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BT

Summary

BT is one of the UK’s biggest and best-known broadband providers, with nationwide coverage and a wide choice of packages. As the owner of Openreach, the network used by most broadband companies, BT has access to one of the most extensive infrastructures in the country. Whether you live in a city or a remote village, there’s a good chance BT can provide a connection.

Packages

Package Name Speed Setup Monthly First Year Cost*
Full Fibre 1 (24 month)
50 Mbps £0.00 £25.99 £311.88
Full Fibre 2 (24 month)

£50 BT Reward Card

74 Mbps £0.00 £25.99 £311.88
Full Fibre 150 (24 month)

£75 BT Reward Card

150 Mbps £0.00 £27.99 £335.88
Full Fibre 300 (24 month)

£80 BT Reward Card

300 Mbps £0.00 £30.99 £371.88
Full Fibre 500 (24 month)

£85 BT Reward Card

500 Mbps £0.00 £31.99 £383.88
Full Fibre 900 (24 month)

£150 BT Reward Card

900 Mbps £0.00 £35.99 £431.88
Fibre 1 (24 month)
50 Mbps £0.00 £25.99 £311.88
Fibre 2 (24 month)

£40 BT Reward Card

74 Mbps £0.00 £25.99 £311.88
Home Essentials No Income (social tariff)

Mixed technology; see notes

Social Tariff

Social Tariffs are discounted packages offered to those who are in receipt of certain benefits such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit. The exact criteria will depend on the provider.

36 Mbps £10.00 £16.00 £202.00
Home Essentials Fibre Essential (social tariff)

Mixed technology; see notes

Social Tariff

Social Tariffs are discounted packages offered to those who are in receipt of certain benefits such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit. The exact criteria will depend on the provider.

36 Mbps £0.00 £21.00 £252.00
Home Essentials Fibre 2 plan (social tariff)

Mixed technology; see notes

Social Tariff

Social Tariffs are discounted packages offered to those who are in receipt of certain benefits such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit. The exact criteria will depend on the provider.

67 Mbps £0.00 £24.00 £288.00
Home Essentials Unlimited Broadband (ADSL) (social tariff)

(not available in FTTC/FTTP areas)

Social Tariff

Social Tariffs are discounted packages offered to those who are in receipt of certain benefits such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit. The exact criteria will depend on the provider.

15 Mbps £0.00 £15.00 £180.00

* VAT Included. The First Year Cost does not include any in-contract price increases that may apply with some providers. Please refer to the package details to see if increases are applicable.

Additional Comments

The company offers a full range of broadband services, from standard fibre (FTTC) to full-fibre (FTTP) packages that deliver ultrafast speeds. BT’s newer Full Fibre plans provide a direct fibre connection to your home, giving download speeds up to 900 Mbps and upload speeds up to 110 Mbps. These are ideal for larger households, home offices, or anyone who regularly streams, games, or downloads large files. Even the standard fibre plans offer decent performance, with average speeds ranging from 36 Mbps to 74 Mbps.

One of BT’s key strengths is reliability. Its network is well-established and regularly maintained, with nationwide customer support available 24/7. The Smart Hub 2 router that comes with BT’s packages is designed to deliver strong Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home, and you can add Wi-Fi discs to eliminate dead spots if needed. BT also includes access to a huge network of public Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK, which can be useful when you’re on the move.

Customer service has improved in recent years, with BT now offering UK and Ireland-based call centres and online chat support. The MyBT app also makes it easy to check your connection status, run speed tests, or manage your account.

Overall, BT is a safe and dependable choice for broadband. It offers wide availability, strong performance, and a good balance of speed and service. While it might not be the cheapest option, BT’s experience, reliability, and extras make it a solid pick for households that want a well-supported, nationwide provider they can count on. To save money, take a look for the best fibre broadband deals page.

ISP Details

Name BT
Legal Name British Telecommunications Plc
IPv6 Support Yes
ISPA Member Yes
Ofcom Code of Practice Yes
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Link https://www.bt.com

Contact Details

Sales Telephone 0800 800 150

BT Reviews

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bushman 20 Aug 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
I been with Bt fo about 10 years now and for the first 9 years it was very poor due to under resourced hard ware which has just been updated. I like playing games on line and before the update which I spent many days complaining about the upload and download connection times were above 300ms and as much as 2seconds now after the update of hardware the time to send the packets is reduced to about 60ms but above this makes gaming impossible. I like to say Bt is good but the 9 years the plus 15 engineer visits and the poor gaming and Bt saying its all good is just poor to say the least. Now I get 40-78meg download and 6-25 meg upload at of peak which is good but still have problems of delays due to congestion at peek times with th speed dropping to the lower levels 40 down and 6 up. To get consistent gaming I have to reduce the speed to 6 up and 24 down on the router settings. All said very poor.
bawddwr 20 Aug 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
BT come in for a great deal of criticism, but speak as you find, I cannot fail, the broadband service they provide. What I am crtitical of is the constant price increases and the way they protect themselves and not the customer. In the past you could leave a contract if BT raised charges during the life of that contract; recently they claim that they will not increase their Broadband charges within any contract period. I therefore presume that they can and will increase charges for other services and as we will be tied into a 'protected' Broadband service for BT, but we will not be able to switch providers until such time that both the Broadband and Phone contracts end together!
gornic 20 Aug 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
Very reliable so far
cettown6511 20 Aug 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
can't be relied on useless.
nosher49 16 Aug 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
I have recently moved house and despite being amongst the very first in my former neighbourhood to register for the new broadband service, before it became the norm, and then being amongst the first to register for fibre broadband, moving to an area served with this supposed "superfast" fibre broadband from BT, I seem to be experiencing the same old problems I had in my former home. Apart from a very mistaken break from BT to try that absolute crap that is TalkTalk, I have been a loyal customer of BT, but boy do they try your patience. Despite many complaints they finally found that there was in fact a problem (like a connection from the telegraph pole to the junction supply being aluminium not copper) and affected a sort of repair that was not totally reliable. This "repair" was only fixed after sending the CEO a number of shirty emails, which were eventually actioned. Now I have moved to an area with fibre broadband and I thought my problems would be over. To rub even more salt into the wound they have had the temerity to announce yet another price increase, all the while I am continuing to experience breaks in my service which they say don't exist - after they have checked once when they received my complaint. I now live in rented accommodation and it is not easy to obtain permission to change to cable and give Virgin a chance so I am stuck with the outrageous crap that BT continue with. When is the regulator going to do something about all of this and make a true "free" market that privatisation was supposed to deliver, and give other suppliers more of a chance and strip BT of the monopoly that it still has. There is a pretence that we have the option to find other suppliers (other than Virgin) when the other suppliers are simply an arm of BT because it is they that control all the exchanges and wiring. As for rating my provider, if I could give them a zero, that would be my rating.
bhealech 08 Aug 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
For C20 customers it would appear BT want rid of us. If they spent as much time and money maintaining the service as they appear to on manipulating the software things might improve. However the Government talking about putting an end date on copper services, I can understand BT not spending money on maintaining copper services.
jdwhossack 23 Jul 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
tarric 20 Jul 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
OK when things are fine but worst customer service I have ever come across.
OldFella 20 Jul 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
I Get more than the advertised speed!
robinjbest 20 Jul 2018 (reviewed 7 years ago)
broad band appears to slow down over time