Grain Refresh UK Full Fibre Broadband Packages with “New” Add-ons

Carlisle-based broadband internet provider Grain, which in July 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here) and has so far extended their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming to reach 600,000 in the future), has refreshed their packages for 2026 and launched optional WiFi Extender and Static IP enhancements.

Prices for Grain’s broadband packages currently start at just £9.99 a month for the first 6 months (then £19.99 for 12 months) for their symmetric speed 250Mbps package on an 18-month term, which includes free installation and a wireless router. Faster speeds (up to 1000Mbps) are available at extra cost.

However, the provider has just introduced three optional product add-ons, which can be added to your chosen package at extra cost.

Extract from Grain’s Announcement:

We’ve launched these new products so you can personalise your broadband. Simply choose the speed you need, then upgrade to Boost, Gaming or Pro to make it your own.

Boost package – Includes a Wi-Fi extender from only £3 more, ideal for improving coverage in every corner of your home.

Gaming package – Includes a static IP from only £3 more, ideal for smoother online gaming, hosting and remote access.

Pro package – includes a Wi-Fi extender and static IP from only £5 more, perfect for wider Wi-Fi coverage and rock-steady connectivity.

Personally, we think it might be a little confusing for some consumers to describe the mere addition of a Static IP address as being a “Gaming package“, since some people may be expecting a bigger boost to their online gaming experience and often a Static IP alone won’t have much impact on that (albeit handy for things like port forwarding, given how Grain use CGNAT by default etc.). Note: Grain doesn’t currently appear to have fully deployed IPv6 yet.

Despite this, it’s worth pointing out that Grain previously charged £5.99 extra per month for customers to add a Static IP, but that was only available upon manual request and didn’t form part of their online order system. The above is thus effectively a price cut to £3 per month, which is most welcome, albeit not strictly a “new product“.

One last point to make is that Grain, not unlike some other ISPs, has provided no useful technical or performance details for their optional “Wi-Fi extender“, which makes it unclear how fast it is or what approach they’re using (repeater or mesh etc.). The website does link to a Wi-Fi extender page, but this doesn’t add much detail.

We really wish internet providers would make it easier for consumers to find more details on the hardware they bundle, as some of us, especially gamers and IT people, do like to know what it is we’re actually getting.