 Effective monthly cost
£31.99 until 30 March 2026£34.99 until 30 March 2027£37.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 500 Broadband
46£34.35 Effective monthly cost
£32.00 until 31 March 2026£35.00 until 31 March 2027£38.00 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband Volt + Flex
47£37.15 Effective monthly cost
£33.99 until 31 March 2026£37.49 until 31 March 2027£40.99 from 1 April 2027
£10 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 300
48£34.99 Effective monthly cost
Fixed price guarantee
£18.95 up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + Stream + Essential TV + Netflix
49
£35 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband + Calls
50£38.73 Effective monthly cost
£35.99 until 31 March 2026£39.49 until 31 March 2027£42.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Vodafone Full Fibre 910 Broadband
51£38.36 Effective monthly cost
£36.00 until 31 March 2026£39.00 until 31 March 2027£42.00 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 500
52£37.99 Effective monthly cost
Fixed price guarantee
£18.95 up-front cost
Virgin Media M250 Fibre Broadband + Calls Volt (unlimited O2 SIM)
53£41.74 Effective monthly cost
£38.99 until 31 March 2026£42.49 until 31 March 2027£45.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix
54
£39 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix
55
£39 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 100 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix
56
£39 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 1000
57£40.99 Effective monthly cost
Fixed price guarantee
£18.95 up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 300 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix
58
£41 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M350 Fibre Broadband + Calls
59£44.74 Effective monthly cost
£41.99 until 31 March 2026£45.49 until 31 March 2027£48.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 500 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Netflix
60
£44 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150 + Stream + Essential TV + Cinema + Netflix
61
£45 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + Stream + Essential TV + Cinema + Netflix
62
£45 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband + Calls
63£50.74 Effective monthly cost
£47.99 until 31 March 2026£51.49 until 31 March 2027£54.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2 + Entertainment
64
£52.92 Effective monthly cost
£48.99 until 30 March 2026£53.99 until 30 March 2027£58.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Cinema + Netflix
65
£49 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Cinema + Netflix
66
£49 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100 + Entertainment
67
£53.92 Effective monthly cost
£49.99 until 30 March 2026£54.99 until 30 March 2027£59.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2 + TNT Sports
68£53.92 Effective monthly cost
£51.99 until 30 March 2026£56.99 until 30 March 2027£61.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100 + TNT Sports
69£54.92 Effective monthly cost
£52.99 until 30 March 2026£57.99 until 30 March 2027£62.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Volt Bundle + Movies + O2 SIM
70
£57.75 Effective monthly cost
£54.99 until 31 March 2026£58.49 until 31 March 2027£61.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + Stream + Essential TV + Sports + Netflix
71
£55 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2 + Big Entertainment
72
£62.93 Effective monthly cost
£58.99 until 30 March 2026£63.99 until 30 March 2027£68.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 150 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Sports + Netflix
73
£59 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
Sky Full Fibre 75 + Stream + Ultimate TV + Sports + Netflix
74
£59 Effective monthly cost
Prices may change during contract. If Sky increase the price during the contract you can exit for free.
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100 + Big Entertainment
75
£63.93 Effective monthly cost
£59.99 until 30 March 2026£64.99 until 30 March 2027£69.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Bundle + Sports
76
£68.76 Effective monthly cost
£65.99 until 31 March 2026£69.49 until 31 March 2027£72.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Bigger Combo Volt Bundle + Sports + O2 SIM
77£78.77 Effective monthly cost
£75.99 until 31 March 2026£79.49 until 31 March 2027£82.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100 + Big Sport
78
£77.44 Effective monthly cost
£77.99 until 30 March 2026£82.99 until 30 March 2027£87.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Virgin Media Biggest Combo TV Bundle
79
£81.77 Effective monthly cost
£78.99 until 31 March 2026£82.49 until 31 March 2027£85.99 from 1 April 2027
No up-front cost
BT Fibre 2 + Full Works
80
£112.97 Effective monthly cost
£108.99 until 30 March 2026£113.99 until 30 March 2027£118.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
BT Full Fibre 100 + Full Works
81
£113.97 Effective monthly cost
£109.99 until 30 March 2026£114.99 until 30 March 2027£119.99 from 31 March 2027
No up-front cost
Hyperoptic 30Mb Fibre Broadband Only
82£17.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband Only
83No for 3 months, then £26.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband Only
84No for 3 months, then £29.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband Only
85£29 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband Only
86£35 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 30Mb Broadband + Calls
87£19.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Broadband + Calls
88No for 3 months, then £28.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Broadband + Calls
89No for 3 months, then £31.00
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Broadband + Calls
90£31 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Broadband + Calls
91£35 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 30Mb Fibre Broadband Only
92£19 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband Only
93£28.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband Only
94£33.50 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband Only
95£36 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband Only
96£44 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 30Mb Broadband + Calls
97£21 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Broadband + Calls
98£30.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband + Calls
99£35.50 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband + Calls
100£38 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband + Calls
101£46 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£19 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband Only
102£30 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband Only
103£40 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband Only
104£53 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Fibre Broadband Only
105£63 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 50Mb Broadband + Calls
106£33 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband + Calls
107£43 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£39 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 500Mb Broadband + Calls
108£56 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
Hyperoptic 1Gb Broadband + Calls
109£66 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 175
110£29.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 300
111£34.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 500
112£39.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
KCOM Lightstream Full Fibre 900
113£49.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£24.99 up-front cost
Community Fibre 75Mb Fibre Broadband
114£26 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 100Mb Fibre Broadband
115£25 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 150Mb Fibre Broadband
116£26 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 300Mb Fibre Broadband
117£28 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 500Mb Fibre Broadband
118£29 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 1Gbps Fibre Broadband
119£32 per month
(No Price rise in April 2025)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 150Mb Fibre Broadband
120£22 per month
(Price increases to £24.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 300Mb Fibre Broadband
121£24 per month
(Price increases to £26.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 500Mb Fibre Broadband
122£26 per month
(Price increases to £28.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 1Gbps Fibre Broadband
123£29 per month
(Price increases to £31.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 75Mb Fibre Broadband
124£20 per month
(Price increases to £22.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 100Mb Fibre Broadband
125£19 per month
(Price increases to £21.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 150Mb Fibre Broadband
126£17.99 per month
(Price increases to £19.99 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 300Mb Fibre Broadband
127£21 per month
(Price increases to £23.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 500Mb Fibre Broadband
128£20 per month
(Price increases to £22.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Community Fibre 1Gbps Fibre Broadband
129£25 per month
(Price increases to £27.00 in April 2026)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 100
130£19.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 160
131£25 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 550
132£34 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 1000
133£45 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 100
134£22.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 160
135£28 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£10 up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 550
136£37 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GIG 1000
137£48 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 40
138£23.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 160
139£26.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 550
140£39 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 1000
141£47 per month
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 40
142£24.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£29.99 up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 160
143£31 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£25 up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 550
144£40 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£25 up-front cost
Pine Media GLO 1000
145£54 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£25 up-front cost
Airband Fibre 40
146£12.50 for 6 months, then £25.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 150
147£15 for 6 months, then £30.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 300
148£17.50 for 6 months, then £35.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 600
149£22.50 for 9 months, then £45.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
Airband Fibre 900
150£27.50 for 9 months, then £55.00
(prices may change during contract)
No up-front cost
italk Fast Fibre
151£37.39 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£22.95 up-front cost
italk Superfast Fibre
152£42.39 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£22.95 up-front cost
italk Simply Fibre 50
153£25.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Simply Fibre 100
154£30.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 50
155£25.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 100
156£30.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
italk Full Fibre 250
157£39.99 per month
(prices may change during contract)
£18.95 up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 100
158£24.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
No up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 150
159£21.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
No up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 500
160£29.99 per month
(no mid-contract price rises)
No up-front cost
Fibrus Full Fibre 1000
161£44.99 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.
Learn more about Virgin Media Broadband
Sky
Skys Superfast fibre broadband has average speeds of 59Mb. In October 2019 they launched their Ultrafast service with speeds of 145Mb.
Learn more about Sky Broadband
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.
Learn more about NOW Broadband
Plusnet
Plusnet offers great value fibre broadband with speeds averaging 66Mb, plus a fixed price guarantee for the length of your contract.
Learn more about Plusnet Broadband
TalkTalk
TalkTalk has affordable packages with speeds averaging 67Mb on their Faster Fibre with Speed Boost package.
Learn more about TalkTalk Broadband
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 offer you want, simply click the ‘View Offer’ 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.
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