Top 10 Free Broadband Deals
New! Exclusive discounts for ordering online
Free broadband is offered by many broadband providers as part of a package.
You can get broadband for free with a home phone or TV deal or by taking advantage of introductory rates.
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TalkTalk Broadband and Phone EssentialsFree wireless router & free connection (worth £30) with evening & weekend calls. NEW! 12 MONTHS HALF PRICE + FREE £25 Love2Shop voucher! |
up to 24Mb | 40GB | 12 months |
£3.25
price details
£3.25 for 12 months. Line rental from £9.50 |
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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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BT Broadband and Anytime Calls + TV EssentialFree Vision+ Box. Pause, rewind & record live TV. BT Home Hub and unlimited anytime calls included. NEW! 4 MONTHS FREE Broadband & Calls + FREE Vision+ Box. Low-cost BT Vision deal! |
up to 20Mb | 10GB | 18 months |
£4.00
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First 4 months £4, £20 thereafter. Line rental from £10. One off £40 activation fee |
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Sky Unlimited Broadband & CallsWireless router and free evening & weekend calls included. No Sky TV package required. uSwitch bestseller. NEW! 12 MONTHS HALF PRICE. 50% OFF ONLINE - just £5 for 12 months. Sky TV customers pay just £3.75! |
up to 20Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£5.00
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First 12 months £5, £10 thereafter for non-Sky TV customers. Sky TV customers pay £7.50. Line rental £12.25 |
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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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Orange Broadband & CallsFree wireless router + evening & weekend calls. Web exclusive price for Orange customers Exclusive uSwitch deal: FREE £40 SAINSBURY'S VOUCHER! |
up to 20Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£5.00
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Orange customers pay £5 per month, Non-Orange customers pay £10. Line rental £12.75 |
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O2 Broadband: The All RounderFree wireless router with home phone options and unlimited downloads. Get £50 Off an XBox 360 250GB. New! 12 MONTHS HALF PRICE for O2 customers! (6 months half price for non-O2 customers) |
up to 20Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£6.25
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12 months half price for O2 customers, 6 months half price and £17.50 thereafter for non-O2 customers. Line rental £7.50 |
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Plusnet ValueFree wireless router. Best value broadband only deal with £6.49 ongoing price promise. New! Broadband only deal from £6.49 |
up to 20Mb | 10GB | 12 months |
£6.49
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£25 setup cost |
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BT Broadband and Evening & Weekend CallsWireless Home Hub & unlimited evening & weekend calls included. 3 MONTHS HALF PRICE or 4 MONTHS FREE on Broadband and Anytime Calls + FREE £50 Dabs voucher |
up to 20Mb | 10GB | 18 months |
£7.00
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£7 for 3 months, £14 thereafter. On Broadband and Anytime Calls free for 4 months, £16 thereafter. Line rental from £10 |
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TalkTalk Plus Unlimited Broadband and PhoneSuper-fast unlimited broadband and anytime calls with free wireless router. NEW! 9 MONTHS HALF PRICE + FREE £25 Love2Shop voucher! |
up to 24Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£7.25
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£7.25 for 9 months, £14.50 thereafter. Line rental from £9.50 |
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Free broadband explained
Broadband is available free as part of a wider package, whether part of a TV bundle (e.g. Sky and Virgin Media), a phone and broadband deal (companies like BT, AOL and PlusNet offer this), a mobile phone network package (e.g. Orange) or a home-phone service.
The time for which you'll pay nothing for your broadband is usually reserved for a limited introductory period.
Free broadband
Talk Talk spearheaded the free broadband movement with their "Talk 2 & 3 International" packages combining free broadband with competitive land line deals. TalkTalk have since moved away from this "free broadband" messaging as it led to a lot of confusion and frustration from their customers.
With a name like "Free Broadband" it will come as no surprise that a good deal of scepticism exists among many consumer groups and industry experts.
The hook is that "Free Broadband" is only free when you sign up for other services such as home phone or TV. Despite consumers' wariness, free broadband continues to be extremely popular with those who would otherwise be paying seperate bills for their broadband, home phone and TV.
Cheap broadband
The days of free broadband being a viable option for ISPs to offer and a credible product for consumers to purchase have passed. Increasingly broadband suppliers are moving towards marketing themselves as offering cheap broadband or credit-crunch proof broadband.
In recessionary times people are looking for great value which isn't exactly what free broadband brought when it was being widely marketed.
Who is free broadband for?
- Home phone users - it makes sense to combine your home phone and broadband bills into one, especially if you want to get free evening, weekend and international calls included.
- Digital TV customers - if you are interested in taking on a TV package and also need a broadband connection - it may be worth your while bundling the two together and getting free broadband.
- If you just want to pay for a good mobile phone contract, good TV or a good home phone service, then you should look out for bundles that give free (or discounted) broadband alongside these services.
Compare free broadband?
We list a range of ‘free’ broadband services above allowing you to compare the differences and work out which may be the best option for you. Alternatively, for an array of free or paid-for broadband services, you can compare broadband packages incorporating free broadband on our main broadband comparison page – you may also want to check your availability on our postcode checker.
Broadband and free gifts
To sweeten the deal, many broadband providers bundle their service with a host of attractive free gifts. Here we'll talk you through the kind of offers you can expect.
Broadband and free PS3
Free PS3 broadband packages are especially popular in the run up to Christmas as cash-strapped parents look to bundle their broadband package with free PlayStation 3.
Compare broadband and free PS3 packages here Broadbandfreeps3
Broadband and free laptops
While free broadband itself has fallen by the wayside the notion of offering free gifts to those taking out a broadband package has not. Increasingly broadband customers are being lured by the offer of free hardware such as free laptops and free netbooks
Broadband and free line rental
Increasingly broadband providers are offering line rental as part of broadband deals. This adds a level of convenience to paying bills as customers no longer need to pay their ISP for broadband as well as pay BT seperately for line rental. There are some significant savings to be made from taking on these free broadband deals too.
Compare all broadband and free line rental packages here Broadband & Free Line Rental
To compare all the free gifts you can get with your broadband package see our broadband and free gifts
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