Home internet in the UK, explained
Get the right connection for your home
Clear, sourced guides and free tools for fixed broadband, 4G and 5G, satellite and backup internet. No adverts, no deals to push, nothing tracked.
What do you need?
Fixed broadband at your address
Find the official checkers, see which networks reach your front door, and understand full fibre, SoGEA, cable and altnets.
Check your options4G and 5G home broadband
Can wireless replace your line? A one-day signal test, a review of your results, and the real terms behind “unlimited”.
Test 4G and 5GSatellite broadband
Do you need satellite at all? Starlink’s area-based prices, the 24-month cost, weather, planning rules and Amazon Leo.
Weigh up satelliteBackup internet
Match each kind of failure to the cheapest backup that survives it, with automatic failover, power and telecare cautions.
Plan a backup
Free tools that run in your browser
Household needs estimate
Add up what your home does at its busiest moment to get a download and upload figure.
4G/5G test review
Type in your own speed-test results; we explain what they suggest, without pretending to measure.
Cost over 24 months
Compare up to three quotes with promotions, price rises, equipment and electricity.
Do you need satellite?
Four questions, with an honest “I don’t know” path.
Which backup is right for you?
Up to five questions, starting with anything you rely on for safety.
Official address checkers
Ofcom, Openreach, GOV.UK and network checkers, and what their results mean.
Worth knowing before you choose
82% can get full fibre
Ofcom’s data to January 2026 puts full fibre within reach of 24.9 million UK homes. Your exact address is what counts.
Read more about 82% can get full fibreAnalogue lines are closing
BT Group plans to close the analogue phone network on 31 January 2027. Digital landlines need your router to have power.
Read more about analogue lines are closingEvening is the real test
Mobile masts are busiest between 8pm and 10pm. Test 4G or 5G at home then, before you sign a long contract.
Read more about evening is the real test
How NetSaver works
- Checked against the source. Rules come from Ofcom, GOV.UK and the regulators; product details from providers’ own pages. Each guide shows when its facts were checked.
- Honest about limits. We don’t run an address checker or measure your speed, and we haven’t tested equipment ourselves. Where a figure is an estimate or a report, we say so.
- Nothing to sell. No adverts, affiliate links, accounts or tracking. The tools run in your browser and send nothing to us.