Cheapest BT broadband deals
Fibre 1
Fibre 1
Fibre 2
Fibre 2
Fastest BT broadband deals
Full Fibre 900
Full Fibre 900
Full Fibre 900 +Pay As You Go
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Full Fibre 500
Best BT broadband + TV bundles
Entertainment TV & Netflix + Full Fibre 150
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Customer rating sourced from Trustpilot. Checked 6 April, 2026.
Why choose BT?
Stay Fast Guarantee
If your connection drops below your stated minimum speed, BT gives you £20 back and the right to exit your contract penalty-free. This specific cash and exit clause is a strong safety net.
Openreach network footprint
Because BT Group owns the Openreach infrastructure, their coverage is vast. You can get their basic connections almost anywhere in the UK, making them a reliable fallback if alternative networks have not reached your street.
Comprehensive TV bundles
It is rare to get NOW, TNT Sports and Sky Sports all through a single broadband provider. Consolidating these under one bill makes managing your subscriptions much simpler if you are a heavy sports or entertainment viewer.
UK-based customer support
When things go wrong, you will speak to a UK support team. This is not universal across the broadband market and often makes troubleshooting technical faults far less frustrating.
Automatic Compensation Scheme member
BT is a full member of Ofcom’s Automatic Compensation Scheme. You receive bill credits automatically for missed engineer appointments, delayed installations, or service outages lasting more than two working days, without having to claim manually.
BT Group traces its roots all the way back to 1846 as The Electric Telegraph Company. Today, headquartered in London, it is the incumbent UK telecoms brand running on the Openreach network, which it owns as a subsidiary. That ownership model gives them serious reach across the country, and they are currently targeting 25 million UK homes with full fibre by 2026.
What separates them from the rest of the market is a mix of guarantees and bundles. Their Stay Fast Guarantee means you get £20 back and a free exit if speeds drop below your stated minimum. They also run a full speed ladder from basic 36Mbps copper up to 900Mbps under one brand, backed by UK-based customer support. If you want television alongside your broadband, their bundles combine NOW, TNT Sports and Sky Sports on a single bill.
Because BT runs on Openreach, coverage is among the widest available in the country. You can get their basic copper connections almost anywhere, but full fibre is a different story. The FTTP/FTTC rollout is still ongoing, so universal gigabit coverage is not quite a reality yet. You will need to check your postcode to see if the faster tiers have reached your street.
BT package types
Fibre Essential
This 36Mbps connection is strictly for one or two people browsing, emailing and streaming on a single device at a time. It will struggle when multiple people try to stream 4K video or do bandwidth-heavy tasks at the same time.
Fibre 2
At 74Mbps, this tier suits a household of three running HD streaming, video calls and general browsing across a few devices. It is a solid middle ground before making the jump to full fibre.
Full Fibre 150
Designed for a family of four, this 150Mbps package handles simultaneous 4K streaming, gaming, working from home and homework. It provides comfortable headroom for multiple devices to run simultaneously without slowdowns.
Full Fibre 500
This 500Mbps option is built for busy households with heavy 4K streaming and large game downloads. It is highly capable if you have several people working from home on video calls at once.
Full Fibre 900
This 900Mbps tier is built for very busy households or specific high-demand setups. It comfortably handles four or more people running 4K streams, gaming, and cloud collaboration simultaneously, and the upload speeds are particularly useful for content creators or remote workers shifting large files. The included Wi-Fi 6 router helps keep wireless devices on top of these speeds.
BT sits firmly in the mid-range for pricing. Their entry-level copper deals generally match EE pound for pound, but they sit above budget rivals like Plusnet and Sky when you look at equivalent full fibre tiers. Contracts are strictly 24-month across the board, with no shorter options available in the current lineup. Some deals include an upfront setup fee, which is shown in the deal terms before you order.
The main thing to understand is their approach to mid-contract price rises. BT locks in two scheduled, fixed-pound increases during your minimum term. If you take out the Fibre Essential package at £24.99 for 36Mbps, your bill will typically increase by £4 every March. They do often include reward cards that scale up with the faster speed tiers, which helps offset those scheduled price hikes slightly.
BT pros and cons
Pros
- Wide speed range from basic FTTC to gigabit fibre means you can match the package to what your household actually needs
- TV bundles cover NOW TV, TNT Sports and Sky Sports if you want broadband and tv under one bill
- Coverage is among the widest in the UK thanks to the Openreach footprint, including areas where altnets haven't reached
- Part of Ofcom's Automatic Compensation Scheme, so you get money back automatically when things go wrong
- Stay Fast Guarantee gives you cash back and a free exit if your speeds drop below the promised minimum
Cons
- Trustpilot scores sit on the low side, with customer service and billing the most common themes in negative reviews
- Mid-contract price rises are baked in twice during the contract, so the headline price is not what you end up paying
- An upfront fee sometimes applies on deals, so check the small print before you commit
How BT compares
BT vs EE. Both are BT Group brands running on Openreach with identical entry prices and 24-month contracts, but EE pushes faster top speeds up to 1.6Gbps. The main structural difference is the extras, with EE bundling Apple TV trials and Norton while BT leans heavily into TNT Sports and Sky Sports.
BT vs Sky. Sky offers faster top speeds and cheaper entry-level prices, alongside access to both the Openreach and CityFibre networks. Crucially, Sky gives you the right to exit your 24-month contract if you reject a mid-contract price rise, whereas BT applies scheduled annual increases with no exit clause.
BT vs Plusnet. These two share the same 900Mbps top speed and network, but Plusnet is noticeably cheaper at the entry level. Plusnet keeps things simple with a slimline range of deals and UK-based support, while BT offers a much wider package ladder and comprehensive TV bundles that Plusnet lacks.
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