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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.

For discounts, take a look at our page on BT Broadband Deals & Offers.

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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John 20 Mar 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
BT Broadband has been up and down like a yoyo. In times like this (during an epidemic), work from home is important, and every time it goes down I lose time and focus to establishing an alternative route (4G, in my case), and logging back in to work through multiple layers of security. Up to now, it has come back quickly, just requiring another log off and back on. Tiring. I have not called support (BTDT before, and not a happy experience). If this continues, I will have to upgrade to a more professional router, and buy a second broadband link to fail-over to. If this is due to a vast increase in people working from home (or Netflix, etc), I would have expected BT to have strategies to manage its network without disconnections.
Sylcol 20 Mar 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
Speed is good, 70Mbps as promised. Reliability also good, very rare to have any drops. Can not comment on support because have not needed it! However, a recent offer to renew contract for two years and receive a Ring Video Bell took some time to finally receive it. I had to contact help via their forum and this worked very well, I had two phone calls and the free gift did eventually turn up after about two and a half months!
ChrisAO 29 Feb 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
333geoff333 22 Feb 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
Most problems have been for us resolved to mutual benefit,that why we recommend them
HenryCJ 21 Feb 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
Expensive but not easy to switch once you've got locked in to relying on their email addresses. Reliably fast download speed and, of equal importance to me, fast upload speed. Very few connection outages although the router firmware seems to receive and install updates more frequently than I would like which means loss of internet connection for 6 or 7 minutes from time to time while it does so. Too much aggressive marketing of ever more expensive upgrades and other services I have no need for.
bawddwr 20 Feb 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
BT are so EXPENSIVe! SKY Broadband are - or so it seems - so much cheaper. On the other hand, BT Broadband is MOST reliable.I wish that BT's 'Contracts' were 12 or 18 months rather than the 24 months that BT insist on.
sgbrown 20 Feb 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
During the last couple of weeks the BT connection has got slower and slower. Today I had to wait just over five minutes for a 1m 24 s YouTube clip to load. I am now checking out other providers (except TalkTalk).
Middlefield 20 Feb 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
Whilst, most of the time, I am receiving close to the promised speeds my service is unreliable. At times the speed drops to one third of the promise and there are regular drop-outs when the service stops completely. At times there is zero upload capability. BT/Openreach engineers are satified with my installation (Ethernet connection etc)but are unwilling to track the causes of the intermittency which clealy lies upstream of my home. One customer service representative has told me that five failures a day is considered normal! I continue to pursue rectification.
Hucknallswo 21 Jan 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
Had to speak with customer service as my contract was due for renewal: very helpful, feel I got a good deal for my landline and agreed to move my mobile to them as the deal was better than my current supplier. New Sim arrived in 24 hours and the changeover due to happen within 4 days. Fantastic.
bryanwithay 21 Jan 2020 (reviewed 6 years ago)
BT continues to be awful, unreliable, dishonest.....