Comparing home broadband in Derby
If you use the postcode filter in our comparison tables you’ll see we only display broadband deals available in your area, but in Derby that still means you should have plenty of freedom to choose your perfect home broadband package.
All of Derby’s exchanges offer a wide range of fixed-line broadband services. If you don’t want to spend much you can choose from many cheap ADSL options; all exchanges are enabled for ADSL and ADSL2+ so you should - distance from the exchange permitting - have access to unlimited broadband up to an average of around 11Mb using standard phone lines.
If that’s just not enough speed then Derby residents do also have access to fibre optic broadband. BT (Openreach) network fibre provides speeds up to around 65Mb and uses the regular phone network so you can choose from other top broadband providers such as Sky and TalkTalk. Virgin Media fibre (formerly known as cable internet) is much faster, reaching 1Gb. It’s also not as widespread so even in areas with Virgin-enabled exchanges there may be many streets where this service is not on offer.
Full fibre is also available in the area, with top speeds similar to those of Virgin. Again this may not be available at every address though, so we'd always recommend a postcode check.
Comparing mobile broadband in Derby
Good news for Derby residents, you enjoy an excellent level of mobile broadband coverage, better than many other parts of the country.
O2, Three, Vodafone and EE all report very strong coverage throughout Derby and surrounding areas. Every network operator claims to offer 4G mobile internet in the central town and out toward areas such as Belper, Ripley, Kimberley and Alvaston. You should also find that coverage continues to be strong in the east toward Nottingham and south to Burton-on-Trent. Some areas also benefit from EE’s double-speed 4G.
You can also find 5G mobile broadband in Derby, mostly from Three. This is extremely fast — quicker even than some fibre home broadband — but availability is limited.
Before buying mobile broadband be sure to confirm coverage for yourself. Our guide to mobile broadband coverage can provide further information, including links to the network’s own signal checking tools.
Where we get our information
We strive to keep our local broadband information as up to date as possible. This means using trustworthy sources with regular checks. The information on this page comes from the following:
- Local exchange information: availability.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search
- Local broadband speed information: labs.thinkbroadband.com/local
- Mobile broadband coverage (1): nperf.com/en/map/GB
- Mobile broadband coverage (2): checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage