Top 10 Student Broadband Deals
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Looking for the best student broadband deal? Compare the latest broadband bundles including 9 MONTH CONTRACT offers - packages ideal for students!
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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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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
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£3.25 for 12 months. Line rental from £9.50 |
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Sky Broadband, Calls and TV (Starter Pack)Free Sky+ box & wireless router. 282 TV channels & off-peak calls included. Exclusive bundle deal! FREE £50 M&S voucher, FREE Sky+ box and FREE install with broadband & calls |
up to 20Mb | 2GB | 12 months |
£20.00
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Line rental £12.25 |
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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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Three Mobile Broadband Max - USB StickFree USB modem stick - special 15GB deal. New! USWITCH.COM BESTSELLER. |
up to 21Mb | 15GB | 24 months | £15.99 Buy now | |
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Sky Broadband, Calls & Sky+HD Starter TVFree Sky+ HD box & Wireless router. 282 TV channels, HD pack & off-peak calls included. FREE Sky+ HD box, FREE £50 M&S voucher & FREE set-up |
up to 20Mb | 2GB | 12 months |
£30.25
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Line rental £12.25 |
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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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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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BE UnlimitedFree wireless router & static IP. New! 24Mb Broadband deal |
up to 24Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£22.00
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Line rental £9.50 |
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BE ValueFree wireless router & unlimited downloads. |
up to 12Mb | unlimited | 12 months |
£17.00
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Line rental £9.50 |
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Student broadband explained
Although your parents may try to convince you that all they took to university was a knap-sack filled with sticks and they got along just fine, broadband has become an essential utility for students in this day and age. Facebook, Twitter and email are essentials and the ability to do research quickly online is also a must. A high performance, best value student broadband deal is therefore more important than ever before.
Universities are operating more and more on the Internet, sending out vital emails, leaving important posts on their website, uploading notes and course content and even taking assessments online. And don’t forget those websites that are essential to nailing that all-important essay. In fact, even without taking the work aspect into consideration, the Internet is a crucial and affordable way to stay in touch family and friends.
Choosing a student broadband package - what are the best student broadband deals?
- Price: Always a consideration in a student broadband purchase. For more cheap deals see our cheap broadband page.
- Contract length: Don't get tied down for longer than you need to. For more short contract deals see our short & no contract broadband page
- Download allowance: Do you just want to browse Facebook and check email? Or are you a heavy downloader? For the latter, see our heavy use broadband page
- Flexibility: No student likes to be tied down by their broadband connection. Wireless and mobile broadband packages are ideal for students who mainly connect to the Internet on laptops. See our mobile broadband and wireless broadband pages.
Student mobile broadband
Think carefully about your budget and what you need from a broadband package, and then try to choose appropriately.
If you're looking to get a great mobile broadband and free laptop deal you may be interested in netbooks. These are the latest in lightweight mobile computing.
Mobile broadband: compare all packages and deals here.
Note: Though the mobile broadband packages above may seem more pricey than their fixed-line alternatives, you will be saving an average of £11 a month on line rental. This is something that's definitely worth considering if you intend to use your mobile phone for most of your calls.
Free laptop student broadband deals
Laptops are the ubiquitous must-have for students, both for studies and communication. If you're thinking of buying a laptop and searching for a student broadband deal, why not combine the two? Mobile broadband with free laptop packages start at a shade over £20 per month. When you consider that the cost of the laptop and the broadband connection are included in this price and you don't have to pay £11 a month line rental, there are amazing savings to be made.
For our full range of broadband and free laptop deals see our broadband & free laptop page.
Compare all mobile broadband & free netbook deals Broadband & free netbooks
Free iPad deals
iPads are brilliant for note-taking, reading up on course books and keeping on top of your social life. All of which makes them a perfect student accessory.
Pick up an iPad on a contract deal and you'll get a monthly usage allowance just as you do with a laptop offer. And you'll be able to spread the cost of the device, so you won't have to find a big lump sum.
Check out iPad deals here: iPad deals
Student broadband news
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NEWSHull students to benefit from superfast broadband?
Hull students may be in line to benefit from a broadband speed boost.
Ewan Taylor-Gibson - 8th November 2011
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DEALS & OFFERSTalkTalk offers nine-months' half-price broadband
TalkTalk has launched a new nine months' half-price broadband deal aimed at...
Oliver Folkard - 19th August 2011
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DEALS & OFFERSPlusnet offers rolling student broadband deals
Plusnet's non-contract broadband services are ideal for people living in student...
Oliver Folkard - 18th August 2011. 1 comment
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DEALS & OFFERSVirgin Media offering 9-month student broadband deals
Broadband provider Virgin Media has launched a new range of 9-month internet...
Ewan Taylor-Gibson - 16th August 2011
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NEWSBroadband provider launches advanced web service for schools
Fast.co.uk and communications device manufacturer Equiinet have created a new online...
Ewan Taylor-Gibson - 21st July 2011
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NEWSSomerset schools set for BT super-fast broadband access
A new joint venture partnership will see 269 Somerset schools hooked up to BT's new...
Ewan Taylor-Gibson - 25th October 2010

