How do I find the best broadband deal?

Whatever you want from your broadband connection, you’ll want the best price. The mountains of deals and many providers available in the UK mean that there are many ways to save, but also that there’s a lot of work to be done to find them. uSwitch does the hard part, so all you need to do is tell us what you want.

Everyone’s habits are their own, at least a little different to everyone else’s. You might get all your music over the internet, or only go online to look at maps and buy shoes. Maybe you think you’ll do everything online but won’t, or think you won’t but will. To ensure that your broadband package is the best fit for you, ask yourself these questions:

• when do I use the internet?
• if I get another package (faster, unlimited broadband) will my usage change?
• will the kids use the internet? (do I have kids?)
• do I download music or movies – and how much?
• do I want a wireless connection in and around my house?
• will I connect more than one computer to the internet?

If you want to make sure you’re looking for the right broadband package, use our broadband barometer which will show you the package speed you should be looking for.

Super fast home broadband connections now mean we can surf faster and access much richer content than ever before. But how much is enough? And do we really need all that speed?

Internet service providers (ISPs) are always finding ways to get more and more data down the lines and into our homes.

Where older, dial up connections achieved data rates of thousands of bits, or kilobits, per second, newer broadband connections can reach speeds of millions, or megabits, per second (Mbps).

Broadband speeds in the UK now surge up to 24Mbps

There are so many broadband providers these days and it can be tempting to sign up to the first broadband service you see advertised – but don't. By using uSwitch.com you can avoid the sales pitch and go straight to facts about broadband:

• what it is
• how much it costs
• how to get the best deal

We only use the top providers in our broadband comparison and switching service so you can get broadband through uSwitch with confidence.

Using our broadband service is the easiest way to get the best deal for your broadband.

It’s easy.

Enter your postcode and home phone number into the uSwitch.com broadband comparison service.

Then uSwitch.com will give you a list of all the broadband packages available in your area, so that you can compare everything on offer.

To help you make your choice you are also able to filter your results using the option at the top of the results table. This means you can narrow down your results by some (or all) of the six different categories that appear. These include ‘pay by’, ‘speed’ and ‘monthly cost’. Bear in mind though that the more you filter your results the less will appear, so it’s a good idea to keep an open mind about the kind of package you would like.

After you have compared all the broadband deals, just pick the best deal for you and we’ll take you to the provider of your choice. We’ll also make sure you have all the information you need to complete your switch quickly and smoothly. Then we will send you an email to confirm the switch.

After confirming your details on the provider’s site your new broadband provider will contact you to confirm the date your service will commence. This usually takes between one and three weeks.

Let uSwitch.com do the hard work – get the best deal for your broadband on the uSwitch.com broadband comparison service.