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Broadband and TV packages: Winter offers
Teresa Etheredge
12th Nov 2018
Broadband is one of the essentials for modern day life and the UN even considers internet connection as a basic human right.
We need it for education, work, entertainment and everything in between, so it’s important that you take advantage of Christmas offers to find the perfect broadband and TV packages for you at the best price.
To make life easy, we’ve ordered our top 5 by the total amount that you’ll have paid by the duration of your contract.
Read on to learn about some of the deals that we have noticed.
- Onestream Flow Unlimited Broadband
- HyperOptic
- Vodafone SuperFast 1
- John Lewis Broadband
- Sky Fibre Max
Onestream Flow Unlimited Broadband
One-off cost: £9.99
Contract: £13.99 for 12 months
Total over first 12 months: £177.87
Details: Unlimited broadband at an above-average speed of 17Mb/s? An amazing deal considering that the majority of the UK hasn’t even heard of this company!
Included: Free Onestream router
Available for: Everyone.
Get it here.
HyperOptic 30Mb Broadband and phone deal
One-off cost: FREE!
Contract: £18 per month for 12 months
Total over first 12 months: £216.00
Details: Unlimited usage at speeds of 30Mb/s. One might call it a decent deal, if one wanted to make the understatement of the year.
Included: Free installation and activation (worth £240!), phone service with free evening and weekend calls
Available for: New HyperOptic customers
Get it here.
Vodafone SuperFast 1
One-off cost: FREE!
Contract: £21 per month for 12 months
Total over first 12 months: £252.00
Details: Unlimited broadband at a minimum of 25Mb/s, and a guaranteed 15% discount if your devices start to lag.
Included: Home phone and 6 months of free F-Secure SAFE anti-virus software
Available for: New Vodafone customers
Get it here.
john lewis Broadband
One-off cost: FREE!
Contract: £20 per month for 12 months
Total over first 12 months: £240.00
Details: Unlimited usage at speeds of 10Mb/s, this is the cost-effective ideal for those into browsing and catch-up TV.
Included: 24/7 freephone customer support, free router, free evening and weekend call plan, free PC security package and – as if that’s not enough – a free £40 John Lewis e-gift card!
Available: Only until Monday 19th November 2018 – so get a wriggle on!
Get it here.
Sky Fibre Max + sky entertainment
One-off cost: £19.95
Contract: £45 per month for £18 months
Total over first 18 months: £810.00. A quick note on the Sky deal – you may be thinking, ‘Yikes! The others aren’t this expensive!’ In which case we should draw your attention to the fact that this is for an 18 month contract, and the previous four are for 12 months each. This is also for broadband with TV instead of just a broadband deal. (Although it is still quite expensive.)
Details: This fibre optic broadband deal is their fastest yet, boasting an average download speed of 63Mb/s and available for unlimited monthly usage. They also have a speed guarantee, offering a full refund if it drops past the minimum in the first 30 days. This would be great for large households where many are using the internet at once, or if you’re into box sets and online gaming marathons.
Included: Line rental, Sky Talk, and over 300 entertainment channels with Sky TV
Available for: New Sky Fibre customers living in the Sky network area. Fibre broadband is not yet available nationwide, but check out TechRadar’s postcode search to find whether this includes you.
Get it here.
Found any deals you think we should know about? Tell us all about them in the comments section below.
It is also worth reviewing speed, most times promised speed is not what you get.
It can be a bit of a minefield trying to find the right provider, so it’s good to have all the info in one place.