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  • Cheapest broadband deals for
    light users


    If you only use internet for browsing occasionally, do some shopping online and check your emails, you may not need to pay the slightly higher prices for higher download limits. Many cheap broadband deals start at about £10 a month and if you are willing to sign-up for a 12 month contract, you may even be able to get a free modem or router for that price. Why pay more if you do not use the internet much? Here are some cheapest deals for the light broadband user.

Editor's picks

Sky+HD Starter
Speed:Up to 2Mb
Downloads:2GB
Contract:12 months
£28
a month
Eclipse Home Lite
Speed:Up to 24Mbps
Downloads:2GB
Contract:12 months
£11.95
a month
Sky Broadband Base
Speed:Up to 2Mb
Downloads:2GB
Contract:12 months
£5
a month
Broadband Packages Speed Usage
Limit
Minimum
Contract
Connection
Fee
Monthly
Cost
First Year
Cost
 
Home Lite

Free website sub-domain address, 50MB of webspace and free unlimited uploads

2GB
12 months £29 2GB monthly usage at £11.95 per month for 12 month contract £203.09
Madasafish Broadband Max

Free wireless networking kit, free unlimited email addresses and Static IP address

5GB
12 months Nil £9.99 a month for first six months and £14.99 thereafter £149.88
Sky Broadband Base

10 sky.com email addresses, 24/7 technical support and includes wireless router at £50

2GB
12 months £60 Sky broadband base is free with Sky Talk otherwise £5.00 per month.£60 connection fees £120.00
O2 Mobile broadband and O2 Home broadband

Save £2.50 a month on O2 mobile broadband for £15 and O2 home for £5 a month

3GB
24 months Nil For O2 mobile broadband and O2 Home Broadband at £15 for first 4 months thereafter £20 per month.(inc.VAT) £220.00
Sky+Starter

Free wireless router worth £50 with unlimited weekend & evening calls to UK

2GB
12 months Nil Cost £18 per month with free wireless router & 10 sky.com email address. £265.00
Sky+HD + Talk + Broadband

£50 M&S voucher on joining Sky TV online with Sky+HD and Sky Talk.Offer ends on 25th March.

2GB
12 months Nil Cost £36 per month with router & free evening & weekend calls to UK.£50 M&S voucher gifts & Free sky+HD Box.Offer ends on 25th March,2010. £432.00
Virgin Mobile Broadband 1GB(2 months)

Get a 2 Month Minimum contract and the dongle cost of £24.99 is applicable.

1GB
2 months Nil £10.00 a month at a 2 month(Flexible Contract).Dongle cost of £24.99 is applicable. £149.87

  • Usage guide: Who is a light user?
    The light user packages will be suitable if you do not download movies, music etc., extensively. Infrequent periods of internet usage without downloading or watching movies etc, may not need a higher download limit than the cheap packages above. Typically, the cheapest packages allow you to download up to 1Gb or 2Gb.

    I am not sure. What if my usage increases?
    If you think that you may end up using more of the internet in the future, it is worth getting an unlimited bandwidth broadband. The price difference is not huge, so it is worthwhile checking the other deals as well by clicking on the relevant links on the top of this comparison chart.

Talk Talk Broadband
£6.99
a month
Talk Talk Essential(40GB)
Free connection offer

Virgin Media Broadband
£12.5
a month
Unlimited download
3 months free broadband
offer up to 31st March

3 Mobile Broadband
£30
a month

Free Compaq Laptop(5GB)
PlusNet Broadband
£17.24
a month
Unlimited Evening & weekend calls with Free Connection.
Vodafone Broadband
£15
a month
Super-Fast Mobile broadband:Speed up to 7.2Mbps.