In 2024, there are some things that we just won’t do anymore. Paying bus fare in coins; watching endless commercials; and paying over the odds for broadband.
With hybrid working now just a way of life, having a strong home connection is vital for the smooth running of your tech, from laptops and tablets to smart TVs and home appliances. It’s pretty important after hours too, whether you’re gaming, streaming shows and movies or catching up with relatives on the other side of the planet.
Money experts love to tell us to switch to better household deals in the quest to save us money. They’re right, of course. How many of us are shelling out for patchy Wi-Fi, or paying through the nose for what we actually use?
It can be challenging hunting down the best broadband deal as providers often bog down the important bits with senseless jargon. But it’s a task worth doing, especially as households face another financial squeeze this winter.
Thankfully this year will be slightly easier as One Touch Switch allows customers to change providers just by telling their new supplier that they want to switch. They will handle the rest, including telling your old provider, simplifying the broadband switching process and avoiding hard sales tactics from your old supplier.
Who is offering the best Black Friday broadband deal very much depends on your unique circumstances: think working patterns, household members, internet reliance.
For instance, if you live in a home full of smart gadgets or teens who rise and sleep by gaming levels, you’ll want something with serious firepower to handle connections and streaming levels. However, if you’re at the office full-time or travel a lot, you may not need as many Mbps - that’s megabits per second.
Sales season is the best time to make your move and kick your bad broadband deal to the curb once and for all. While Black Friday began as a sales event for physical goods, these days it spans all sorts of categories including services like phone contracts and broadband.
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Sky broadband
Sky’s Black Friday deals are now live across Sky TV, Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband and Sky Protect.
The company understands that breaking up is hard to do, so if you decide to take one of its packages, it will speak to your current provider to tell them about the switch. It’s worth the effort: right now you can get Superfast broadband - 61Mb/s, ideal for streaming and downloading content on multiple devices - for £27 a month.
Housing hardcore gamers? The Full Fibre Gigafast package may serve you better with a whopping 99Md/s for £43pm.
Buy now £26.00, Sky
Vodafone
Get a Full Fibre 150 plan broadband from £23 a month on a two-year contract at Vodafone.
Buy now £23.00, Vodafone
EE Broadband
EE is following the full-fibre party with its best-ever price on full-fibre 300 for £32.99pm. What’s more, the company will cover leaving fees from your current provider up to the value of £300. Does it get sweeter?
Buy now, EE
Plusnet
The heat is on over at Plusnet where its full fibre packages offer the best options for British households. Offering speeds of up to 900Mbs, you’ll skip the landline and get connection straight in your home, cutting out the unnecessary middleman.
Deals start at £25.99pm, with no set-up free. It’s a no-brainer.
Buy now £25.99, Plusnet
Virgin Media
If you’re finding your current broadband set-up is no longer up to scratch, use Black Friday as your cue to switch to something better.
Virgin Media offers varying WiFi needs to suit individual households, so you’re bound to find something that fits the bill.
Gigabit broadband is the biggest and baddest, powering as many devices as a tech-fanatic home can chuck at it. Right now, you can get three months for free with zero in the way of set-up fees, plus three months of Disney+ Standard as an extra gift.
Buy now £15.00, Virgin Media
BT
Grab BT's broadband deals, the best of which offers three months of free Wi-Fi, with £29.99 per month thereafter on a 24-month contract.
Every deal comes with a speed guarantee and a SmartHub to ensure your connection is one you can rely on.
Buy now £29.99, BT
YouFibre Black Friday deal
Flash sales are par for the course come Black Friday, and YouFibre has a cracker up its sleeve. Get full-fibre broadband for £29.99pm on an 18-month term with no in-contract price rises to boot!
Buy now, YouFibre
Hyperoptic
Hyperoptic has laid on a feast with the first three months free across various speeds - the fastest of which is 1Gb (they call that Hyperfast). This offer is on 24-month contracts only (with a £50 Amazon gift card as a signing bonus), but if that's too much commitment, 12-month and rolling contracts are also available.
Another important thing to note? The provider offers a price match guarantee if you find the exact same package being offered for less elsewhere.
Buy now £27.00, Hyperoptic
Community Fibre
Faster, stronger, smarter: three words that everyone wants to apply to their broadband connection.
If yours is no longer up to scratch, it's time to hunt for a new deal. Community Fibre offers super-fast speeds made for streaming, gaming and WFH without a glitch.
This Black Friday you can bag 3Gbps from just £21pm, down from its usual £56pm. Be warned, they’re only selling 500 packages at this price, so if you like the sound of it, move fast.
Buy now, Community Fibre
When is Black Friday?
This year, Black Friday began on November 29 with Cyber Monday closing a weekend of stupendous sales.
What is Black Friday?
Two words now synonymous with mega discounts and sales, Black Friday started as a post-Thanksgiving tradition in America. It has been part of the UK’s shopping calendar for a few decades now, giving keen shoppers the chance to crack on with their shopping list before the festive rush in December.
When does Black Friday end?
It culminates on Cyber Monday, a day so named because it’s when you can expect plummeting discounts on all things tech. TVs, laptops, phones, kitchen appliances and more; in other words, if it needs charging or takes batteries, you can probably expect a discount on it.
What kind of broadband deals can we expect?
With so many of us WFH either full or part-time, it’s never been more vital to keep an eye out for the best home Wi-Fi deals your money can buy. All the big providers took part in Black Friday sales last year, from Virgin Media, Sky, Vodafone and BT with half-price packages and free perks thrown in, like 12-month Amazon Prime subscription or free membership to Disney+.
From now until the shopping extravaganza ends on Cyber Monday, we’ll be keeping track of the best Black Friday broadband offers around. We’ll bring you news on the best offers from leading providers as well as some left-field alternatives. It’s all about options.
