BT broadband

What BT is in this catalogue

BT (British Telecommunications plc) is a retail brand. Long-standing UK telecoms retailer. BT is the largest UK retail broadband brand on the Openreach network, with a wide full-fibre range and a well-known social tariff. Coverage is the main reason people consider it; pricing is not always the lowest.

BT is the default Openreach retailer people name when they mean ‘the national network’. That reputation is about footprint, not about being the cheapest. Home Essentials is the social tariff in this catalogue. Halo-style extras and a BT TV package are not the broadband line. If you only want the connection, price the broadband on its own and ask whether a phone you no longer use is still inside the monthly figure.

The editorial quality score used as one bounded ranking input is 3.8 out of 5. It is not an Ofcom ranking and not a promise about your line. Partner status on this record is “direct”. Last verified in the mock data: 2026-09-08T09:00:00.000Z.

Network footing

National Openreach coverage, including many rural cabinets.

Technologies on the plans below: Full fibre. These plans sit on Openreach-shaped full fibre or cabinet broadband in this catalogue. They still fail where that wholesale network has not been released at the premises. BT cannot sell a network it does not use, however national the advert looks.

Stated uploads on the residential rows run from 10 Mbps to 200 Mbps. If two people send video or backups, sort by that range before the largest download number.

Who it tends to suit

The cheapest residential row in this mock set is Full Fibre 50 · 24 months at £18.99 listed. The fastest is Full Fibre 1.8 Gbps · 24 months at 1.8 Gbps. Those two facts are not a recommendation. They show the spread you are choosing inside, after the address has said BT can serve it.

BT has 1 social-tariff row in the catalogue (Home Essentials). Eligibility is theirs to check. We do not take benefit documents.

Contract shapes here: Rolling monthly, 24-month contract. A rolling plan is easier to leave. A 24-month plan is only cheaper if you will stay. Price an exit fee on your current contract before either one looks like a saving.

What to check at the address

Run the address, including the flat number, before you read BT’s national claim. National Openreach coverage, including many rural cabinets. A postcode is not a premises. New builds, conversions and blocks with a landlord-chosen network fail automated checks more often than houses.

If the match comes back for the wrong flat, stop. A bad match is how the old service is ceased early. Use the wording on the tenancy or the council tax bill. If an engineer is required, book a day you can be there, and ask whether the landlord allows the install.

Switching notes

One Touch Switch, where both providers support it, is started by the new provider. Ordering BT does not require you to cancel the old line first, and cancelling first can open a gap. BT does not pay your early-termination charge unless they have said so in writing. Get that figure in pounds from the current provider before you agree a date.

Television, mobile handsets, and a care alarm do not move because the broadband does. If a phone number matters, ask about it in the same conversation as the install date. Keep the old router until the new service is up.

Support and complaints paths published on this record: https://www.bt.com/help and https://www.bt.com/help/complaints. Those are the provider’s pages, not ours. We are not BT, not Ofcom, and not the switching hub.

Every plan in the mock catalogue

Home Essentials is 50 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, Rolling monthly, listed at £20 with no introductory price stored. Upload 10 Mbps. This row is the social tariff, not a commercial intro deal.

Full Fibre 50 · 24 months is 50 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £18.99 for 12 months, then £21.99. Upload 10 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 80 is 80 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £27.99 for 6 months, then £32.99. Upload 20 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 115 · 24 months is 115 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £23.99 for 12 months, then £27.99. Upload 20 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 150 is 145 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £29.99 for 6 months, then £35.99. Upload 30 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 150 · 24 months is 150 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £26.99 for 12 months, then £30.99. Upload 25 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 300 · 24 months is 300 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £29.99 for 12 months, then £34.99. Upload 50 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 500 is 500 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £34.99 for 6 months, then £39.99. Upload 70 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 900 is 900 Mbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £40.99 for 6 months, then £46.99. Upload 100 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 1 Gbps · 24 months is 1 Gbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £41.99 for 12 months, then £48.99. Upload 115 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.

Full Fibre 1.8 Gbps · 24 months is 1.8 Gbps typical download on Full fibre, 24-month contract, listed at £47.99 for 12 months, then £55.99. Upload 200 Mbps. Price-change wording in the catalogue: Prices may rise during the contract, often each April, typically by CPI plus a set percentage. The exact mechanism is in the provider’s terms.