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Do You Know How Fast Your Broadband Download & Upload Speeds Need to Be?
Some broadband customers searching for an internet plan or deal are unaware of how much download and upload speeds they need. That’s why we created this download speed calculator to help customers calculate the maximum download and upload speeds their household uses.Ā
Did you know that if watching Ultra HD (UHD) on Netflix requires at least Ā Mbps download speed? The Netflix website also shows the minimum download speed for HD Video isĀ 5 Mbps. Our calculator does all the math for you to see how much internet your household devices use.
Download Speed Recommendations
We recommend getting Sky Superfast, also known asĀ Sky Fibre Max, if your household uses 70 Mbps or less maximum download speeds. If your home uses more than 70 Mbps but less than 150 Mbps, you may look at Sky Ultrafast internet.Ā
If your maximum download speed recommendation is above 150 Mbps, we recommend getting Sky Ultrafast Plus. Unfortunately, having too little internet causes the buffering symbol to pop up whilst watching Netflix or other video platforms.
If you’re looking to get a Sky Mobile plan as well you can get deals for Samsung and Apple from as low as Ā£25 per month. Sky Mobile allows customers to put unused data into their Sky Mobile Piggy Bank which can be used towards the purchase of a new mobile phone.
Faster download speeds also make downloading online games a lot faster. Fortnite is a 17.5 GB download that 10 Mbps broadband would take over four hours to download. Superfast (59 Mbps) would take 39.5 minutes vs 16 minutes for Sky Ultrafast fibre (145 Mbps)Ā and 4.6 minutes with Sky Ultrafast Plus (500 Mbps).
OfCom also ranks Sky as the #2 UK broadband provider with the fewest complaints about every 100,000 customers!
Use the Postcode Checker for Sky TV Bundles!
Sky offers TV deals with even lower pricing for bundling TV, broadband, and phone services. You can add these to your plan if you like to watch TV, including sports and movies.Ā
Sky TV offers over 100 channels not available on Freeview, including Sky Atlantic, Sky Witness, Sky Nature, and Sky History. You also get access to over 500 box sets.
Sky Nature is a brand new channel created by Sky that focuses entirely on nature with on-demand shows narrated by the absolute legend David Attenborough.
Sky History is also a new channel brought on board by Sky and focuses on history and has various exciting and explosive shows.