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By Julia Kukiewicz
Staff Writer
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
CHEAPEST broadband deals are harder to find than you may think!
Misleading introductory prices, small print, compulsory charges and the like can all end up making what looked like the cheapest broadband deal looking rather pricey.
So how do you get the best broadband deals around? Follow these simple guidelines.
Who offers the cheapest broadband?
There are five providers offering the cheapest broadband deals in the UK.
TalkTalk still offers the cheapest broadband price in the UK (£4.99 or £185.88 a year when line rental is factored in and the intro price has ended).
Unfortunately this is only an introductory price and from the second year onwards, you would save more by taking the Tiscali Broadband and Talk Option 1 package which starts at £9.99 (or £179.88 a year) a month but actually includes line rental!
This means you can exclude the extra £10.50 - £11.75 you have to pay BT for the privelege of line rental each month.
Although TalkTalk no longer claim to give broadband away for free (not that we ever quite believed that anyway) they do still require you to sign up to one of their home phone packages.
It's not often that the best broadband deal is also one of the cheapest broadband deals, but O2 Broadband offers its cheapest broadband - £7.50 (£231 a year) - to customers who already have long-term mobile contracts with them.
You'll have to pay £5 more per month if you are not an O2 mobile (pay monthly or pay as you go) customer.
Another provider offering great broadband deal is cab;e provider Virgin Media, whose current cheapest broadband deal is just £9 (£204 per year all in).
The beauty of this package is that you do not require line rental at all, so the £9 a month charge is all you have to pay!
You can often get Virgin Media's cheapest broadband packages by also signing up to Virgin Media phone or TV.
Finally, if you want the most flexible, reliable service around AND award-winning customer service then geek’s choice Plusnet has the cheapest broadband for you at £9.99 (£260.88 per year with line rental).
How much is the cheapest broadband?
Here’s a rundown of the cheapest broadband packages from those providers:
- Tiscali’s Cheapest broadband:
Tiscali's cheapest broadband package at £14.99 (£9.99 for the first 3 months) a month looks, on the surface to be nothing out of the ordinary. Until you consider that it includes line rental and free weekend calls!
- TalkTalk’s Cheapest broadband:
Talk Talk line rental is £10.50 a month, less than BT’s which is £11.75 if you don't pay by Direct Debit! With their Talk UK call package broadband is just £4.99 more a month.
- O2’s Cheapest broadband:
O2 customers can get Premium broadband for just £7.50 a month. Non-O2 customers’ cheapest broadband deal is £12.50 a month.
- Virgin Media’s Cheapest broadband:
The M package is just £9 for a year then £17 after that. You don't need line rental and there is no need to take any phone package.
- Plusnet’s Cheapest broadband:
Plusnet’s option 1broadband package is just £9.99 a month.
What’s the best way to apply for the cheapest broadband?
To get the very cheapest of the cheapest broadband deals it’s important that you sign up online.
This is because the best deals are only available for online signups.
You’ll often get free extras (which often turn out to be pretty essential) like wireless routers and by avoiding having to buy them later you save money on your broadband in the long term.
Other costs such as set-up fees are often waived.
You can sign up to any of the packages mentioned in this article by clicking on any of the links on this page.
How can I apply for the cheapest broadband?
Apply for the cheapest broadband for you by clicking one of the links below and entering your details to sign up online today.
- Cheapest broadband with home phone - Tiscali (Broadband & Talk Option 1)
Sign up online!
- Cheapest broadband with landline – TalkTalk Broadband with Talk UK Weekend
Sign up online!
- Cheapest broadband with BT landline – Orange Home Starter
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- Cheapest broadband without home phone or line rental – Virgin Media M
Sign up online!
- Cheapest broadband + best customer service – Plusnet Option 1
Sign up online!
What’s the cheapest broadband I can get?
You won't always be able to get the cheapest broadband on the market because the provider may not cover your area.
This is particularly true of Virgin Media which only covers about half of the UK, but other broadband providers using Local Loop Unbundling (ie. where they take control of the exchange from BT) may also only offer their cheapest broadband deals in certain areas.
Enter your postcode and phone number into ChooseISP’s cheap broadband comparison page and let us do the work for you: a list will appear of all the deals that you can get, arranged with the smallest price first.
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