Click on the “Go” button on the Ookla Speed Checker below to start the internet broadband speed test.
An explanation of the speedtest results and guidance of what internet speed you need can be found at the bottom of this page.
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| Package | Monthly | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Plusnet 10Mb Unlimited Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £75 Reward card. Offer ends 2nd Feb. | £18.95 | View | pnet,49mb,25,bb,promo |
| Plusnet 36Mb Fibre Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £70 Reward card. Offer ends 2nd Feb. | £21.95 | View | pnet,49mb,25,bb, |
| Plusnet 66Mb Fibre Extra Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £70 Reward card. Offer ends 2nd Feb. | £23.95 | View | pnet,99mb,25,bb,promo |
 | Three 4G (50 - 100Mb) Broadband, No Contract, No Landline required, £0 Setup, Next day delivery. 14 day Money-Back Guarantee. | £14 | View | 3uk,99mb,25,bb,promo,npl |
| Three 5G (100Mb) Broadband, No Contract, No Landline required, £0 Setup, Next day delivery. 14 day Money-Back Guarantee. | £21 | View | 3uk,299mb,25,bb,promo,npl |
 | Sky 59 - 74Mb Superfast Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £19.95 Setup. Offer ends 27th Jan. | £25 | View | sky,99mb,40,bb,promo |
| Sky TV & Netflix Only. You add your extras such as Broadband, Sky Sports, BT Sports, Sky Cinema, Kids, Disney+ and many other options. Create your perfect package. | £26 | sky,49mb,99mb,299mb,300mb,40,tv,promo | |
| Sky 145Mb Ultrafast Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £19.95 Setup | £35 | View | sky,299mb,40,bb,promo |
| Sky 500Mb Ultrafast+ Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £19.95 Setup | £45 | View | sky,300+mb,60,bb,npl |
| Sky Q TV & Superfast 59Mb Broadband + Your Choice of Addons | £31 | sky,99mb,40,tv,primo | |
| Sky TV & Netflix together with Superfast 59Mb Broadband | £43 | sky,99mb,60,tv, | |
| Sky TV & Netflix together with Ultrafast 145Mb Broadband | £50 | sky,99mb,60,tv,primo | |
| Sky TV, Sports & Superfast 59Mb Broadband | £62 | sky,99mb,99,tv, | |
 | BT 35 - 36Mb Fibre Essential Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £27.99 | View | bt,49mb,40,bb, |
| BT 49 - 50Mb Fibre 1 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £70 Reward Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £28.99 | View | bt,99mb,40,bb,promo |
| BT 71 - 73Mb+ Fibre 2 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £160 Reward Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £32.99 | View | bt,99mb,40,bb,promo |
| BT 150Mb+ Full Fibre 100 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £34.99 | View | bt,299mb,40,bb,npl |
| BT 500Mb+ Full Fibre 500 Broadband, 24Months Contract, £0 Setup. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £44.99 | View | bt,300mb,60,bb,npl |
| BT 900Mb Full Fibre 900 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £54.99 | View | bt,300mb,60,bb,promo,npl |
| BT Entertainment + Fibre 2 (67 Mb) broadband. AMC, BritBox, Sky Originals, HBO, 300+ box sets, Sky Atlantic, Netflix, Sky Max, Sky Showcase, kids channels and more channels with the NOW Entertainment Membership included. Add Prime Video for only £5.99 + £160 Reward Card.Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £48.99 | bt,99mb,60,tv,promo | |
| BT Sport + Fibre 2 (67Mb) broadband. AMC, BritBox and All 4 BT Sport channels and BoxNation. Netflix, Prime Video and Sky Channels add-ons available + £160 Reward Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £47.99 | bt,99mb,60,tv,primo | |
| BT Big Sport + Fibre 2 (67Mb) broadband. AMC, BritBox, All 4 BT Sport channels, BoxNation, All 11 Sky Sports channels with a NOW Sports Membership + Eurosport 1 and 2. Netflix, Prime Video and Sky Channels add-ons available + £160 Reward Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £72.99 | bt,99mb,60,tv,primo | |
 | Virgin Media M100 (108Mb) Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £35 Setup. | £26.99 | View | vmedia,299mb,40,bb,promo,npl |
| Virgin Media M200 (213Mb) Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £35 Setup. | £32.99 | View | vmedia,299mb,40,bb,promo,npl |
| Virgin Media M350 (362Mb) Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £35 Setup. | £38.99 | View | vmedia,300mb,40,bb,npl |
| Virgin Media M500 (516Mb), 18 Months Contract, £35 Setup | £44.99 | View | vmedia,300mb,60,bb,npl |
| Virgin Media Gigabit (1Gb) Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £35 Setup | £62 | View | vmedia,300mb,99+,bb,promo,npl |
| Virgin Media Big bundle. M50 (54Mb) Fibre Broadband, Talk Weekends & 100+ TV channels. 18 Months contract, £35 Setup. | £33 | vmedia,49mb,40,tv,promo,npl | |
| Virgin Media Bigger bundle. M100 (108Mb) Fibre Broadband, BT Sport in 4K Ultra HD, Sky channels in HD, Talk Weekends & 190+ TV channels. 18 Months contract, £35 Setup. | £45 | vmedia,299mb,60,tv,promo,npl | |
| Virgin Media Bigger bundle + Movies. M100 (108Mb) Broadband, Sky Cinema HD, 200+ TV channels, BT Sport, Sky channels & Talk Weekends. 18 Months contract, £35 Setup. | £62 | vmedia,300mb,99,tv,primo,npl | |
| Virgin Media Bigger bundle + Sports. M100 (108Mb) Fibre Broadband, Sky Sports, 195+ TV channels & Talk Weekends. 18 Months contract, £35 Setup. | £72 | vmedia,300mb,99,tv,primo,npl | |
| Virgin Media Bigger bundle Sports + Movies. M100 (108Mb) Fibre Broadband, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Sky Cinema HD, 210+ TV channels & Talk Weekends. 18 Months contract, £35 Setup. | £79 | vmedia,299mb,99,tv,primo,npl | |
| Virgin Media Volt Fibre Broadband + TV. | £87 | vmedia,299mb,99,tv,primo,npl | |
| Virgin Media Ultimate Volt bundle. 1Gb Fibre Broadband, 230+ channels with Entertainment, BT Sport, Sky channels + O2 sim card with unlimited data, calls and texts. | £89 | vmedia,300mb,99,tv,primo,npl | |
 | Community Fibre 50Mb Full Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. | £20 | View | comf,99mb,25,bb |
| Community Fibre 1Gb Full Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. | £25 | View | comf,99mb,25,bb,promo |
 | Vodafone 35Mb Superfast 1 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Automatic 4G Broadband Back-up option available. Offer ends 27th Jan. | £19 | View | voda,49mb,25,bb,promo |
| Vodafone 67Mb Superfast 2 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Automatic 4G Broadband Back-up option available. Offer ends 27th Jan. | £20 | View | voda,99mb,25,bb,promo |
| Vodafone 100Mb Superfast 100 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Automatic 4G Broadband Back-up option available. Offer ends 27th Jan. | £23 | View | voda,299mb,25,bb,promo |
| Vodafone 200Mb Superfast 200 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Automatic 4G Broadband Back-up option available. Offer ends 27th Jan. | £34 | View | voda,299mb,40,bb |
| Vodafone 500Mb Ultrafast 500 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Automatic 4G Broadband Back-up options available. | £34 | View | voda,300mb,40,bb,promo,npl |
| Vodafone 900Mb Superfast 900 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Automatic 4G Broadband Back-up options available. | £60 | View | voda,900mb,40,bb,npl |
| Vodafone 4G & 5G Unlimited Mobile Broadband,Variable Contract Lengths & Set-up, No Landline required. Upto 200Mb avg. download speed. Prices start from £15 for unlimited data. | £15 | View | voda,299,99,25,bb,npl |
 | EE 10Mb Standard Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £21.50 | View | e-e,49mb,25,bb |
| EE 36Mb Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £22 | View | e-e,49mb,25,bb,promo |
| EE 67Mb Fibre Plus Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £26 | View | e-e,99mb,40,bb,promo |
| EE 100Mb Full Fibre Max 100 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £31 | View | e-e,100mb,40,bb,npl |
| EE 300Mb Full Fibre Max 300 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £52 | View | e-e,300mb,60,bb,npl |
| EE 500Mb Full Fibre Max 500 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £40 | View | e-e,300mb,60,bb,npl |
| EE 900Mb Full Fibre Max 900 Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Additional discounts for EE mobile customers | £49 | View | e-e,300mb,60,bb,npl,promo |
| EE Unlimited 10Mb Broadband, Apple TV 4K with BT Sport + Extra 10% off for EE pay monthly customers. | £36 | e-e,49mb,60,tv,primo | |
| EE Unlimited Fibre (36Mb) Broadband, Apple TV 4K with BT Sport + Extra 10% off for EE pay monthly customers. | £40 | e-e,49mb,40,tv,primo | |
| EE Unlimited Fibre Plus (67Mb) Broadband, Apple TV 4K with BT Sport + Extra 10% off for EE pay monthly customers. | £43 | e-e,99mb,60,tv,promo | |
| EE Unlimited Fibre Max 100 (145Mb) Broadband, Apple TV 4K with BT Sport + Extra 10% off for EE pay monthly customers. | £50 | e-e,299mb,60,tv,promo | |
| EE Unlimited Fibre Max 300 (300Mb) Broadband, Apple TV 4K with BT Sport + Extra 10% off for EE pay monthly customers. | £57 | e-e,300mb,60,tv,primo | |
| EE Full Fibre Max 900 (900Mb) Broadband, Apple TV 4K with BT Sport + Extra 10% off for EE pay monthly customers. | £69 | e-e,300mb,99,tv,primo | |
 | NOW 11Mb Brilliant Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £18 | View | now,49mb,25,bb,promo |
| NOW 36Mb Fab Fibre Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £20 | View | now,49mb,25,bb |
 | NOW 63Mb Super Fibre Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £20 | View | now,99mb,25,bb,promo |
| NOW 36Mb Fab Fibre Broadband + Entertainment Membershipincluded at £5.99 for 12 months. 12 Sky TV channels including Sky Atlantic, 100 free-to-air channels, Catch-Up TV and 250+ box sets. | £26.99 | View | now,49mb,40,tv,promo |
| NOW 63Mb Super Fibre Broadband + Entertainment Membershipincluded at £5.99 for 12 months. 12 Sky TV channels including Sky Atlantic, 100 free-to-air channels, Catch-Up TV and 250+ box sets. | £26.99 | View | now,49mb,40,tv,primo |
 | John Lewis 10Mb Unlimited Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £40 John Lewis Gift Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £18.75 | View | jl,49mb,25,bb |
| John Lewis 36Mb Fibre Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £45 John Lewis Gift Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £24 | View | jl,49mb,25,bb,promo |
| John Lewis 66Mb Fibre Extra Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £70 John Lewis Gift Card. Offer ends 3rd Feb. | £27 | View | jl,99mb,40,bb,promo |
 | Hyperoptic 30Mb Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £9.99 Setup | £17.99 | View | hypero,49mb,25,bb,promo,npl |
| Hyperoptic 50Mb Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £29 Setup. Offer ends 31st Jan. | £17.99 | View | hypero,99mb,25,bb,npl |
| Hyperoptic 150Mb Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £29 Setup. Offer ends 31st Jan. | £22 | View | hypero,299mb,25,bb,promo,npl |
| Hyperoptic 500Mb Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Offer ends 31st Jan. | £28 | View | hypero,300mb,40,bb,promo,npl |
| Hyperoptic 1Gb (1000Mb) Fibre Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Offer ends 31st Jan. | £35 | View | hypero,300mb,40,bb,promo,npl |
 | SSE Unlimited 35Mb Fibre Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Energy customers - get £75 in account credit. | £23 | View | sse,49,25,bb.promo |
| SSE Unlimited 63Mb Fibre Plus Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup. Energy customers - get £75 in account credit. | £26 | View | sse,99,40,bb |
 | TalkTalk 38Mb Fibre 35 Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £60 Amazon Gift Card | £21 | View | ttalk,49mb,25,bb,promo |
| TalkTalk 67Mb Fibre 65 Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £90 Amazon Gift Card | £23 | View | ttalk,99mb,25,bb |
| TalkTalk Fibre 35Mb Broadband + TV. TalkTalk TV box - pause & rewind live TV. Add & remove channels on a flexible 1 month contract. Access Netflix straight from your TV, from £5.99 a month with Netflix subscription. + £60 Amazon Gift Card | £21 | View | ttalk,49mb,25,tv |
 | YouFibre 50 Fibre Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup. First 3 Months Free! | £22 | View | youf,99mb,25,bb,npl,promo |
| YouFibre 150 Fibre Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup. First 3 Months Free! | £25 | View | youf,299mb,40,bb,npl,promo |
| YouFibre 500 Fibre Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup. First 3 Months Free! | £30 | View | youf,300mb,40,bb,npl |
| YouFibre 1Gb Fibre Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup. First 3 Months Free! | £40 | View | youf,300mb,60,bb,npl |
 | Cuckoo 67Mb Simple Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup. First 3 Months Free! | £29.99 | View | koo,99mb,40,bb |
 | iTalk Fast Fibre (35Mb) Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £12.95 Setup | £30.49 | View | itk,49mb,40,bb |
| iTalk Superfast Fibre (63Mb) Broadband, 24 Months Contract, £12.95 Setup | £35.49 | View | itk,99mb,40,bb |
 | DirectSave 35Mb Fibre Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £24.95 | View | dsave,49mb,25,bb |
| DirectSave 63Mb Fibre Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £24.95 | View | dsave,99mb,40,bb |
 | Onestream Fibre 55 (52Mb) Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £27.99 | View | ones,99mb,40,bb |
| Onestream Fibre 80 (75Mb) Broadband, 12 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £29.99 | View | ones,99mb,40,bb |
 | Shell Energy 11Mb Fast Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup | £15.99 | View | shell,49mb,25,bb |
| Shell Energy 35Mb Superfast Fibre Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £65 Shell Energy Voucher | £21.99 | View | shell,49mb,25,bb |
| Shell Energy 63Mb Superfast Fibre Plus Broadband, 18 Months Contract, £0 Setup + £65 Shell Energy Voucher | £21.99 | View | shell,99mb,25,bb,promo |
What’s the Minimum Broadband Speed I need?
| How do you use your Internet Connection? | Minimum Download Speed Required |
|---|---|
| Very casual use, email and general web browsing | 5Mb |
| Web Surfing, Email, Online Shopping, Social Media, Music Streaming, Standard Definition (SD) Video streaming | 10Mb |
| High Definition (HD) Video Streaming, Video Clips, Video conferencing, Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Online Gaming, Streaming music | 25Mb |
| Multiple Heavy Users, Smart Home devices, Recording & Surveillance devices, Ultra High Definition (UHD) Video Streaming, Netflix, Gaming, etc | 35Mb |
| Multiple heavy users performing all of the above plus frequently downloading/uploading large files, peer-to-peer file sharing and Avid online gamers. | 60+ Mb |
How to improve the accuracy of the speed test
Ensure that you do not have any downloads or uploading taking place whilst you run the test. The less applications you have running on your PC/device the better. For an even more refined test, connect to your broadband router using a Ethernet cable. That way you will rule out any WiFi issues or interference and it will be an even more accurate reading.
What is the Ping result?
The ping response tells you how fast you get a response back from a web server. Ping is measured in milliseconds (ms). This is your connection’s reaction time. The lower the number the better the connection. Anything around 6ms is good.
What is Jitter?
Jitter is a delay during the transfer of data. This is the delay between when a signal is transmitted and when it is received. Jitter can be caused by a number of factors such as network congestion, signal interference and collisions. Jitter is measured in milliseconds. All internet connections experience a level of jitter and it is most visible and problematic for real-time applications such as online gaming, streaming and voice communications (e.g Skype). For optimal performance, jitter must not be over 15 milliseconds maximum or else there will be an impact on performance.
What is the download speed?
Download speed is measured in megabits per second (Mbps). This is a measure of how quick your broadband connection pulls data from online internet servers such as displaying web pages, watching videos and downloading files. Your internet download speed result will be higher than upload speed because the majority of internet activity consists more of downloading than uploading (e.g. web servers sending the content of web pages to your computer/device screen). The data is downloaded so that it can be displayed on your internet browser. Difference between download & Upload speed.
What is the Upload speed?
The upload speed is how quick your internet broadband connection sends data up to web servers. When you click a link on a web page your computer ‘uploads’ a small data signal (also know as a packet) to the website telling it that you have clicked on a link. The web page then reacts by displaying the content of the link clicked. Displaying the content of the web page uses your ‘download’ bandwidth to send the data (i.e text, image, videos, etc) of the new page to your screen hence why download bandwidth is (should) always be higher than upload. Other examples of uploading are sending files, emails, video chat or messaging.
Difference between Upload and Download speed
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