Featured Student Broadband Deals for February 2012
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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 Sky Unlimited Broadband Only |
20Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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Unlimited per month |
 |
 Inclusive Evening & Weekend Calls |
Wireless 'N' Router Included | 12 Months |
FREE | £5.00 (for first 12 months) Yes Pricing Details
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| Sky Lite Broadband + TV |
20Mb (Up to) Yes Broadband Details
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2GB per month |
Includes 1 entertainment pack |
Inclusive Evening & Weekend Calls |
Wireless 'N' Router Included | 12 Months |
FREE | £20.00 (New Customers) 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 | 12 Months |
FREE | £3.25 (for first 12 months) 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 |
£25.00 | £25.00 |
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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 |
£25.00 | £30.00 |
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Latest Broadband, TV, Phone News & Offers From the Blog
- Free £25 Voucher and up to 12 Months Half Price Broadband with O2
O2 broadband have a couple of great offers for current phone customers on both their All Rounder and Works packages. For a limited time, you can now receive a free £25 shopping voucher that can be used in Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer’s, ASDA, Argos or B&Q, plus these awesome deals
- 6 Months Half Price with Plusnet Broadband – Offer ends 03-02-12
Plusnet broadband have a couple of fantastic new offers, which will give you the chance to pick up their amazing bundle deals at half the price for 6 months! That’s right, simply order online by Friday 3rd February 2012 to enjoy this awesome 50% off for 6 months deal
- 6 Months Free Spotify Premium with Virgin Media – offer ends 31-03-12
Awesome news coming through, as you can now receive 6 months free Spotify premium when you order a Virgin Media bundle for a limited time. Simply order an XL or XXL bundle pack before the end of Saturday 31st March 2012, to enjoy this amazing online offer. Spotify Premium really is the bee’s knees when it comes to listening to music, I personally could’t live without it, and is worth £9.99 a month, so that’s a saving of nearly £60!
- Half Price Broadband for 12 Months with Sky – Offer ends 16-02-12
Sky Broadband is offering up an amazing new year deal that will certainly put a spring in your step for 2012. For a very limited time, you can now enjoy Sky’s totally unlimited broadband at half the price for a full 12 months, amazing value! Simply order online before the end of Thursday 16th February 2012 to take advantage of this superb money saving offer.
- Co-Evolution: TV and Broadband Technology
The convergence of the personal computer and the television is nearly complete. It took a while, and it would seem puzzling to the casual observer why the two technologies remained incompatible for so long. When the first PCs started to become commonplace, they used the same cathode ray tube displays as TVs from that time.
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.