Bandwidth Calculator UK
Are you looking for a download and upload speed calculator to estimate the speeds needed for your household devices? See our calculator below which, takes less than a minute to complete. See our recommendations below the calculator.
Our Download Speed Recommendations for Your Household
If your broadband download speed was 50 Mbps or under you may want to check out our cheapest broadband deals on offer in the UK. If you’re in London, you will want to check out our review of Community Fibre with a Trustpilot rating of 4.9/5Ā for amazing customer service. You can get 50 MbpsĀ download speedĀ for Ā£10 Per Month for 12 Months then Ā£20 Per Month for Months 13-24.
Do Download Speeds Matter?
This question varies from household to household and to help answer this question easily we provided a chart below. The download speed comparison chart shows how fast a media file such as a game or video can be downloaded. If you don’t like waiting for your downloads you will want to visit our full fibre collection for the fastest broadband speeds.
Media Type | ADSL | Superfast | Full Fibre |
YouTube Clip 50 MB | 41 Seconds | 6 Seconds | 2 Seconds |
Album 100 MB | 1 Min 23 Seconds | 12 Seconds | 5 Seconds |
TV Show 450 MB | 6 Mins 17 Seconds | 56 Seconds | 25 Seconds |
TV Film HD 1500 MB | 20 Mins 58 Seconds | 3 Mins 7 Seconds | 1 Min 23 Seconds |
Video Game 53 GB | 12 Hours 20 Mins | 1 Hour 50 Minutes | 49 Mins 28 Seconds |
As you can see by the chart depending on the activities you do online you may need the fastest broadband package available. On average most households have superfast fibre with download speeds of 59-66 MbpsĀ andĀ upload speedsĀ ofĀ 19 Mbps. Deals for speeds in this category range from Ā£17.00 and up or if you’re looking to bundle we have superfast & TV bundles for you.
Broadband Only Recommendations
If your looking for broadband only deals we recommend checking out Hyperoptic Broadband with a massiveĀ 4.5/5 Trustpilot rating. Hyperoptic is a provider you can trust and rely on with incredible customer service and they offer incredible deals on broadband from Ā£10 per month.
Gigaclear Broadband is our #3 recommended UK broadband provider with prices from Ā£17 per month for 12 months then Ā£40 from Months 13-18.
Gigaclear has a brilliantĀ 4.1/5 rating with over 10,000 reviews making it one of the top leading UK broadband providers with impeccable customer service. You can count on Gigaclear to deliver an amazing customer experience to over 200 communities UK wide.
