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	Hardware	Setup	Monthly price	Contract	Speed (Up to)	Downloads
1	72 reviews	£25	FREE £6.49 after 3 months	12 months	8Mb	10 GBper month	Go to site
	Plusnet Value	Promotion (Ends TODAY): Free broadband for 3 months Extras: Free wireless 4-port router and 24/7 support. Free usage between midnight-8am
2	219 reviews	FREE	FREE £6.50 after 3 months	18 months	20Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site 0800 2947338
	Orange Home Max	Phone: Free evening and weekend calls to UK landlines (+ £10.50/mth line rental). Extras: Wireless router included. 2 for 1 cinema tickets with Orange Wednesdays. Non-Orange customers pay £9.50/mth
3	93 reviews	FREE	FREE £7.50 after 3 months	12 months	8Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site
	O2 Standard	Extras: Wireless router, free 24/7 support,100 web texts/mth, McAfee security software. Non-O2 customers pay £12.50/mth
4	93 reviews	FREE	FREE £10 after 3 months	12 months	20Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site
	O2 Premium	Extras: Wireless router, free 24/7 support, 200 web texts/mth, McAfee security software (3 licences). Non-O2 customers pay £15/mth
5	72 reviews	£25	FREE £11.49 after 3 months	12 months	20Mb	60 GBper month	Go to site
	Plusnet Extra	Promotion (Ends TODAY): Free broadband for 3 months Extras: Wireless 4-port router, 24/7 support, free usage between midnight-8am
6	72 reviews	£25	FREE £16.49 after 3 months	12 months	20Mb	20 GBper month	Go to site
	Plusnet Pro	Promotion (Ends TODAY): Free broadband for 3 months Extras: Free wireless 4-port router, prioritised traffic, low latency and pings, free usage between midnight-8am
7	93 reviews	FREE	FREE £17.50 after 3 months	12 months	20Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site
	O2 Pro	Extras: Enhanced wireless N router, free 24/7 support, prioritised customer service, 500 web texts/mth, static IP address, McAfee security software (5 licences). Non-O2 customers pay £22.50/mth
8	42 reviews	FREE	FREE £17.88 after 2 months	12 months	24Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site
	BE Unlimited	Promotion (Ends TODAY): 2 months free with voucher code "FREEMONTHS" Extras: Wireless router plus static IP address
9	660 reviews	FREE	FREE £18 after 2 months	12 months	10Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site
	Virgin L Broadband + TV (M+) + Phone	Promotion: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - FREE setup plus 2 months free. Extra 20 TV channels TV: Digital TV with 60 channels Phone: Unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines and Virgin mobiles (+ £11.99/mth line rental)
10	42 reviews	FREE	FREE £21.97 after 2 months	12 months	24Mb	UNLIMITED	Go to site
	BE Pro	Promotion (Ends TODAY): 2 months free with voucher code "FREEMONTHS" Extras: Wireless router plus static IP address and 2.5Mb upload speeds

Free Broadband

It seems that, for the most part, the days of 'free' broadband are over. The likes of Talk Talk and Orange both kick-started their drive for massive customer numbers with offers of free broadband and it worked, although both struggled to cope with demand at the time and get some pretty horrific press for their troubles (and rightly so). That said, they remain two of the biggest players in the fixed-line broadband market.

Following these offers, free Internet became something that helped sell 'multiplay' offers, with Sky being a key user of the phrase. It offers 'free' broadband to customers signing up to satellite television (with SkyTalk) packages to sweeten the deal. But with the fixed-line broadband market starting to saturate and settle, with much of the country already being online, these 'free' offers have pretty much dried up.

So what are the best free broadband deals available?

The only truly free home broadband offers available at the moment is to Orange mobile customers. Normally £9.97 per month, its entry level fixed line broadband service is completely free to any customers with any Orange pay monthly mobile phone plan.

The other way to get yourself some free broadband is to look out for special offers and incentives. Suppliers might be thinking twice these days about offering free broadband, but they’re very much still using the power of the word ‘free’ in offering extras to encourage people to sign up to their contracts. Free wireless routers and free evening and weekend calls are commonplace, but to add to that there are often some extra freebies available, such as the PS3 and the HP 6720 laptop currently being offered by AOL.

Are you still getting the best deal?

Look out also for reduced price introductory offers; you may be able to get free broadband (or at least reduced price broadband) for the first few months – it may not be for long, but it saves a few pennies for a short while. That said, be sure to work out the cost of the entire contract before comparing it to other deals without introductory offers - it may not be as cheap as you think.

The cheapest may not offer the best overall broadband service. Take a look at Broadband Genie to make a full comparison on various factors. You can also read customer reviews, compare which provider whether it be Virgin Media, BT or O2 gives the best broadband experience and decide which you would buy from.

If you’re still determined to get free broadband, how about free mobile broadband? BT’s business class broadband – which is still suitable for many consumers – offers free mobile business broadband as part of its Option 3 plan, meaning you can get online on the move, wherever you are.

While free broadband may be pretty much a thing of the past, competition for custom remains strong and increasingly what we're seeing is  well priced, excellent value broadband - starting from as little as £5.99 per month - with a fantastic range of options, extras and freebies.

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