Summer SALE as Sky Broadband Cuts UK Internet and Phone Bundle Prices

All of the biggest UK internet providers seem to be cutting their prices this month and now Sky Broadband has joined by slashing the monthly rental of their packages across the board. On top of that new customers will also receive a £100 Prepaid MasterCard gift when they join.

Every one of Sky Broadband’s packages includes a wireless router (Sky Q Hub on the Sky Fibre Max product), Sky Talk line rental (standard UK call rates), unlimited access to WiFi hotspots from The Cloud, Sky Shield (Parental Controls and Anti-Malware), nuisance call blocking, unlimited usage, Sky Yahoo Email and of course the £100 Prepaid MasterCard.

Sky Broadband Unlimited
* Download speeds up to 17Mbps (1Mbps upload) – Average speed of 11Mbps
* Unlimited usage
* £19.95 one-off setup fee
* 12 Month contract

PRICE: £20 per month for 12 months (£28.99 thereafter)

Sky Fibre
* Download speeds up to 38Mbps (9.5Mbps upload) – Average speed of 34Mbps
* 25GB monthly usage
* £59.95 one-off setup fee
* 18 Month contract

PRICE: £23 per month for 18 months (£28.99 thereafter)

Sky Fibre Unlimited
* Download speeds up to 38Mbps (9.5Mbps upload) – Average speed of 34Mbps
* Unlimited usage
* £59.95 one-off setup fee
* 18 Month contract

PRICE: £33.99 per month for 18 months (£38.99 thereafter)

Sky Fibre Max
* Download speeds up to 76Mbps (19Mbps upload) – Average speed of 57Mbps
* Unlimited usage
* £59.95 one-off setup fee
* 18 Month contract

PRICE: £38.99 per month for 18 months (£43.99 thereafter)

Sky are currently the only major UK ISP to also be promoting “average download speeds” for their packages alongside the usual “up to” (reflecting the fastest 10% of customers) measure and the eagle-eyed among you will perhaps have notice a subtle change. At its introduction the Sky Broadband Unlimited package promoted an average of 9Mbps but this has now risen to 11Mbps, while Sky Fibre Max has gone in the opposite direction and dropped from 60Mbps to 57Mbps.

We of course expect to see fluctuations, like those above, when an “average” is used (it will change as customers join / leave with different speeds), although 11Mbps seems a bit high for an ADSL2+ average on their entry-level package (the previous 9Mbps level was more in keeping with other studies). On the other hand we don’t know for sure if Sky is using a ‘mean’ or ‘median’ average.

Sky also offers a 30 day Broadband and Talk Satisfaction Guarantee (during the first 30 days of all your services being activated), although this refund applies to subscription charges only (not set-up charges or non-inclusive call charges) and is pro-rated. Sky also has a variety of Sky TV packages that can be optionally added into these broadband and phone bundles, as well as a Sky Mobile service.