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Short Broadband Contracts (Students, Renters, etc.)

If you’re a university student renting a flat with others, you may not be happy to sign up to a 12-month or longer broadband service, even if your rental agreement is longer, as many of the people in the property may not be present during the summer months.

One consideration however should be whether a 12-month contract may still be cheaper in total cost, versus a 9-month one (which usually means a month-to-month contract), as it’s quite possible that you will incur set-up costs and potentially much higher monthly fees, so the last three months may actually not cost anything, or even have a negative marginal cost.

You may find that different people in a flat have different preferences when it comes to broadband. Everyone may need it for basic studying so it needs to be reliable, but some students may like to play games online whilst others may not spend much time in the property at all. Trying to come to a consensus may take some time. Do also remember to ensure every room in a house or flat share can get a decent broadband service.

Unless you want to consider 4G/5G type services, you’re probably looking for a fixed broadband service which has a one-month contract term. Enter your postcode and we’ll show you relevant packages with a 1-month contract (not shown here):

G.Fast – IMPORTANT NOTE ON SPEEDS — This postcode is likely to get a G.Fast service which is a ‘part fibre’ service capable of much faster speeds as the fibre comes closer to your home than ‘FTTC’ however it is still dependent on the line length. We expect your speeds around downstream. If a package is advertised with a faster speed below, you may not be able to receive the full speed at your location. Check with your provider before ordering. Read more about broadband technologies.

Part Fibre (FTTC) – IMPORTANT NOTE ON SPEEDS — This postcode should be able to to receive a ‘fibre-optic’ service. Some fibre services are ‘full fibre’ (FTTP) whilst others are ‘part fibre’ (FTTC) which means speeds can vary based on how long your line is. We think you’re likely to get part-fibre services downstream. The packages below may include listings with faster average speeds, however you may not get the full speeds shown on the package. Check with your provider before ordering a part-fibre (FTTC) product which advertises speed of up to 80Mbps. Read more about broadband technologies.

ADSL — This postcode should be able to receive an ADSL2 + service which is delivered over a copper telephone line from your home to the telephone exchange. The quality and length of the line will determine your maximum speed. The packages below may include listings with faster average speeds, however you may not get the full speeds shown on the package. You are likely to get speeds around downstream. Check with your provider before ordering a copper (ADSL2+) product which advertises speed of up to 24Mbps. Read more about broadband technologies.

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