Student broadband deals
Only available until October 2024! Grab superfast, reliable broadband deals, for students like you with an ‘ac.uk’ email address.
Enter your postcode to see what you can get:
Shorter, student-friendly broadband deals
Much more flexible than our standard 18-month deals, yet as fast and reliable. You get to have your choice of rolling 30-day student broadband deals or 12-month options made for university life.
For a limited time only!
These broadband only deals for students won’t be around forever. Make sure you get yours before the offers end in October 2024.
Enjoy all the rewards and experiences
All our broadband deals for students include access to Priority from O2, at no extra cost. Get early access to gig tickets and experiences, plus exclusive rewards from your favourite high street brands.
What is student broadband?
The 12-month options keep you connected for the full academic year and summer. Or there’s rolling 30-day broadband deals for students which you can choose to end whenever you like, no early cancellation fee.
M125 Student Broadband
- Plenty for two housemates
- Connects 5 to 9 of your devices at the same time
- Average speeds: 132Mbps download, 20Mbps upload
M250 Student Broadband
- Ideal for four
- Connects 10+ devices at the same time
- Average speeds: 264Mbps download, 25Mbps upload
M350 Student Broadband
- Supports six of you
- For online gaming, one of our best student broadband deals
- Average speeds: 362Mbps download, 36Mbps upload
M500 Student Broadband
- One of our best student broadband deals for large households
- Supports several gamers and streaming
- Average speeds: 516Mbps, 52Mbps upload
What student broadband deals do you have?
Student broadband deals are only around until October 2024, so don’t miss out! Our best student broadband deals for:
Monthly cost
M125 Fibre Broadband is currently our most affordable student broadband deal and best on
price. But whatever speed you need, see if you can get it cheaper on the longer contract -
our 12-month student broadband deals will usually have a lower monthly cost than the 30-
day options.
Speed
Gig1 student broadband deals are our fastest and best for speed, averaging uploads of
104Mbps and downloads of 1,130Mbps. The more housemates you split the cost with, the more affordable our faster speeds
will feel, so you’d be surprised how fast you can really go within your personal budget.
Flexibility
Rolling 30-day deals could be our best student broadband deals for temporary housing.
These are easy for you to end at any time with no cancellation fees, you simply keep it
rolling for as long as you need, even just for part of a semester. Our longer, 12-month
student broadband deals are also much more flexible than the standard 18-month options.
Reliability
Our 99.85% reliable network powers all our student broadband deals, providing superfast
connections that you can rely on. For extra peace of mind, you can also add the WiFi
guarantee with WiFi Max to any of our student broadband deals and get promised speeds in
every room, or bill credit back.
What should I look for when choosing the best student broadband?
Our best student broadband deals for you will depend on your personal requirements, such as your budget, speed and household needs.
Staying at uni over summer? 12-month student broadband deals can keep you connected mid-June to September and throughout the academic year. Or take a rolling 30-day deal and avoid broadband bills while you’re home from uni over summer – it’s super flexible and easy to cancel.
All our student broadband deals offer speeds that are plenty fast enough for you to research and upload your assignments, but the faster you go, the more you can do online, at the same time. Make sure you have enough bandwidth for video calling, streaming classes and fun stuff like online gaming.
Consider the cost per person, not just the total monthly price, and this can make even our faster student broadband deals feel more affordable than you’d first think. Another way to keep costs down is to compare our 12-month broadband deals with the 30-day options as you can sometimes find our longer broadband deals have a lower monthly cost.
FAQs
Usage
How many students want to use the internet at the same time? Do you want to connect your console and play games online? The more you want to do on the internet, all at the same time, the faster your student broadband speed may need to be for everyone to enjoy a fast and reliable connection.
Summer plans
Our 12-month student broadband deals can sometimes have a lower monthly cost than our 30-day rolling broadband deals. But if you’re going home for the summer and not staying at uni to use your student WiFi, perhaps our more flexible 30-day deals are more like what you need.
Price per student
Simply enter your postcode to see all of our available student broadband deals, then select the number of students you’re living with from the dropdown menu. This makes it easier for you to compare your options based on how much each student can afford and not just the total monthly price.
WiFi Max
Our speed guarantee with WiFi Max promises reliable student WiFi in every room or money back. Find out more, including how to add coverage to your student broadband deal, for extra reassurance and peace of mind.
All our best student broadband deals are available right here, right now! But only until October 2024. Our quick and easy shopping tips will help you to get started:
- Enter your postcode to see what student broadband deals you can get.
- Compare our best student broadband deals and select the one that offers you the speed and contract length you need.
- When placing your order, please provide your academic ('ac.uk') email address, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Student discount broadband isn’t something we currently offer, as we can’t accept any student discount cards, like TOTUM or UniDAYS. Our student broadband deals do give you access to great perks, like Priority, at no extra cost. Or, if you’re open to a standard broadband contract rather than 30-day or 12 month broadband student deals, you can sometimes find special offer broadband deals that bring you savings or a gift from time to time.
All our deals come with unlimited broadband, including broadband deals for students. And with no broadband data allowance to worry about, you’re free to concentrate on what’s really important – your learning, streaming and connecting with loved ones online.
Our student broadband deals are only available to you if you have a university ‘ac.uk’ email address. But, don’t fret! Rolling contract broadband is a different option that’s open to all, not just students. These are flexible, 30-day deals that give you the freedom to cancel with just 30 days’ notice and you won’t pay an early disconnection fee.
Our student broadband deals need to be ordered before October 2024. You can find out our soonest available installation slots at checkout to help you to decide when to place your order:
- 1 to 7 days in advance - If your uni accommodation has had Virgin Media connected before, you’ll be offered the chance to have your student broadband setup the next working day or within 7 days.
- Around 14 days in advance - If the property hasn’t had Virgin Media connected before, it can take a little longer to have your student broadband installed. You should factor this in when placing your order to make sure your student WiFi is up and running on time.
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The legal stuff
*Monthly price of Virgin Media’s main services and O2 Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%. Doesn’t apply to any add-ons you may have selected, out-of-bundle charges or admin costs, which may increase separately. See www.virginmedia.com/prices and www.o2.co.uk/prices for details.
Virgin Media £50 bill credit: This offer is available to new Virgin Media customers ordering M500 broadband only online. This bill credit will be applied to your first bill. Any that’s left over will be applied to your following bills until it’s all used. This offer runs between 31 October and 11.59pm on 6 November 2024.
Virgin Media £75 bill credit: This offer is available to new Virgin Media customers ordering Gig1 broadband only online. This bill credit will be applied to your first bill. Any that’s left over will be applied to your following bills until it’s all used. This offer runs between 31 October and 11.59pm on 6 November 2024.
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband: New customers only with existing O2 contract. Minimum term applies to your broadband service, check basket for details. M500 Fibre Broadband (average download speed 516Mbps). 18-month minimum term product: £32.99* a month for 18 months, then £72* a month thereafter. Offer ends 04/11/24. Monthly price will increase each April by Retail Index Price +3.9% Broadband only. If you cancel your service during your minimum term an early disconnection fee will apply. If you upgrade any aspect of the service, standard pricing will apply to that upgrade. Virgin Media reserves the right to withdraw or amend the pricing if you change any part of your package. Virgin Media reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offer unless stated by Virgin Media. Eligible Virgin Fibre areas only. Virgin TV 360 and, for the time being, home phone is not available in new network expansion areas. Subject to survey, network capacity and a credit check. No set-up fee for self-install, Technician installation costs £30.
Virgin Media M500 Fibre Broadband (Speed Boost to Gig1) ‘Save £126’: achieved by £7 per month saving over 18 months compared to current price for Gig1 (Broadband Only) for non-O2 customers.
No setup fee
This promotion means you won’t pay the usual setup fee of £35. No setup fee is available on all bundles, broadband & phone, and broadband only packages. If you can set up using a Self-Install pack, but choose to use an engineer for the installation, you’ll still be charged £30 for this service.
These prices are for new customers only.
Virgin Media services are only available in eligible Virgin Media network areas. Virgin TV 360 and, for the time being, home phone are not available in new network expansion areas.
All of the products on this page are subject to survey, network capacity and a credit check.
Each service has a minimum contract length that’s shown in your basket.
If you take a bundle with both Virgin Media and O2, you’ll have separate contracts and bills – one for Virgin Media, and another for O2.
- Offers are subject to eligibility and availability.
- Read the terms on the Priority app or at o2.co.uk/terms
Get fast, reliable WiFi gliding through every room or money back
Eligible Virgin Fibre areas only. WiFi Guarantee available with M50 broadband or faster. £8p/m extra or included with Gig1, Gig2 or Volt. At least 30Mbps download speeds in every room or £100 one-off credit. Up to 3 WiFi Pods if needed. Exclusions & legal stuff apply.
†To verify, see: https://www.virginmedia.com/legal/awards. Best Broadband Experience Award: GWS network award based on national tests Dec ’23-May ’24 comparing major UK providers’ average scores in respect of speed, reliability, latency, packet loss & video streaming. User speed depends on broadband package choice. Virgin Fibre areas only. Best Combined Connectivity Experience: based on GWS test results Dec '23-May '24 comparing data connectivity performance of major UK mobile operators and their associated ISP partners to form a combined score across both mobile network and WiFi experience. Best in Test: based on umlaut Fixed Broadband Benchmark 2023 comparing major UK ISPs on download speed, upload speed, latency and stability. Uswitch Most Popular Broadband Provider: based on Uswitch consumer research Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 conducted by Opinium comparing broadband sales volumes and overall customer satisfaction of major UK ISP operators, split equally to form a combined score.