Featured Student Broadband Deals for September 2010
Below you will find our editor's pick of top offers for students. Use the postcode checker to find which broadband offers are available in your area. You can also use our broadband speed test to see how fast your current connection is. Also if you are looking for non contract why not try mobile broadband?
| Package | Broadband | Download Allowance | TV | Phone | Router | Contract Length | Set Up | Price
Per Month |
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 Virgin Media L with Phone |
10Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
 |
 Weekend calls |
FREE Wireless Router | 12 Months |
FREE | £5.00 for first 3 months Yes Pricing Details
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| Virgin Media XL with Phone |
20Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
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Weekend Calls |
FREE Wireless Router | 12 Months |
FREE | £10.00 for first 2 months Yes Pricing Details
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 TalkTalk Essentials |
24Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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40GB per month |
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Evening and Weekend Calls to UK landlines |
FREE Wireless G Router | 18 Months |
£29.99 | FREE (for first 6 months) Yes Pricing Details
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 Sky Broadband without TV |
20Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
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FREE Evening & Weekend Calls |
FREE Wireless Router | 12 Months |
FREE | £10.00 Yes Pricing Details
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 Orange Home Ultra |
20Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
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Anytime UK Calls + International Calls via VoIP |
FREE Livebox Wireless Router | 18 Months |
FREE | £10.50 Yes Pricing Details
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| Virgin Media L |
10Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
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FREE Wireless Router | 12 Months |
£40.00 | £15.00 for first 3 months Yes Pricing Details
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| Sky Everyday Lite |
20Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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2GB per month |
Includes 1 entertainment pack. Extra packs for £1. |
FREE Evening & Weekend Calls |
FREE Wireless Router | 12 Months |
£60.00 | £19.00 (New Customers) Yes Pricing Details
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| Virgin Media L, M TV and M Phone |
10Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
Over 65 Channels |
Weekend calls |
FREE Wireless Router and Modem | 12 Months |
FREE | £19.00 Yes Pricing Details
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 Be Unlimited |
24Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
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FREE wireless Be Box modem | 3 Months |
£24.00 | £20.43 |
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| Be Pro |
24Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
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FREE wireless Be Box modem | 3 Months |
£24.00 | £24.53 |
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Latest Broadband, TV, Phone News & Offers From the Blog
- Sky Sports News now in High Definition
Launched this week is Sky digital TV's latest HD channel, and one that will have the boys drooling in more ways than one! Sky Sports News HD launched on Monday and is available in the UK and ROI for all customers who have the News & Events Pack or any Sports HD Pack. Based on channel 455 (note to self: 455 not 408!), Sky Sports News HD will offer a bigger and better widescreen viewing experience and new graphics. - Virgin Media Launch Sofa Stadium Soccer Application
Virgin Media broadband is launching a new exciting online football application where you can vote on player performance, complain about a terrible refereeing decision, and join other fans across the country cheering or jeering whilst watching a live match on TV. Sofa Stadium will incorporate tons of match statistics and real-time voting, and run alongside live Premier League football matches on TV. - 3 Months Free with PlusNet Broadband – Offer ends 31-08-10
PlusNet broadband are offering their excellent value connection for only £6.49 a month, and if you sign up before midnight on Tuesday 31st August 2010 you will now receive 3 months absolutely free! This awesome deal is perfect for those looking for a simple and cost effective home broadband solution. - UK Begins To Lag In Broadband Speeds
A new report released this week suggests that the United Kingdom has begun to lag when it comes to broadband speeds. The report titled "state of the internet" and authored by consultancy Akami suggests that during the first quarter of this year, the UK held the 27th spot in a ranking 0f 201 countries, and that broadband users had an average speed of 2.8 Mbps. - Virgin Media Broadband Streets Ahead in Ofcom Testing
Virgin Media Broadband came out on top of OFCOM's 10MB and 20MB UK speed comparison tests, whose figures were published on Tuesday 27th July 2010. In both studies Virgin Media offered almost DOUBLE the average broadband speed of the nearest competitor between the peak hours of 8-10pm.
Best UK Student Broadband Deals Compared
Picking the right deal is essential for students due to a lack of cash (especially after a Wednesday night at the union!) so use our Student Availability Checker on the right to find the best deal in your area.
Things to look for when choosing a provider :
Do You Want a Land Line?
Today everyman and his dog has got a mobile phone so a land line may not be necessary. ADSL providers such as SKY and Be need a land line to run through so that means you either need to set up a BT land line or increasingly providers are offering their own land line packages. Alternatively Fibre Optic Broadband providers such as Virgin Media can offer you super fast broadband speeds without the need for a land line at all!- Choose Your Contract Length
if you're only likely to be at one residence for no more than a year don't get tied into long contracts. Be Broadband offer 3 month contracts which are perfect for short term housing deals, but they are slightly more expensive than their 12 month packages - What Speed Do You Need?
If you are in a shared house you need to think about the speed offered as it will become slower the more people that are online at the same time. So whether you're cramming for exams or facebooking, a slow connection is a definite no no! - Suitable Download Allowance
Again if you live in a shared house you need to think about how much you will collectively download. If one of your housemates wants to download entire movies you will soon see your bandwidth allowance dwindle and companies can charge hefty overuse charges! Virgin Media offer unlimited downloads and have consistently topped polls for top achievable speeds as well! - Do You Want a Bundle Package?
Modern student households often want to tie in digital TV with their broadband packages. We've highlighted some of the best packages above which shows that for a few more pounds a month you can get a decent home entertainment deal. This will increase your monthly spend but may save you some money in the long term if you don't have to go down the pub to watch sports (one pint often leads to a big night out!) but may also lead to a distraction when it comes to revising or actually doing some work. - Do You Want to Make International Phone Calls?
If you are at University as a foreign student it may be in your interests to choose a package with Orange or TalkTalk who have excellent call package options which makes calling home cost effective. Also companies like Orange, Vonage and BT have VoIP packages which give you FREE calls through your broadband connection.