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Plusnet Fibre broadband overview

Plusnet started out business as an ISP in the late 1990’s in Yorkshire and although they were bought out in 2007 by BT they have retained their Yorkshire roots and are still operated under their own brand – you will likely have seen their Yorkshire inspired TV advertising campaigns.

Unlimited fibre broadband packages from Plusnet are very competitively priced and are regularly among the best value on the market.

Plusnet are an award winning ISP and are one of the few telco companies in the UK that guarantee UK based phone support 365 days a year.

If you already have broadband with another company but you are looking to switch broadband from your current provider to Plusnet there is a useful guide on the Plusnet site that provides details on the switching process.

Plusnet not only offer fibre broadband and fixed line home phone services, but they also offer Plusnet TV and Plusnet Mobile (a great range of SIM only options) so there is the potential to keep all of your broadband, phone and TV needs under one roof and pay using the same company billing.

For more information on Plusnet services read our dedicated Plusnet broadband review.

Types of Plusnet Fibre broadband explained

The type of broadband you select at Plusnet will be determined as to whether you want a short contract or don’t mind being tied into a standard 12 or 18 month contract, how fast you want your downloads to be and whether you want to bundle the broadband with calls and TV deals.

Plusnet Fibre Extra Broadband

The Plusnet Fibre Extra Broadband option is the fastest fibre broadband on offer from Plusnet with average speeds of 66Mb. You will also get unlimited usage, the option to add extras to the bundle and you will receive the Plusnet Hub One wireless router as part of the package.

You will have the option to take out the contract over 12 or 18 months – with the longer 18 month choice being the cheaper option.

How does Plusnet Fibre broadband compare?

Plusnet fibre broadband is straightforward in that you will have two speed options to choose from, either 36Mb per second or 66Mb per second and you can choose to take out your contract over 12 months or 18 months. There are additional options that you can add on such as TV and call packages but overall the offer is refreshingly simple as opposed to the complicated offers that can be found at some other broadband providers.

In terms of broadband speeds Plusnet are around about the average when compared to the likes of TalkTalk, EE, Sky and BT so with either fibre broadband speed option you should expect to be able to stream content on multiple devices, use the Internet and check emails with no buffering or slowdown in service speeds at all.

Am I able to get Plusnet Fibre broadband? Use our Plusnet broadband checker

The ability to get Plusnet fibre broadband will depend on where you live within the UK. Plusnet is owned by BT so that means the chances of you being able to get fibre-optic Plusnet broadband are high because BT has the widest broadband coverage area in the UK.

Pricing is typically cheaper than the parent company BT’s pricing because although they share an infrastructure, Plusnet install their own equipment in telephone exchanges and as a consequence can provide cost savings which are passed onto the company.

Plusnet fibre broadband uses the same technology as the BT Infinity (Superfast) network infrastructure so the availability will be dependent on whether BT has rolled out superfast broadband in an area close to you.

To check whether you can get Plusnet fibre use our broadband postcode checker tool. You simply need to enter your home postcode into the tool and we will output all of the fibre broadband deals you could get at your location. You can filter deals by provider so choose to show only Plusnet from the filter or show all deals to compare against other broadband providers if you prefer.