Broadband News

Watch Crunchyroll on almost any UK home broadband connection: the service streams anime at up to 1080p, so an entry-level fibre package of around 36 Mbps easily handles a single stream. The real limit is not Crunchyroll but how many other people in your home are streaming, gaming or on video calls at the same […]

TalkTalk vs Sky broadband usually comes down to a trade-off between price and product range: TalkTalk tends to show lower headline full fibre pricing, while Sky offers more speed tiers and a low-cost social tariff. As displayed on the TalkTalk deals page last updated 12/08/2026, one full fibre example started at £29.95 a month on […]

Plusnet Full Fibre 300 is a full fibre broadband package delivering a 300Mb average download speed over the Openreach network, sold on a 24-month contract from around £23.99 a month on current promotional deals. It uses a Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) connection, meaning the fibre runs directly to your home rather than stopping at […]

Sky vs Plusnet broadband comes down to a simple trade-off: Sky bundles more (a better router, easy TV add-ons and its own extras), while Plusnet consistently prices its full fibre tiers lower and scores well for value. Both run mainly on the Openreach network, so in most UK postcodes the underlying line and headline speeds […]

Virgin Media broadband for gamers gives you very fast downloads, with average speeds ranging from around 362 Mbps on M350 up to 1,136 Mbps on Gig1, based on Virgin Media’s own August 2026 broadband deals. For competitive online play the bigger question is not raw speed but latency, the delay between your input and the […]

Fibre broadband vs standard broadband is the choice most UK households now face when picking a deal, and the gap between the two is wider than it has ever been. Standard broadband runs partly or fully over old copper phone lines, while fibre carries your connection on fibre-optic cable for faster, steadier speeds. With full […]