You can get a short-term home broadband deal from £20/month with no contract and lots of flexibility.
In the UK, the contract length on popular home broadband deals has steadily been increasing over the last few years. Many broadband plans now lock you in to a 24-month contract, giving you limited flexibility when things change.
If you’re looking for a short-term home broadband plan, there are a number of providers that offer home broadband on a flexible one-month rolling deal. This means you can change or cancel your broadband service at any time
In this article, we’ll review and compare ‘no contract’ home broadband providers in the UK. We’ll start with an overview of the available options, before looking at each individual provider in more detail. We’ll also look at 4G home broadband as a flexible alternative to getting fibre broadband without a contract.
| No Contract Broadband Plans: | From £20/month |
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| Recommended Deal: | £24/month for NOW Fab Fibre (no contract) (36Mbps average download speed, £70 upfront fee applies) |
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No Contract Broadband Deals
At present, NOW is our recommended provider if you’re looking for a broadband service that has no contract and no credit check.
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NOW
NOW is the low-cost sub-brand of Sky. Because of this, you can get a discounted NOW television membership if you’re a NOW Broadband customer. For instance, an Entertainment membership gives you access to Sky’s entertainment channels including Sky Atlantic, Sky Max, Sky Witness and more. There’s also a Cinema membership with access to Sky Cinema and a Sports membership with access to the Sky Sports channels on compatible streaming devices. To get NOW Broadband without a contract, you’ll need to choose the “no contract” option when ordering your new broadband plan online. |
Compare Short Term Broadband Deals
The following table shows a list of other ‘no contract’ broadband providers in the UK:
| Broadband Provider | Plans From | Network Provider | Key Features |
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| Cuckoo | £29.99/month | Openreach | |
| Direct Save | £27.95/month | Openreach | |
| Hyperoptic | £30/month | Hyperoptic | |
| NOW | £20/month | Openreach |
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| Virgin Media | £38/month | Virgin Media |
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For more information, you can read on to learn more about each individual provider.
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No Contract Broadband Plans: By Provider
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CuckooCuckoo is one of the UK’s newest providers of fibre broadband and full fibre broadband. They offer their broadband plans on a flexible 1-month rolling contract, with a £60 upfront fee for setting it up. You’ll benefit from a 12-month fixed price promise and 1% of your bill every month will be donated to charity. In around 90% of UK homes, you’ll be able to get Cuckoo’s fibre broadband plan. This has an average download speed of 67Mbps:
In certain locations, you may also be able to get full fibre (FTTP) broadband on Cuckoo. This gives you average download speeds of up to 900Mbps, depending on the plan you choose:
As an alternative, Cuckoo’s plans are also available on a 12-month contract with free set-up. If you cancel before the end of your 12-month plan, you’ll be charged a £60 early termination fee.
Tariff Information: Cuckoo Website |
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Direct Save TelecomIn the UK, Direct Save Telecom is another provider of unlimited no-contract broadband. You can get their no-contract broadband service from £27.95/month (plus a £24.95 upfront fee for set-up):
You can pay an extra £3/month to add evening & weekend calls, or an extra £5/month to add anytime UK calls.
Tariff Information: Direct Save Telecom Website |
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HyperopticHyperoptic offers full fibre broadband in around 700,000 UK homes (mainly covering apartment blocks and new-build developments in 57 major UK towns and cities). If you’re connected to the Hyperoptic network, you can choose from a range of 30-day rolling plans from £30/month:
You’ll be able to get download speeds of up to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps) on the Hyperfast plan from Hyperoptic.
Tariff Information: Hyperoptic Website |
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NOW
At present, you can choose from the following plans:
You’ll be able to watch these channels on any compatible streaming device with no satellite dish required. For more information, see our NOW broadband review.
Tariff Information: NOW Broadband Website |
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Virgin Media
On Virgin’s 30-day rolling plans, you’re currently able to choose between M50 Fibre (with an average download speed of 54Mbps), M100 Fibre (with an average download speed of 108Mbps), M200 Fibre (with an average download speed of 213Mbps) and M350 Fibre (with an average download speed of 362Mbps). You can read our Virgin Media review to see how these plans compare. Unfortunately, the faster plans like Gig1 fibre are not available on a 30-day rolling contract. You also won’t be able to get Virgin Media TV on a 30-day plan.
Tariff Information: Virgin Media Website |
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Other Broadband ProvidersUnfortunately, most other broadband providers will normally require you to sign up on a fairly lengthy contract. However, it is sometimes possible to find shorter and more flexible deals elsewhere:
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As a NOW broadband member, you’ll be able to add a discounted 
If you’re living within Virgin Media’s coverage area, you can get their broadband service Short Term Broadband Alternatives
As an alternative to getting fibre broadband on a one-month rolling contract, you can also consider getting 4G home broadband or 5G home broadband. These products give you a lot more flexibility (e.g. you can simply bring your broadband connection with you to another address).
In general, the best value deals are found on Three when you sign up on a 12-month or 24-month contract. The following table shows some of Three’s 4G home broadband deals:
| Service | Data Allowance | Contract Length | Upfront Price | Monthly Price |
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 Three 4G Hub | Unlimited Data | 24 month contract | £0 | £22/month with 3 months free |
Alternatively, if you’re living in an area where 5G coverage is available, you might be able to get Three’s 5G home broadband instead:
| Service | Data Allowance | Contract Length | Upfront Price | Monthly Price |
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 Three 5G Hub | Unlimited Data | 24 month contract | £0 | £22/month with 3 months free |
Three 5G Hub | Unlimited Data | 1 month contract | £0 | £25/month |
You can also consider 4GEE Home and Vodafone GigaCube. Both of these have a one-month rolling plan. However, you’ll need to pay quite a lot upfront for the device. In addition, if you’re looking for unlimited data, you’ll pay in the region of £50 to £60 per month. Alternatively, cheaper deals are available if you’re happy with a smaller allowance of data (e.g. 100GB data per month).
Compare 4G Home Broadband Deals
You can use the following interactive comparison table to compare 4G home broadband deals:
Showing 24 of 24 price plans that match your criteria
| Network | Service | Data Allowance | Contract Length | Upfront Price | Monthly Price |
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 | Three 4G Hub | Unlimited Data | 24 month contract | £0 | £22/month with 3 months free |
 |  BT 4G Home Hub | 100GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £25/month |
 |  4G Internet WiFi Router | Unlimited Data | 24 month contract | £99 | £29.99/month |
 |  Vodafone GigaCube 4G | 100GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £30/month |
| Vodafone GigaCube 4G | 100GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £30/month |
| 4G Internet WiFi Router | Unlimited Data | 18 month contract | £99 | £34.99/month |
|  4GEE Home | 100GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £35/month |
| BT 4G Home Hub | 100GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £35/month |
| 4GEE Home | 100GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £35/month |
| 4G Internet WiFi Router | Unlimited Data | 12 month contract | £99 | £39.99/month |
| BT 4G Home Hub | 300GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £40/month |
| Vodafone GigaCube 4G | 200GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £40/month |
| Vodafone GigaCube 4G | 200GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £40/month |
| 4GEE Home | 300GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £45/month |
| 4GEE Home | 300GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £45/month |
| BT 4G Home Hub | 300GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £45/month |
 | BT 4G Home Hub | Unlimited Data Up to 15Mbps | 24 month contract | £0 | £47.41/month |
| 4GEE Home | Unlimited Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £50/month |
| BT 4G Home Hub | Unlimited Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £50/month |
| Vodafone GigaCube 4G | 300GB Data | 18 month contract | £0 | £50/month |
| 4GEE Home | Unlimited Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £50/month |
| BT 4G Home Hub | Unlimited Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £50/month |
| Vodafone GigaCube 4G | 300GB Data | 1 month contract | £100 | £50/month |
| BT 4G Home Hub | Unlimited Data Up to 30Mbps | 24 month contract | £0 | £62.10/month |
For more information, see our guide to 4G home broadband in the UK.
More Information
For more information, you can compare all fibre broadband providers. You can also read our in-depth broadband provider reviews.
Keith Murrell said:
Hello Ken. I see you recommend three as the favourite ISP. I was with three for six months using the B535 Router and the service was very very patchy. There are lots of people who are also dissatisfied with the three service not just home broadband but three in general. There is a Facebook page which has almost 3000 members all documenting their grievances with three. You may like to check it out.