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Super-fast broadband? You've come to the right place. Here we offer the UK's fastest, high-speed broadband packages. With technology evolving, broadband is getting faster - now up to 50Mb!

Compare these fast & high speed broadband deals below.

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#1

Virgin Media XXL Phone (Cable)

Fibre optic broadband with free wireless router. UK's fastest broadband package

Exclusive: order online for free installation worth £30

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up to 50Mb unlimited 12 months £35.00
(landline £11) Buy now
2

Virgin Media XXL (Cable)

Fibre optic broadband with free wireless router. UK's fastest broadband package.

Exclusive: order online for free installation worth £30

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up to 50Mb unlimited 12 months £50.00
Buy now
3

Be Unlimited

Free wireless router & static IP.
Free Amazon vouchers worth £24, enter promo code: 24Offer

Sign up on 0808 101 3422

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up to 24Mb unlimited 12 months £17.50
Buy now
4

Be Pro

Free wireless router, static IP & up to 2.5Mb upload.
Free Amazon vouchers worth £24, enter promo code: 24Offer

Sign up on 0808 101 3422

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up to 24Mb unlimited 12 months £21.50
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5

O2 Broadband Premium

Now up to 20Mb with free wireless router. UK's best-rated home broadband.

Order online for two months free

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up to 20Mb unlimited 12 months £0.00
(two months free then £9.79 for O2 customers) Buy now
6

Virgin Media XL Phone (Cable)

Fibre optic broadband with free wireless router & weekend calls.

Exclusive: order online for free installation worth £30

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up to 20Mb unlimited 12 months £10.00
(first 3 months, £11 line rental) Buy now
7

O2 Broadband Pro

Now up to 20Mb with free enhanced wireless router. Prioritised customer service.

Order online for two months free

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up to 20Mb unlimited 12 months £0.00
(two months free then £17.13 for O2 customers) Buy now
8

Virgin Media XL (Cable)

Fibre optic broadband with free wireless router. Landline not required.

Exclusive: order online for free installation worth £30

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up to 20Mb unlimited 12 months £30.00
(first 3 months) Buy now
9

Virgin Media Triple for £47 (TV)

Fibre-optic broadband, TV and free weekend calls.

Exclusive: order online and save £20

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up to 20Mb unlimited 12 months £47.00
(first 6 months) Buy now
10

Virgin Media L Phone (Cable)

Fibre optic broadband with free wireless router & weekend calls.

Exclusive: order online for free installation worth £30

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up to 10Mb unlimited 12 months £5.00
(first 3 months, £11 line rental) Buy now
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Virgin Media Triple for £14 (TV)

Fibre optic broadband, 40+ TV channels (including Sky), calls & wireless router.
Exclusive: order online and save £20

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up to 10Mb unlimited 12 months £14.00
(landline £11) Buy now
12

Virgin Media L (Cable)

Fibre optic broadband with free wireless router. Landline not required.

Exclusive: order online for free installation worth £30

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up to 10Mb unlimited 12 months £15.00
(first 3 months) Buy now
13

Virgin Media Triple for £24 (TV)

Fibre-optic broadband, TV and free weekend calls.

Exclusive: order online and save £20

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up to 10Mb unlimited 18 months £24.00
(line rental £11) Buy now
14

TalkTalk Broadband and Phone

Free wireless router & off-peak calls with inclusive broadband.

Exclusive: order online for free wireless router

Sign up on 0800 049 7864

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up to 8Mb 40Gb 18 months £6.49
(£11.25 line rental) Buy now
15

BT Option 1

Wireless Home Hub included. Optional BT Vision & mobile broadband.

Online deal: free wireless Home Hub

Sign up on 0800 328 1587

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up to 8Mb 10Gb 18 months £7.78
(first 3 months) Buy now
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AOL Broadband Wireless Flexi Off-Peak

Free wireless router & off-peak calls. No minimum contract.

Special offer: £4.99 for 3 months

Sign up on 0800 049 1283

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up to 8Mb 10Gb 1 month £4.99
(first 3 months, price can vary on area) Buy now
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O2 Broadband Standard

Free wireless router. UK's best-rated home broadband.

Order online for two months free

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up to 8Mb unlimited 12 months £0.00
(two months free, then £7.34 for O2 customers) Buy now
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BT Broadband & Calls

Wireless Home Hub & unlimited evening & weekend calls included.

Online deal: free wireless Home Hub

Sign up on 0800 328 1587

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up to 8Mb 10Gb 18 months £7.78
(first 3 months) Buy now
19

Post Office Broadband & Phone Standard

Free modem and calls to UK landlines, mobiles and international destinations.
Line rental included

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up to 8Mb 5Gb 12 months £20.50
(incl line rental) Buy now
20

AOL Broadband Wireless Anytime

Free wireless router & unlimited calls.

Special offer: £4.99 for 3 months

Sign up on 0800 049 1283

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up to 8Mb 10Gb 18 months £4.99
(first 3 months, price can vary on area) Buy now
21

AOL Broadband Wireless Flexi Anytime

Free wireless router & anytime calls. No minimum contract.

Special offer: £4.99 for 3 months

Sign up on 0800 049 1283

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up to 8Mb 10Gb 1 month £4.99
(first 3 months, price can vary on area) Buy now
22

BT Option 3

Wireless Home Hub & Hub phone included. Optional BT Vision & mobile broadband.

Online deal: free wireless Home Hub

Sign up on 0800 328 1587

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up to 8Mb unlimited 18 months £18.59
(for 3 months) Buy now
23

AOL Broadband Wireless Off-Peak

Free wireless router & off-peak calls.

Special offer: £4.99 for 3 months

Sign up on 0800 049 1283

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up to 8Mb 10Gb 18 months £4.99
(for 3 months, price can vary on area) Buy now
24

Post Office Broadband & Phone Extra

Free wireless router and calls to UK landlines, mobiles & international destinations.
Line rental included

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up to 8Mb unlimited 12 months £24.95
(incl line rental) Buy now
25

BT Broadband & Calls

Wireless Home Hub with Hub Phone & unlimited off-peak calls included.

Online deal: free wireless Home Hub

Sign up on 0800 328 1587

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up to 8Mb unlimited 18 months £18.59
(first 3 months) Buy now

Fast broadband explained

Technology is improving all the time and broadband is no different. The internet is totally changing the way in which we, the consumer, are interacting with the world. We can now stream television, download films and music and, in order to keep up, broadband is speeding up and high-speed broadband is now within everyone's reach! In early 2009, Virgin Media announced super-fast broadband up to an astonishing 50Mb.

Fastest broadband

See who won the fastest broadband award in our Top 10 Broadband Awards Fastest broadband award.

What is broadband speed?

The speed of your broadband signifies the speed at which information can transfer from the internet to your computer. So a connection speed at 8Mbps, which is now the speed most packages provide, can transfer 8 megabytes of information per second. That's roughly 160 times faster than a 56k speed dial up connection.

It is worth noting that the speed of your connection only refers to your download speed, your upload speed tends to be slower. Currently, the fastest high-speed broadband available in the UK is 50Mb, a speed that allows consumers to download songs in a matter of seconds and movies in minutes.

Compare all 50Mb broadband packages 50Mb Broadband

How fast is your broadband?

Test the speed of your current connection on our state-of-the-art speedtest.

Bear in mind that your broadband speed is defined by where you live and depends on a number of factors, including the distance of your house from the nearest telephone exchange. Even if you live just a few miles from a built up area your broadband speed may drop down as low as 0.5Mb.

Currently, the best way of providing fast broadband is with fibre-optic cables, as provided by Virgin Media. With fibre-optic cables in place, we could see broadband speeds shoot up to 100Mbps putting to an end the days of waiting for movies, songs and attachments to download.

In summary, it is clear that high speed broadband has arrived and fast broadband connections are becoming the norm.

You can now also get high speed mobile broadband connections that compare to home broadband connections.

Fast mobile broadband

Mobile broadband speeds are still quite inferior to those of home broadband, especially cable broadband with Virgin Media's new 50Mb package on the market. Despite this, mobile broadband spees have increased from an average of 1.8Mb to more worthwhile speeds of 3.6Mb, 4.5Mb and 7.2Mb (from Vodafone).

Compare fast mobile broadband packages on our dedicated page.

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