Unlimited Broadband - you won't find it here

Look around at broadband providers and you'll see some of them offering unlimited broadband. Here at PlusNet we'd rather give you clear usage allowances with the ability to buy more usage if you need to. Why? Because unlimited broadband isn't really sustainable in the long term. Our alternative that gives you a quality, value for money broadband service.

Why is unlimited broadband not sustainable?

Every ISP has a finite amount of capacity - there's only so much traffic that you can get through the network at one time. If a broadband provider offers unlimited broadband, and a lot of customers actually try and use it as an unlimited service, then the provider's network will grind to a halt (find out more about how you share broadband capacity). To try and combat these slow downs a provider can add more broadband capacity, but this is expensive and traffic such as peer-to-peer quickly fills up the new space on the network.

Most providers claiming to offer unlimited broadband will have a fair use policy to try and prevent people over-using their service. But if it's supposed to be unlimited, why should you use it fairly? The fair use policy stops you using your unlimited broadband in an unlimited fashion – so, by our reckoning, it’s not unlimited.

We don't believe in selling 'unlimited broadband' that's bound by a fair use policy. We'd rather be upfront with you and give you clear usage allowances, with free overnight usage.

Our usage allowances range from 1GB a month to 30GB a month, and you can buy extra usage if you need it. With overnight usage not counting towards your allowance, we offer more than enough usage for the vast majority of people, who don't really need 'unlimited broadband'. If you’re not sure how much you use each month, we offer an online usage meter so you don’t get any nasty surprises.

Find out more about our sustainable alternative to unlimited broadband

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