Broadband Providers UK

A guide to the major broadband providers in the UK

What is broadband?

Broadband is the common term for a high bandwidth internet connection – one that can transmit or download information up to 40 times faster than a standard telephone and modem. You can do everything you need to do online more quickly and more easily with broadband.

Is broadband available throughout the UK?

Almost but not quite - a bit like the mobile phone - the service is still unavailable in the more remote parts of the UK.

To see if you can already receive broadband services, click here.

How is broadband delivered?
Broadband services can be delivered in different ways – over an ordinary telephone line or private network, via a cable connection or across mobile and wireless networks. BT offers ADSL broadband services over a customer’s existing BT telephone line, separating voice and data signals so you can continue to make calls when you are online.

Summary of the benefits of broadband?
Broadband would provide:
• Instant access - as it is an "always-on" connection. It saves you the time and hassle of dialing-up and logging on when you want to be online.
•You could set up your emails to download as soon as they arrive at your email server.
•Using the net becomes more enjoyable as complex and graphics-rich sites download quicker.
•You can download songs and animations quicker.
•Play interactive games at faster speed.
•Receive internet radio and other real time services without interruption.

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