Guide to Broadband - Part 6 of 6

The moneysupermarket.com guide to broadband aims to help you prepare for all aspects of buying a broadband product — and that means knowing exactly what costs you face and where to go. In the final section of our guide we´ll put you on the right track to the best broadband deal.

Where to go

There are so many providers in the market it would be easy to get lost in the range of deals they have to offer. The best starting point is to use a broadband comparison tool, such as ours, to find the right deal for you. A good broadband comparison tool allows you to compare the whole market in minutes so you can find the right deals for your needs at the lowest prices. You will be asked to provide your postcode and some optional information about yourself (to determine the type of user you are) and then the comparison tool will return a list of deals that are available to you starting with the cheapest.

At moneysupermarket.com however, we aim to provide much more than just a comparison tool and instead pride ourselves on being a broadband comparison community. We encourage users to share experiences about broadband providers to help each other find the best deals, save money and avoid the pitfalls or sharp practice occasionally employed by broadband providers. This is done in a number of ways.

Firstly we have an array of helpful guides such as the one you are reading at the moment. We also provide a glossary to educate you on broadband jargon, a broadband deals feature, which is updated monthly and gives our take on the best offers available. We also have a changing provider guide to aid you through the sometimes difficult process of moving from one provider to another.

Furthermore we encourage our users to interact. We have user reviews of what it´s like to be a customer of each broadband provider and a broadband forum where internet enthusiasts and novices alike can share experiences, rate products and recommend good services. In fact, the forum has earned media coverage with threads on Sky and TalkTalk´s products being some of the biggest in the UK. Through the forum, you can also ask the expert, a unique service where you can ask one of our broadband experts a question about your circumstances and what to do next directly.

At moneysupermarket.com we pride ourselves on offering more than just a comparison tool by putting the needs of the consumer first. So put our services to the test and find yourself the deal that´s right for your needs.