Top 10 Fibre Optic Broadband Deals
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Want super-fast broadband? Compare Virgin Media and BT's range of fibre optic broadband packages and bundles. Fibre optic broadband offers speeds up to 100Mb!
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Virgin Media Broadband & PhoneFibre optic broadband, free wireless router & unlimited weekend calls. EXCLUSIVE uSwitch deal! FREE INSTALLATION worth £49.95 |
up to 10Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£4.00
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First 3 months £4.00, £14.50 thereafter. Line rental £13.90 |
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Virgin Media XL Broadband & PhoneFibre optic broadband with free wireless 'N' router & unlimited weekend calls. New! Low-cost 30Mb deal + FREE INSTALLATION worth £49.95 |
up to 30Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£5.00
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First 3 months £5, £18.50 thereafter. Line rental £13.90 |
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Virgin Media Broadband, TV & PhoneFibre optic broadband, 65+ TV channels (including Sky), home phone & wireless router. New TV bundle deal: 3 MONTHS FREE + FREE INSTALLATION worth £49.95 |
up to 10Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£20.00
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Free for first 3 months, £20 thereafter. TiVo £3 extra a month Line rental £13.90 |
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Virgin Media Broadband, L TV & PhoneFibre-optic broadband, 100 digital TV channels and free unlimited weekend calls. New TV bundle deal: 3 MONTHS FREE + FREE INSTALLATION worth £49.95 |
up to 10Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£26.00
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First 3 months free, £27.50 thereafter. Line rental £13.90 |
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BT Infinity - More Broadband and CallsFree Wireless Infinity Home Hub & basic McAfee security. Calls and & free engineer installation included. New! £9 for 3 MONTHS fibre optic fast broadband from BT |
up to 40Mb | 40GB | 18 months |
£9.00
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9 for first 3 months, £18 thereafter. Line rental from £10 |
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Virgin Media XXL Broadband & PhoneFibre optic broadband with free wireless 'N' router. New! FREE INSTALLATION + SPOTIFY PREMIUM FREE for 6 months. |
up to 50Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£12.00
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First 3 months £12, £25.50 thereafter. Line rental £13.90 |
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BT Infinity Unlimited Broadband & CallsFree Wireless Infinity Home Hub & basic McAfee security. Unlimited calls and & free engineer installation included. New! £20 for 3 MONTHS fibre optic fast broadband from BT |
up to 40Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£20.00
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£20 for first 3 months, £28 thereafter. Line rental from £10 |
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Virgin Media XL BroadbandFibre optic broadband with free wireless Virgin Media Hub router. NEW! FREE INSTALLATION + FREE Spotify premium account. Super-fast 30Mb standalone broadband, no phone line required |
up to 30Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£22.50
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First 3 months £22.50, £27.50 thereafter. |
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Virgin Media Broadband & TVFibre optic broadband, 100+ TV channels (including Sky), free modem & PCguard New! Broadband & TV special deal, no phone line required |
up to 10Mb | unlimited | 18 months |
£36.50
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No need for phone line. |
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Eclipse FibreFree router. Data back-up and 100MB free web-space included. |
up to 40Mb | 100GB | 12 months | £39.95 Buy now 0800 156 0510 | |
Fibre optic broadband explained
How does fibre optic broadband work?
Fibre optic (fiber optic) is broadband that runs over cables in the ground, unlike ADSL broadband that runs over copper telephone wires. The reason fibre optic (fiber optic) broadband is so much faster is down to the make-up of the cables themselves.
Fibre optic cables are made of glass or plastic, which are materials that facilitate fast movement of data along their length. In traditional ADSL broadband, speed is lost quickly over long distances, hence speeds vary depending on how far a house is from the exchange.
With fibre optic broadband, however, less speed is lost over long distances. This makes it a superior option for those looking for super-fast broadband.
Which providers offers fibre optic broadband?
Not too long ago, Virgin Media was the only UK fibre optic broadband provider. However, the market has since been filled with a host of rivals. Not least BT, whose lightning fast Infinity product uses fibre to the cabinet technology to deliver broadband speeds of up to 40Mb. TalkTalk, Eclipse and Plusnet also offer cable broadband with up to 40Mb speeds, using the same fibre to the cabinet tech as BT Infinity.
Find out about BT Infinity and compare Infinity deals at uSwitch Tech's BT Infinity page
To compare all Virgin Media's broadband packages see their brand page Virgin Media
Fibre optic broadband packages
Virgin Media has a range of fibre optic broadband offers to suit every need and, more importantly, every pocket.
- Broadband and home phone deals: Virgin Media’s "M phone", "L phone" and "XL phone" offers combine super-fast fibre optic broadband with free weekend calls to UK landlines.
- Broadband bundles: combine your broadband with home phone, digital TV and/or mobile phone packages to make great savings.
- Stand-alone broadband: Virgin Media's fibre optic broadband gives customers outstanding value without asking them to commit to transferring other utilities too.
The fastest broadband speed on offer with a Virgin Media fibre optic broadband deal is 100Mb, but it's important to note that this is only available in areas where important upgrade work has been completed. The company's 50Mb service is much more widely available and if you're in a large town or city, there's a very, very good chance you'll be able to get it.
Check out deals on Virgin Media's 50Mb broadband package: 50Mb broadband
BT Infinity fibre broadband
The UK's oldest telecomms provider offers a fibre optic broadband service dubbed Infinity. This features maximum speeds of up to 40Mb. However, unlike Virgin Media's service it uses 'fibre to the cabinet' technology rather than 'fibre to the premises' tech. This means that BT Infinity customers' broadband speeds can still be affected by the distance from their nearest exchange to their home, albeit not by anything like as much as with copper phone lines.
As with Virgin Media, BT Infinity broadband can be combined in a broadband bundle with other services such as BT Vision on-demand TV and a home phone. In fact, BT Infinity is only available to people with a BT landline, so you're going to need to bundle with a home phone service if you're considering signing up for it.
TalkTalk, Eclipse & Plusnet fibre broadband
TalkTalk, Eclipse and Plusnet all use BT's fibre to the cabinet technology to deliver maximum broadband speeds of up to 40Mb. All three stand out for generous usage limits and offer free routers and are available in large towns and cities where BT has upgraded its network.
Customers on standard TalkTalk packages can upgrade to TalkTalk's fibre optic service by adding a TalkTalk Fibre Optic Boost to their package for an additional monthly fee.
Fibre optic broadband availability?
Cable broadband is available to millions of UK households mostly in towns and cities. If you are not sure whether you can access cable broadband at home, use our postcode checker to find out.
If you're not in Virgin Media cable area, you may still be able to get a connection speed of up to 40Mb with BT's Infinity broadband service or from the providers detailed above who use BT's network intrastructure.
Find out about Infinity and compare Infinity deals at our dedicated BT Infinity page
Fibre optic broadband is also known as:
- Fiber optic broadband
- Cable broadband
Compare all cable broadband packages here.
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