You can check the estimated speed to your property prior to purchasing. Monitor the progress of the superfast fibre rollouts in your area, county and region of the uk. Best broadband deals by upload speed fastest providers. Yet the service many of us get simply isnt good enough. Fast broadband deals in your area 2020 broadbandchoices. When i was upgraded to fibre 1 while continuing to use hub 5 my speeds were good initially, about 35mbps download and 9mbps upload, i am about 400 metres from the fibre cabinet. Finally, you can access bt wifi hotspots for free across the country with all broadband deals. Mar 26, 2020 the average uk download speed is around 22mbps, however this will vary significantly depending on where you live, and at different times of the day. With our free to use broadband speed tests, you can see what speeds youre getting or will get if you join us. Simply enter your postcode into our broadband availability and well tell you. Stream, game and download in hd on lots of devices at. Speed can be affected by a range of technical and environmental factors.
If you are situated a significant distance from the bt street cabinet so cannot get the fastest speeds, we recommend saving money with the cheaper packages. Throughput download speeds will be less than line rates and can be affected by a number of factors within and external to bt s network, communication providers networks and within customer premises. Average speeds are based on the download speeds of at least 50% of customers at peak time 8pm to 10pm. Standard adsl broadband gives average speeds of 10mb which will probably give you an average download speed of around 1. These are the rates at which data is transferred between the network and your bt hub. Use our speed checker to find out the speed youre getting, and help us highlight areas with connection issues across the uk. To calculate the weighted average for each area, we used data from ofcoms latest connected nations report. Rating your provider or entering your postcode are optional, the test will work. Pick the upload and download speeds you need, from 10 mbps all the way up to 10gbps.
Our free internet speed test checks your broadband speed in an instant. Click the button below, enter your postcode at the top of the page, and. Find out how to improve your talktalk internet speed and download free internet tools e. In fact, in many cases, the speed you actually get will be much slower than what you might.
Superfast fibre broadband is ideal for busy homes with lots of devices. The speed test on this page will test the quality of bt network only, if you are connected through it. The speed at which information is transferred from the internet to your computer. So you get exceptional speeds with ultralow latency that never, ever slow down. These speeds will vary throughout the day and are likely to be slower during busy periods, especially between 810pm. Chart showing the average download speeds across tests carried out by users of. Find out if youre getting the superfast or ultrafast fibre virgin, sky, bt, ee, plusnet and talktalk and other providers promise on your desktop or mobile. Download the my bt app we measure your download and upload speeds. This will provide a provisional check of your ability to receive reliable broadband services. No peace for internet users accusing bt of empty promises.
In order to get virgins best upload speed of 20mbps, you have to be prepared to pay for its top download speed package. Bt halo customers get a double data allowance bonus. Most of the broadband providers listed in the table below will be able to provide you with an estimate of the speeds youll receive at your postcode. Looking in march 2018, you can chop and change to find the bundle you want. The only other provider who offers 50mbps is virgin media, though it designates that package its lowest speed no less at 54mbps on average.
Bt offers a range of fibre broadband services with different maximum download speeds. Local loop unbundling is the process whereby other operators such as talktalk and sky place their own equipment in bt exchanges so that they can offer their own services with more control. Mar 28, 20 in postcode district b42, which covers the areas of perry barr, great barr and hamstead in birmingham, broadband download speeds during the past six months have averaged 20. Test your broadband speed in ireland broadbandspeedtest. Choose the broadband you want, decide if you want extra landline calls, and then add subscription tv and. Find my bt exchange find your local bt exchange and see what broadband services are available what is my ip. Broadband download speeds between 30mbps 300mbps are available in your area through these suppliers. Throughputdownload speeds will be less than line rates and can be affected by a number of factors within and external to bts network, communication providers networks and within customer premises. May, 2020 so the main choice youll face with bt is what speed to go for. This is written as mbps or just mb, sometimes this is also referred to as meg or megs. Providing your landline number is optional but allows us to provide you a more accurate report of your speed than with just your postcode. If speed test results are wrong for a postcode, run a speed test when at the postcode to add to the data set. A broadband speed check can help you to see if youre getting the best possible service from your provider. Im experiencing very slow download speeds between 1.
Find out which providers offer the fastest broadband speeds and the. The bt postcode area, also known as the belfast postcode area, covers all of northern ireland and was the last part of the united kingdom to be coded, between 1970 and 1974. Armed with this information you can now focus the providers that offer relevant. The activation fee for this blistering fast 362mbps service is just. Bt is an internet service provider which operates in united kingdom. At bt we want to give you the best and most reliable broadband speed in the uk. Uk average download speed tables 2019 broadbandchoices. You can get internet access in aberdeen, belfast, birmingham, bristol, dundee, edinburgh.
A good broadband speed for streaming services like netflix, amazon prime and bbc iplayer is 1. Broadband download speed i have just got a new bt smart hub 2 to replace my bt hub 5. Irelands leading broadband providers advertise speeds of 100 mbps, 360 mbps and even 1,000 mbps in some cases. Better download speeds mean you can get photos, music, and video from the internet faster than if youre using a slow connection. If you do not have a telephone number or access line id, please select the. Fibre essential up to 40 mbps, superfast fibre up to 50 mbps and superfast fibre 2 up to 80 mbps. Bt broadband speed hub at bt we want to give you the best and most reliable broadband speed in the uk. Broadband postcode checker compare broadband speed, deals. The stop sale date for datastream is from 30jun2012.
By clicking on the blue markers you will be able to see individual results for different isps and find out the fastest broadband in your area. Test your broadband speed to see what your average bt download and uploads speeds are. Most computers measure filesize in bytes rather than bits. So if you think that your internet speed is a bit pedestrian, you can shop around for another deal. Use the map below to find out about best broadband providers in your area. Currently it ranks on the place 3 from 435 providers in united kingdom.
Broadband availability check fibre availability bt. These advertised speeds only refer to the maximum speed possible with your plan, they are by no means a guarantee. May 07, 2017 karen oxley of craster in northumberland says bt guaranteed her a minimum download speed of 45mbps if she signed up to infinity 1, despite the fact she was currently receiving only 7mbps. The broadband postcode checker from uswitch is a quick and easy way of taking a look at the current broadband packages available in your specific area. With bt unlimited superfast fibre 1 previously known as bt infinity 1, with its 50mbps download speed, you can share your broadband around dozens of devices without any problems. Average mobile broadband virgin media vodafone home bt broadband ee. Broadband download speeds greater than 300mbps are available in your area through these suppliers.
Are you an existing customer looking to test your speed, fix a speed problem or upgrade your broadband. To find the average download speeds are in your area, and how it compares to other parts of the uk, take a look at the speed tables below. Fibrecable services at your postcode are subject to availability. Throughput speed is the speed at which your broadband can actually send and receive data between the internet and your bt hub.
Bt are the largest telecommunications provider in the uk and their broadband infrastructure bt openreach is what powers the broadband network or many of the broadband providers in the uk. With our free to use broadband speed tests, you can see what speeds youre. Bt openreach the largest broadband infrastructure uses fibre to the cabinet fttc which involves running fibre optic cables from telephone exchanges to street cabinets. Best broadband in my area internet provider checker.
The speed you receive where you live may be lower than that listed above. It can vary throughout the day and can be slower during busy periods, especially between 810pm. Before your service starts, we will provide you with the minimum guaranteed access line speed and an estimate of the upload and download you may expect. Apr 22, 2020 bt remains the most popular broadband provider in the uk, and its this kind of deal that solidifies its place a great option if your broadband speed test revealed some snaillike speeds. Bt can also offer mobile phone deals, piggybacking on ees network. This story uses the ofcoms fixed postcode broadband data published as part of the connected nations report in january 2018. Leased line with our btnet leased line, you get a dedicated internet line and dont share your bandwidth with anyone else. Test your broadband speed with moneysupermarket and then find the deal for you. If after 10 days from the start of your service your speed is regularly at or below this speed, you may contact bt and bt will try to fix it. If you happen to be close to the street cabinet your download speed should be at the top end of the range the further away the more likely your average speed will be lower. Citing thinkbroadband data, openreach says that if everyone in the uk upgraded to the fastest service then average speeds would hit 191 mbits a decent rate compared with the current average speed of 46. Check postcode level broadband performance and coverage. You have had too many unsuccessful attempts to login. Speeds you can rely on day and night, and a personal speed guarantee.