Best Broadband deal for the year ahead of any major provider on a 12 month contract

Sky’s offer of 12 months free Sky Broadband Unlimited (plus Sky Line Rental at £16.40 a month) for new Sky Broadband, Talk and Line Rental customers is the best broadband deal of any major provider on a 12 month contract. The comparison is based on a 12 month lowest cost comparison of promotional & standard pricing for broadband and (where required) line rental packages available on a 12 month minimum term from the 4 largest fixed line broadband providers in the UK residential market (each with more than 10% of the market share): Sky, BT, Virgin Media and Talk Talk.

Features vary between providers. Please see below for further details of comparison against the cheapest broadband pricing available to new broadband customers from major providers on a 12 month contract. Talk Talk do not publicly promote a 12 month minimum contract broadband option.

BT Broadband Virgin Media Sky Broadband Unlimited

BROADBAND Advertised headline download speed Up to 17Mb Up to 50Mb Up to 17Mb Usage Cap 10GB Unlimited Unlimited Monthly price first 12 months £4.75 £28.50 £0 Minimum term 12 months 12 months 12 months Total monthly cost over 12 months £57.00 £342.00 £0.00 SET-UP COSTS Connection fee £0.00 £49.95 £0.00 Router delivery charge £6.95 £0.00 £6.95 LINE RENTAL (STANDARD MONTHLY PRICE) Monthly standard LR cost £16.99* £0.00 £16.40 Total LR cost over 12 months £203.88 £0.00 £196.80

TOTAL COST OVER 12 MONTHS £267.83 £391.95 £203.75

Compatible line required for Sky customers, otherwise £20 connection fee may apply.

*BT also offer a line rental saver option requiring a one-off upfront payment of £169.90 as an alternative to its monthly line rental. Even if a customer chooses BT’s line rental saver option together with the BT Broadband package shown in the table above, Sky’s offer is still cheaper.

Each of the above providers provide their own router (specifications vary) inclusive with their broadband product. Standard Sky Broadband Unlimited pricing applies from month 13, currently £7.50 a month. Sky Broadband Unlimited comes with unlimited WiFi at thousands of hotspots and unlimited weekend calls of up to an hour to 01, 02, 03 and 0870 numbers (excluding Channel Islands, indirect access & dial- up internet numbers). Sky and BT speeds vary significantly by location. BT Broadband costs £13 a month from month 13 and includes access to over 12 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, BT Smart Talk app, BT Sport app and online player, and 5GB Cloud Online storage at no extra charge. BT Broadband includes weekend UK calls (inc 0845). £25 Sainsbury voucher available to new BT Broadband customers joining online. Virgin Media up to 50Mb Broadband includes WiFi on the Tube and 5GB Cloud Online storage at no extra charge. 18 month minimum contract options available from other providers, see competitor websites.

Correct as at 13 January 2015