Cheap Broadband

Budget Broadband services provide bare bones, no frills access to the internet. You won't get the fastest speeds available with these kinds of services, and you won't really be able to download a whole lot of things like MP3's or videos. However, if you just want broadband internet access to check your emails, shop online, and visit social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, and watch the occasional video on YouTube, then a cheap broadband will probably give you everything you need, allowing you to save more money each month than you would with a more heavy duty broadband service.

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Provider	Package	Speed		Download Limit		Setup Cost		Monthly Cost	Rating
12 Months	Eclipse Home Lite ISPA's Best Consumer Broadband 2007. Super-fast 24Mbps broadband. More Info »	Up To 24Mbps	+	2GBBroadband with a monthly usage allowance of 2GB.	+	FREE	=	£11.95Eclipse Internet Home Lite costs just £11.95 per month.	More Info 0800 9155208
24 Months	Opal Business Broadband 24Mbp & Anytime Call Builder Unlimited Business Broadband with 24mbp download speed and anytime calls for only £16 a month. More Info »	Up To 24Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	£30.00	=	£22.00Opal's Business Broadband and anytime calls costs only £22.00 a month + £30 initial set up fee. 24 Month contract.	More Info 0800 542 6907
12 Months	Virgin Unlimited 10Mb Broadband 10Mbps broadband with unlimited downloads. FREE wireless router and security software. Broadband is FREE for the first 3 months! More Info »	10Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	FREE	=	FREEFree for the first 3 months, £12.50 a month thereafter. This does not include the £11.99 a month phone line rental payable to Virgin Media.	More Info 0800 840 5343
24 Months	Opal Business Broadband 24Mbp & Off Peak Call Builder Unlimited Business Broadband with 24mbp download speed and off peak calls for only £16 a month. More Info »	Up To 24Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	£30.00	=	£16.00Opal's Business Broadband and off peak calls costs only £16.00 a month + £30 initial set up fee. 24 Month contract.	More Info 0800 542 6907
18 Months	AOL Wireless Broadband with Evening & Weekend Calls 8Mbps broadband with FREE wireless router. More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	10GBBroadband with an ample monthly usage allowance of 10GB.	+	FREE	=	£9.99£4.99 a month for the first 3 months, and £9.99 thereafter. The AOL Talk Evening & Weekend phone plan is included at no extra cost. FREE wireless router and connection.	More Info 0800 049 4402
24 Months	Opal Business Broadband 24Mbp & Peak Call Builder Unlimited Business Broadband with 24mbp download speed and peak calls for only £16 a month. More Info »	Up To 24Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	£30.00	=	£16.00Opal's Business Broadband and peak calls costs only £16.00 a month + £30 initial set up fee. 24 Month contract.	More Info 0800 542 6907
No Contract	3 3GB Ready To Go Ready To Go Mobile Broadband from £39.99. More Info »	Up To 7.2Mbps	+	3GBBroadband with a monthly usage allowance of 3GB.	+	£39.99	=	FREEThe cost of the 3 Mobile USB Modem is £39.99. Topped up and ready to go, your modem is already loaded with the data allowance you've chosen.	More Info
24 Months	Opal Business Broadband 24Mbp Unlimited Business Broadband with 24mbp download speed from only £10 a month! More Info »	Up To 24Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	£30.00	=	£10.00Opal's Business Broadband costs only £10.00 a month + £30 initial set up fee. 24 Month contract.	More Info 0800 542 6907
1 Month	O2 Mobile 1GB Broadband - 1 Month Contract 1 month flexible contract & access to 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots. More Info »	Up To 3.6Mbps	+	1GBBroadband with a monthly usage allowance of 1GB.	+	£20.00	=	£10.00£10.00 a month on a rolling month by month contract with an initial one-off set up fee of £20.00. Charges of £0.19p per additional MB apply if 3GB allowance is exceeded.	More Info
18 Months	O2 Mobile 1GB Broadband - 18 Month Contract 3 Months Free! Free E169 USB Modem & access to 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots. More Info »	Up To 3.6Mbps	+	1GBBroadband with a monthly usage allowance of 1GB.	+	FREE	=	FREEFREE for the first 3 months of the contract and then £10 a month for the remainer of the 18 month contract.FREE USB Modem. Charges of £0.19p per additional MB apply if 1GB allowance is exceeded.	More Info
No Contract	3 12GB Ready to Go Ready To Go Mobile Broadband only £79.99 More Info »	Up To 7.2Mbps	+	12GBBroadband with an ample monthly usage allowance of 12GB.	+	£79.00	=	FREEThe cost of the 3 Mobile USB Modem is £79.99. Topped up and ready to go, your modem is already loaded with the data allowance you've chosen.	More Info
12 Months	Sky Base Light use broadband. FREE when taken with a Sky Talk phone package. More Info »	2Mbps	+	2GBBroadband with a monthly usage allowance of 2GB.	+	FREE	=	FREEGet Sky Broadband Base for FREE when taken with Sky Talk. £15 connection fee and line rental (£10 a month) applies (Limited Time Only!).	More Info 0800 840 5344
12 Months	Virgin ADSL National Broadband with Evening & Weekend Calls Unlimited downloads, FREE UK evening and weekend calls & FREE wireless router. More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	£30.00	=	£5.00Virgin Media National Broadband with Evening & Weekend calls costs just £5 a month for the first three months (£12 a month thereafter). There is a one-off set-up cost of £30 for new customers.	More Info
18 Months	TalkTalk Essentials Get FREE connection now! 8Mbps speeds, FREE wireless router & FREE evening and weekend calls! More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	40GBBroadband with a huge monthly usage allowance of 40GB.	+	FREE	=	£6.99Create your TalkTalk Broadband & Phone package for just £6.99 per month. Line rental costs an additional £11.49 per month. Customers living in non-LLU areas can still get TalkTalk broadband, but it will cost £21.49 a month.	More Info 0800 049 7842
12 Months	PlusNet Value Award Winning Broadband! Get a FREE wireless router, FREE connection and FREE set-up. More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	10GBBroadband with an ample monthly usage allowance of 10GB.	+	FREE	=	£5.99£5.99 a month. No set-up or connection fee if you stay with PlusNet for 12 months.	More Info 0800 073 1120
18 Months	Orange Home Starter FREE wireless router and off-peak landline calls. More Info »	Up To 20Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	FREE	=	£7.00Orange Home Starter broadband costs £10.00 a month or £7.00 a month when taken with an Orange Pay Monthly mobile phone contract.	More Info 0800 072 2357
12 Months	O2 Standard Unlimited downloads. FREE wireless router & 50 day money-back guarantee. More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	FREE	=	£7.50O2 mobile customers pay £7.50 a month thereafter, with non-O2 customers instead paying £12.50.	More Info 0800 840 5342
12 Months	Virgin ADSL National Broadband and Anytime Calls Unlimited downloads, FREE UK landline calls & FREE wireless router. More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	Unlimited*Broadband with no usage limit, but a fair usage policy does apply.	+	£30.00	=	£8.00Virgin Media National Broadband and Anytime calls costs just £8 a month for the first three months (£16 a month thereafter). There is a one-off set up cost of £30 for new customers.	More Info
18 Months	BT Total Broadband - Option 1 Get a FREE Case of Wine Now! Award-winning broadband. Includes wireless BT Home Hub & UK calls. More Info »	Up To 20Mbps	+	10GBBroadband with an ample monthly usage allowance of 10GB.	+	FREE	=	£7.99If you switch your phone line or calls to BT, BT Broadband Option 1 is £7.99 for the first 3 months, £15.99 per month thereafter. Offer includes the new BT Home Hub 2.0.	More Info 0800 328 1522
12 Months	Be Value Get Be Broadband Value from £7.50 a month. More Info »	Up To 8Mbps	+	40GBBroadband with a huge monthly usage allowance of 40GB.	+	FREE	=	£7.50Sign up to the BE Value broadband package for only £7.50 a month.	More Info

Cheap Broadband

Broadband services are fairly ubiquitous these days - you can get broadband internet access either free or for peanuts when taken in conjunction with a mobile phone contract, digital TV subscription, an in-store a laptop offer, or even with phone line rental and a calls package.

This may require to top up your mobile phone by a certain amount every month to qualify for the discount on the broadband, subscribe to a specific TV package, or lock in to a contract for a certain amount of time, but if you were planning to stay on your network or get digital TV anyway, then getting cheap or even free broadband into the deal and see you making some serious savings every month.

For customers who want internet access in the home to take advantage of exclusive online deals, check for holiday dates, do shopping orders online, use iTunes and to keep in touch with friends on Facebook, Myspace or Bebo, then a cheap broadband solution is ideal. Often called 'entry-level' broadband on comparison sites (including this one) these broadband products are best suited to smaller households with one or two internet users, who don't regularly engage in heavy downloading.

Cheap broadband products often come with download speeds rarely exceeding 8Mbps, with 2Mbps being the most common download speed available - this speed is generally enough to suffice for watching programmes on the BBC iPlayer. Entry level broadband will also typically come with a fairly low monthly usage limit - anything from 5GB upwards, and usually averaging at 10GB, although some cheap broadband products will come with a more generous amount.

Cheap broadband contracts vary in length, and sometimes come with a caveat which sees you obliged to subscribe for a set period of time - 12 months or longer - which sees you qualifying for broadband at a discounted price, or avoiding having to pay for free wireless router or a connection fee.

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