Broadband availability

The two most accessible and popular types of broadband in the UK, at the moment are ADSL and Cable. Click on our postcode checker to see if you can get cable or ADSL in your area and find out what speeds you can look forward to.

Our postcode checker looks at your area via a postcode or telephone number search and can see (in real time) whether your BT exchange can offer broadband and whether Virgin Media currently service your area with cable broadband.

ADSL and cable are slightly different, as explained below:

ADSL:

Offered by nearly every UK broadband provider, this is the most popular form of receiving broadband. ADSL reaches 99% of UK homes. ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) is a data communications technology which enables faster data transmission over a copper telephone line than a modem alone can provide.

Due to the difference in frequency it is now possible to use a phone line at the same time as using the internet with absolutely no interference between the two. You can use our website to compare coverage, availability and price of ADSL broadband.

Looking to set up an ADSL broadband connection? Click here for the best ADSL Broadband packages.

Cable:

Cable is the system of providing television, telephone and broadband through the use of physical, fibre-optic cable. Currently, the UK’s only cable broadband company is Virgin Media, who have cable lines throughout many areas in the UK.

Unfortunately to receive cable you will need to be living in one of these areas, presently cable is only accessible to 65% of homes in the UK although Virgin Media intend to expand their coverage further. You can compare Virgin Media’s cable broadband deals at Top 10 Broadband.

Click here to find the best cable broadband deal for you.

Enter your postcode into our Postcode checker to see whether you can access ADSL or cable.