Fastest broadband speed and package deals in Bolton
Need help finding the best broadband speed and deal available in Bolton?
Check out our pick of internet broadband connection deals available in Bolton this week. Use the search filters below to find the best internet package deal for your property based on your speed, price or package requirements.
Compare the Best Internet Deals in Bolton This Week
Best Offer This Week
| NOW Super Fibre Broadband 63Mb Avg. Download Speed · 12 Months contract · £0 Set-up · Only £22 per month · View Deal TV Add-ons: Add Entertainment TV (£9.99 p/m), Sky Cinema channels (£4.99 p/m) or All Sky Sports channels (£25 p/m). |  |
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What broadband speed do I need?
The table guide below will help give you a better idea of the connection speed you need depending on how you use your broadband connection. Having an understanding of the internet speed you need is an important step in finding the best fit internet connection in Bolton based on your specific requirements.
| How do you use your Internet Connection? | Minimum Download Speed Required |
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Household of 1 - 3 individuals: Web Surfing, Email, Online Shopping, Social Media, Music Streaming, Standard Definition (SD) Video streaming. | Up to 25Mb |
Household of 3 - 4 individuals: High Definition (HD) Video Streaming, Social Media, Video conferencing, Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Online Gaming, Streaming music. | 30 - 50Mb |
Household of 4 - 6 individuals: Multiple Heavy Users, Smart Home devices, Recording & Surveillance devices, Ultra High Definition (UHD) Video Streaming, Netflix, Gaming, etc | 50 - 100Mb |
Household of 6+ individuals: Multiple heavy users performing all of the above plus frequently downloading/uploading large files, peer-to-peer file sharing and Avid online gamers. | Over 100Mb+ |
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Which Broadband Provider offers the Best Customer Service?
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) are the UK’s telecoms regulator and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries. Office of Communications (Ofcom) the UK’s communications regulator conduct research into the levels of service and customer satisfaction across the main communications service providers in the UK. The main providers are those with a market share of 4% and above. At the time of writing, the main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) reviewed by Office of Communications (Ofcom) are BT Broadband, Plusnet, Virgin Media, SKY, EE, Vodafone, TalkTalk and KCOM. Here is a brief summary of their latest report (Published May 2022).
EE had an above-average ’recommend to a friend score’. BT, Plusnet and Sky have improved their position, while TalkTalk & Virgin Media’s position have worsened since 2020.
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What’s the speed of my Bolton broadband connection?
Do you know the speed of your current broadband internet connection? Check the internet speed of your Bolton internet connection using the Ookla broadband speed test widget on our website. If you are not receiving the internet speed that you are paying for, you may be able to cancel your Bolton broadband internet contract early without any cancellation fees.
 | Sky Superfast Broadband 59Mb Average Download Speed · 18 Months contract · £0 Set-up Only £25 More Info. |
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What internet speed are other people in Bolton getting?
The results below are from broadband speed tests performed on this website using the speedtest widget in the last three months.
| Region | City | Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency (ms) | Jitter |
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| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 80.3 Mbps | 19.5 Mbps | 14 | 4 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 80.2 Mbps | 20.4 Mbps | 14 | 2 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 90.4 Mbps | 20.3 Mbps | 11 | 5 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 92.2 Mbps | 20.3 Mbps | 11 | 4 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 109.4 Mbps | 20.9 Mbps | 10 | 4 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 52.6 Mbps | 5.0 Mbps | 7 | 6 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Sky | 37.0 Mbps | 18.5 Mbps | 23 | 114 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Sky | 36.8 Mbps | 18.7 Mbps | 24 | 6 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | BT | 12.0 Mbps | 5.8 Mbps | 13 | 1 |
| Bolton District | Bolton | Virgin Media | 34.9 Mbps | 19.4 Mbps | 24 | 2 |
If the above table is empty, there were no speed tests performed from Bolton performed in the last three months.
What is the fastest internet broadband speed in Bolton?
As opposed to entering your postcode into several internet broadband price comparisons sites to find the fastest broadband speed you can get in Bolton, use the Ofcom (the United Kingdom’s communications regulator) broadband internet coverage checker to see the fastest broadband internet connection available in Bolton. Office of Communications (Ofcom) gather broadband coverage information from internet providers up to three times a year – January, May and December. Follow the link below to see the best broadband speed available in Bolton.Sample results after running the broadband coverage checker: 
Standard: Broadband download speeds of less than 30Mbps
Superfast: Broadband download speeds between 30 – 300Mbps
Ultrafast: Broadband download speeds greater than 300Mbps
In the above example, this would mean that the fastest Internet speed that is available in Bolton would be 200Mbps. You still have to enter your Bolton postcode on the broadband service provider’s website to confirm the minimum guaranteed Internet connection speed available at your precise location in Bolton when placing on order.
What is the fastest internet in the UK?
Ultrafast is the fastest broadband in the UK. This type of broadband that has an average download speed over 300Mbps. Ultrafast broadband ISPs in the Bolton and across the United Kingdom are:
- BT Ultrafast Fibre Broadband – offering average download speeds up to 900Mbps
- Vodafone Full Fibre Broadband – offering average download speeds up to 900Mbps
- Sky Ultrafast Fibre Broadband – offering average download speeds up to 900Mbps
- EE Fibre Max Broadband – offering average download speeds up to 300Mbps
- Hyperoptic Ultrafast Fibre Broadband – offering average download speeds up to 900Mbps
- Virgin Media Ultrafast Cable Broadband – offering download speeds in excess of 1Gb
- YouFibre Ultrafast Fibre Broadband – offering average download speeds up to 920Mbps
We recommend that you use the above links and run the availability checker on the Internet Service Providers (ISP) website to see if their Ultrafast Internet deals are available on your road.
