Top Ten Best Deals

Top 10 broadband deals based on standard monthly charge.

1. Sky Broadband Base

12 month contract; up to 2 Mb speed;2 GB usage; £30.00 set up fee

£0.00

2. Sky Broadband Mid

12 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;40 GB usage; £30.00 set up fee

£5.00

3. Orange Home Starter

18 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;10 GB usage;

£9.79

4. Sky Broadband Max

12 month contract; up to 16 Mb speed;Unlimited usage; £30.00 set up fee

£10.00

5. Eclipse Home Lite

12 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;2 GB usage; £7.78 for the first 3 months

£10.72

6. PlusNet Value Broadband

18 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;10 Gb usage; £5.99 for the first 3 months

£11.99

7. O2 Broadband Standard

12 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;Unlimited usage;

£12.23

8. Be Value

12 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;Unlimited usage; FREE for the first 3 months

£13.50

9. Tesco Value Broadband

12 month contract; up to 512 kb speed;3 GB usage;

£13.67

10. Vodafone Home Broadband

18 month contract; up to 8 Mb speed;Unlimited usage;

£14.00

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