The UK market for Internet Service Providers (ISP) is often both highly competitive and confusing, one where consumers are frequently bombarded by a bewildering array of different service types, prices, speeds, coverage and bundles.

On top of that no amount of prior research can ever fully prepare you for how a particular service might perform once it has actually been installed (every phone line and location is different); sometimes even the best will fail to meet your expectations.

In an effort to make your life a little simpler ISPreview.co.uk has looked back at the performance of ISPs throughout 2011, irrespective of scale, and concluded a selection based on a rough balance of reliability, price and performance.

This represents a shortlist of personal editor choices, using our own experiences of observing the market; selection should not be considered an award and our picks are not listed in order of priority.

Editors Pick of the UK Best Broadband ISPs for 2012
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/articles/12_Best_UK_Broadband_ISPs/