Internet Deals in the UK

BT Total Broadband - BT offers speeds of up to 20 Meg on all of their Broadband packages, and bundle a bunch of extras into their Broadband Internet packages, such as a free digital TV set-top box. BT's currently offering:

• Free wi-fi modem - you can get a BT Home Hub for in-home wireless Internet access.
• BT Vision - Digital TV hard-disc recorder and access to on-demand content on your telly (BT Vision info)
  
• Free wi-fi - Inclusive Wi-fi minutes from BT Openzone and BT Fon wifi access points
• Free calls - Free evening and weekend calls over Broadband
• Mobile Broadband - Optional Windows Smartphone or USB dongle
• Free technical support - Broadband help on an 0800 number
• Free security - Norton PC antivirus & firewall software on most packages

BT offers the following Broadband options:

• Option 1 - £7.99 for the first three months for speeds up to 20 Meg. 10 Gig monthly transfer allowance. Includes BT Vision and a free wireless BT Home Hub.
• Option 2 - £13.99 for the first three months for speeds up to 20 Meg. 20 Gig monthly transfer allowance. Includes BT Vision and a free wireless BT Home Hub.
• Option 3 - £18.99 for the first three months for speeds up to 20 Meg. Unlimited monthly transfer allowance. Includes BT Vision and a free wireless BT Home Hub.

More details at www.bt.com/btbroadband

• Size: M: Up to 10 Meg download speed, with no download limits -£5 for the first 3 months with Virgin Phone, then £12.50 a month - Details
• Size: L: Up to 20 Meg download speed, with no download limits - £10 for the first 3 months with Virgin Phone, then £20 a month.
• Size: XL: Up to 50 Meg download speed, with no monthly limit - £15 for the first 3 months with Virgin Phone, then £28 a month.

Virgin Media's Broadband services include:

• Free Broadband modem
• 5 Gig of online storage
• Free Internet security
• No download limits (Acceptable Usage Policy applies)
• 15 Virgin email addresses
• You can also get digital TV, home phone and mobile phone - signing up for a package can bring great savings

For more details, go to www.virginmedia.com.

Sky Digital entered the broadband marketplace in 2006, offering Free Broadband to subscribers of its satellite TV service. They're offering three packages:

• Free Broadband for Sky customers who get Sky Talk - Speeds up to 2 Meg.
• Up to 8 Meg Broadband - £5 a month with Sky Talk
• Max Broadband - Up to 20 Meg for £10 a month with Sky Talk - NO fair use policy!

You also get a free wi-fi router, and free Mcafee security software

For full details of Sky's offering, go to sky.com/shop/broadband-talk

Plus.net - Offering a no-frills Broadband service. Pay just £6.49 for up to 20Mbps, with a 10 Gig a month allowance.

Straightforward service for those wanting a fast connection without paying a fortune each month. Plusnet is available to around 80% of the UK

Voted Best Value Home Broadband provider in the 2009

Check out the Plus.net offering at www.plus.net.

Can't get Broadband?

If you're not able to get Broadband where you are and still want to get the speed benefits of a Broadband connection, you might want to take a look at the service from OnSpeed. If you are running on a dial-up connection, the speed difference with this service can be dramatic. To use it, you'll need to download the special software from the OnSpeed website.

BT Yahoo (formerly BT Openworld / BTInternet): 150 hours a month of unmetered access via a freephone number. Payment of £15.99 a month payable by credit card or direct debit.

You can also opt for a pay-as-you-go scheme - setup is free, and you're charged by the minute that you're connected .

BT offers broadband access for less than £15 a month with free activation and a free modem. Take a look at the full BT Total Broadband tariffs.

Names.co.uk offers a range of hosting packages, starting from £4.99 a month for a basic package. Their basic packages include free software and a large area of web storage space. Extras such as webstats are provided too.

Also of interest is their domain parking. If you're just looking to secure a domain name - perhaps you'd like firstname@surname.com as your email address, are thinking of creating a site soon and want to reserve a name, or you'd like a new webname to point to an existing website, then these can be bought for £9.99 for two years. Well worth checking out. Details at www.names.co.uk

1 & 1 Internet - Not recommended

If you're looking for a hosting provider - We advise you to stay clear of 1 & 1 Internet. They were favourites of ours... until they sent one of our team a totally unjustified debt collection letter for £10.45. Now, they've made it to our Beware page