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Top Deals
| Deal | What do you get | Offers | Monthly Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Media Essential Collection | (up to) 50Mb broadband TiVo + 100 TV channels Weekend UK calls |
Reduced price for 6 months | £15 |
| Sky Unlimited broadband & calls | (up to) 16Mb broadband Weekend UK calls |
Half price for 12 months £100 M&S voucher online. |
£5 |
| Plusnet Unlimited broadband and calls | (up to) 16Mb broadband Weekend UK calls |
Reduced price for 12 months | £2.99 |
| TalkTalk Simply Broadband | (up to) 16Mb unlimited broadband | Free connection and cheap call boosts | £2.50 |
| BT Infinity Unlimited broadband & calls | (up to) 38Mb broadband Weekend UK calls |
Half price for 6 months £100 gift card |
£7.50 |
Common Questions
What speed would I need?
The speeds you would need depend upon what applications/programs you are about to use online.
The speeds you would need depend upon what applications/programs you are about to use online.
- To browse, receive emails, stream music and download small files, you would need 1Mbps – 2Mbps connection. DSL/cable/mobile broadband can be used.
- To view standard video online without buffering, you should have faster download speeds in the range of speeds 2Mbps – 4Mbps. DSL and cable broadband are suitable
- You would need very fast connection with actual speed of 8Mbps+ for large file/movie downloads, streaming high definition videos and real-time online gaming. Fibre optic broadband is ideal for these applications. Faster ADSL 2+ and cable are also fine.
- If you need to upload large data and files, make sure that you get faster upload speeds too, because most connections come with upload speeds much slower than download speeds.
(Note: Advertised broadband speeds come with pre-fix ‘up to’. This means, the actual speed you receive will be much lower than this speed. For instance, ‘up to 14Mbps’ ADSL 2+ connection could offer just 7 – 8Mbps to users who live within 5 km from the exchange.)
Download time for applications
| Speed | 1Mp3 | 30 minutes standard video | A DVD movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4Mbps | 16 seconds | 18 minutes | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| 16Mbps | 4 seconds | 10 minutes | 40 minutes |
| 40Mbps | 2 seconds | 4 minutes | 15 minutes |
How much data would I need a month?
Light users who occasionally download or stream/download videos, would need 10GB or more. 40GB is safe if you use internet daily for browsing, Youtube and occasional film downloads. If you frequently download large files, stream/download movies or share connection with others in your family/office, 100GB + usage or unlimited plan is ideal.
| User type | Emails per day | Mp3′s per week | Video clips per week | Online gaming per week | Usage needed per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light user | 30 | 20 | 15 | 3 hours | Minimum 10GB |
| Regular user | 60 | 30 | 15 | 15 hours | 30GB – 50GB |
| Heavy user | 100+ | 60 | 60 | 30+ hours | 100GB or Unlimited |