Sky is offering its lowest price on broadband, but you can get faster broadband for less if you shop around.
Sky has been going through something of a shuffle with its broadband services recently, resulting in a new £25 a month starting price. As the plans are switched up, tech expert Chris Hall has broken down the prices to see what’s the best value for households.
Sky introduced the 75Mbps full fibre offering to replace the old Superfast branding, and it sits alongside the 100Mbps offering – both of which are currently available at Sky’s “lowest price”, as labelled on Sky.com.
These two options are interesting, because when buying a bundle with TV and broadband, the 150Mbps service is included, with these two slower options missing out. But for those shopping for broadband only, these are the cheapest that Sky offers.
But before shoppers jump on to buy these packages, it’s worth considering that 150Mbps service too, because that’s priced at £27 a month. That means you have three different services, with a £1 difference between each:
After that, the speed doubles to 300Mbps and the price rises up to £31 a month. While there’s a small difference between the 75Mbps and 100Mbps services, there’s a much bigger jump to the 150Mbps. I’d argue that the 150Mbps is a more attractive offering, considering the speed increase and the price.
Sky Broadband
From £25 a month
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Sky Broadband is available from £25 a month for the 75Mbps Full Fibre option, but consider the £27 150Mbps service for the jump in speeds.
But are these slower services worth it? Certainly, if you’re looking for affordable broadband, then £25 a month is a good price, but it’s not the cheapest out there. Remember, it’s on a 24-month contract, and there may be price rises during the terms of that contract, but Sky doesn’t declare these upfront.
Instead, it will provide notice of the change in price at least 30 days in advance and give customers the option of terminating the agreement, because that’s what Ofcom rules say – the price changes either have to be declared in advance, or the customer has to be able to terminate the contract without penalty if a price change is made.
Is Sky Broadband the cheapest option?
Sky’s £25 a month offer for 75Mbps is its lowest price for a broadband-only tariff, but it’s not the cheapest out there. Virgin Media offers its M125 Fibre Broadband for £23.99 a month, which is both faster and cheaper – but the price rises on that are listed as £27.99 a month from April 2026 and £31.99 a month from April 2027.
Plusnet is priced to rival Sky, with its Full Fibre 74 at £24.99 a month, but that’s not worth considering, because Plusnet is currently offering Full Fibre 145 at £24.99 a month too in a double speed deal – including a £40 gift card, making this the cheaper option.
Plusnet Broadband
From £24.99 a month
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Plusnet has a double speed deal on Full Fibre 145 at £24.99 a month, beating Sky and Virgin Media prices.
Plusnet is also one of the top performers when it comes to customer service, according to an Ofcom report, which gave the Yorkshire broadband supplier a 91% customer satisfaction rating.
So while those stand-alone Sky Broadband prices can be beaten elsewhere, that’s not quite the end of the story. As revealed recently by Wales Online, there are big savings when shoppers bundle broadband and TV together.
Take Sky’s Essential TV package (which comes with a Sky Stream puck and Netflix) for £15 a month and bundle it with 150Mbps Full Fibre and the combined price is £35 a month. That means customers are paying the equivalent of £20 for that 150Mbps broadband, and this is a better option if considering paying for television services too.
Ultimately, the best advice for shoppers is to look at their usage and needs before jumping into a broadband deal, because all the contracts mentioned above are for 24 months, and buyers need to make sure that they’ll be happy with the price for 2 years.
