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	Hardware	Setup	Monthly price	Contract	Speed (Up to)	Downloads
Sponsored link	207 reviews	Up to 20Mb broadband with 10GB downloads per month for only £7.49 for the first three months including free weekend UK calls and free home hub with 'N' technology.					Go 0800 783 0968
1	220 reviews	FREE	£9	18 months	20Mb	UNLIMITED	Go 0800 2947338
1	Orange Home Select	Extras: Wireless router included. 2 for 1 cinema tickets with Orange Wednesdays. Non-Orange customers pay £12/mth
2	233 reviews	FREE	£10	12 months	20Mb	UNLIMITED	Go 0800 8405386
2	Sky Broadband Unlimited	Extras: Now available without taking Sky TV Includes free evening & weekend UK landline calls
3	95 reviews	FREE	FREE £7.50 after 3 months	12 months	8Mb	UNLIMITED	Go 0800 4661 043
3	O2 Standard	Extras: Wireless router, free 24/7 support,100 web texts/mth, McAfee security software. Non-O2 customers pay £12.50/mth
4	75 reviews	£25	£6.49	12 months	20Mb	10 GBper month	Go 0800 4661 043
4	Plusnet Value	Extras: Free wireless 4-port router and 24/7 support. Free usage between midnight-8am
5	75 reviews	£25	£6.49	1 month	20Mb	10 GBper month	Go 0800 4661 043
5	Plusnet Value	Offer: £25 activation fee waived if you add Plusnet home phone package Extras: Only 10 days notice required to end your contract. Additional charge for a router if you need one (£20 wired router or £40 wireless router). 24/7 support, free usage between midnight-8am.
6	75 reviews	£25	£11.49	1 month	20Mb	60 GBper month	Go 0800 4661 043
6	Plusnet Extra	Offer: £25 activation fee waived if you add Plusnet home phone package Extras: Only 10 days notice required to end your contract. 24/7 support, free usage between midnight-8am. Additional charge for a router if you need one (£20 wired router or £40 wireless router).
7	95 reviews	FREE	FREE £10 after 3 months	12 months	20Mb	UNLIMITED	Go 0800 4661 043
7	O2 Premium	Extras: Wireless router, free 24/7 support, 200 web texts/mth, McAfee security software (3 licences). Non-O2 customers pay £15/mth
8	664 reviews	£40	£15 £20 after 3 months	12 months	10Mb	UNLIMITED	Go 0800 4661045
8	Virgin L Broadband	Offer: Web exclusive: save £15 Extras: Enhanced performance Wireless "N" Router
9	664 reviews	FREE	£33 £38 after 3 months	12 months	50Mb	UNLIMITED	Go 0800 4661045
9	Virgin XXL 50Mb Broadband	Offer: Free installation and activation Extras: Enhanced performance Wireless "N" Router
10	75 reviews	£25	£11.49	12 months	20Mb	60 GBper month	Go 0800 4661 043
10	Plusnet Extra	Extras: Wireless 4-port router, 24/7 support, free usage between midnight-8am

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Buyers' guide: home broadband

When it comes to choice, home broadband is still one of the best ways for getting an internet service simply because there are so many different options. There are deals and offers by the dozen and these range from the cheapest basic deals through to pricier packages depending on your requirements.

Home broadband for the UK is easy to evaluate thanks to Broadband Genie and its comparison tables and review sections, so if you’re in the market to buy a package or wish to upgrade or change an existing deal then this is the ideal place to start. All of the main Internet Service Providers, including the likes of Virgin Media, BT and O2 are listed, alongside countless others.

So with a quick bit of comparison you'll soon be able to see which deals are best and cheap too, while also matching a package to your requirements. After all, different broadband internet users have all sorts of needs, so if you’re a relatively lightweight home user then a cheap and cheerful package is likely to be more beneficial than some of the full-on home broadband deals that come with a much higher price tag.

What is home broadband?

Opting for a home broadband deal means that you'll be signing up for a service that is offered by a traditional Internet Service Provider, or ISP, which offers up two main options. Home broadband internet can be received through a traditional phone line network, like that popularised by BT, although many other resellers also deliver the same thing. The other route is cable, which can be bought from Virgin Media.

Either option for home broadband can be a good one, although there are some geographical and technical considerations to take into account for both. The great thing with our comparison tables above is that you can do a little bit of research for free and find out everything you need to know about products and services available to you in your own postcode neighbourhood.

Why home broadband?

Home broadband can be a great idea if you're looking to pick a package that is tailor-made for your home internet needs. It's a little different to, say, mobile broadband because as the title suggests, you can only access the service while you're at home. However, because there are so many different deals available it means that prices are always competitive and new incentives are being issued by ISP's all the time.

If you're already set up with home broadband internet it’s also a good idea to evaluate your service from time to time, because of the new deals that are always filtering through. Over time you may find that it is more cost effective to move to another deal, or you may be able to get a package that offers better broadband performance. This can be done even if you are in an existing contract scenario although as with any deal you should always check the terms and conditions before you make the move.

Which home broadband deal?

Broadband for home internet users will transform your enjoyment of online services, simply because it’s much faster than the old dial-up that people used to use. Now that so much content is available online, such as catch-up TV shows, movies and music, you'll need this faster way of accessing the web in order to get the best out of these products and services.

When it comes to deals the there is no end of options, depending on what you want to do with the package that you're interested in. Most customers usually sign up for a broadband home style package and pay a flat-fee rate per month. As packages and deals have expanded though it has also become normal to go for a bundle style deal, which means that you can often have broadband home packages with TV and phone services included too.

With the benefit of an always-on broadband connection at home you'll find that accessing the content we outlined above can be done easily. What’s more, you can also carry out other tasks using home broadband, and one of the most popular pastimes for people nowadays is making calls using the internet.

This is called VoIP and has been popularised by the Skype service. Calling anyone pretty much anywhere can now be done using the power of home broadband internet and this also includes video calls too.

Home broadband options

Using our comparison tables it’s quick and easy to decide on what sort of deal or offer is going to be best for you when it comes to signing up for broadband home services. Many different companies offer fixed-line, or ADSL broadband, with BT being one of the key players although many of the other vendors offering the same or similar style packages often use the BT network to resell their own deals.

The good thing with that scenario is that this means prices and deals can be very competitive, and they change almost daily too, so you really need to spend a little bit of time doing your homework before signing on the dotted line. Cable broadband is rather less competitive mainly because it is only really dominated by Virgin Media.

A really excellent aspect of cable is the fact that much of this network is a lot newer and has large segments consisting of fibre-optic cabling. The obvious benefit of this is that it is generally faster and more efficient, although a significant downside can be that the fibre-optic cable network does not cover every part of the country. Home broadband users may fancy getting it, but if the cable does not run up your street then it’s unlikely you'll be able to enjoy it in the immediate future.

The benefit with traditional copper-cable BT network is that the coverage is much more extensive, but the downside to that is that it can be affected by the age and condition of sections of this older network.

Broadband home options

Consumers in more remote locations may find that there are rather less products and services available when it comes to home broadband internet. You should use a postcode-checking tool to pin down what deals are on offer where you live, and also try to get an idea of the speed of service using the tools within the Broadband Genie site too. Even if you live in a town, speed of an ADSL broadband service can be affected by your proximity to the local phone exchange.

Try our speed test pages if you have an existing service and this will enable you to double check it against quoted speeds in advertising. Much of this information if generally based around 'up to' levels, which are invariably higher than what sort of speed you'll actually be able to get once you’ve signed up for a home broadband package.

You may also be grabbed by advertisements for special deals on home broadband packages, but remember that these can often be time-limited and generally only for a few months into the contract. So bear in mind that the price might go up after a while, meaning that you'll be paying each more per month for the service that you've committed to. In that respect it is always important to read the small print once you've seen one or two deals that really look like they fit the bill.

Home broadband extras

When you're looking into signing up for broadband for home consumption, either for the first time or if it’s time to change provider or upgrade a service, remember to also check our Broadband Genie reviews area. This will give you an excellent idea of what sort of services are available for the home broadband user, and what sort of performance and customer services are also to be expected.

Our guides will also steer you through what to look out for, while the comparison tables above will allow you to compare things like monthly charges, speed, data usage and other factors. Most ISPs have limits on how much data you can upload and download during a period of time so if you're using home broadband to download endless hours of movies then be sure to pick a package that has this capability factored into both the deal and the price.

If you need any further hints and tips as to the best way forward for a home broadband package then try checking out the Genie broadband forum, which allows users to exchange valuable information between themselves. In addition, you can also Ask The Genie.

Add all of these factors together and you have a great resource for making sure that you get the best deal and that it does what you want it to do. Better still, all of these options are available for free and can be found within the space of a few mouse clicks. With that sort of service at your fingertips you're already well on your way to getting the best home broadband deal ever.