- The slowest speed available with Sky.
- The cheapest broadband option available with Sky.
- £25 a month for 18 months, £35.50 after that.
- Set-up fee is £19.95.
- Usually takes 2 weeks to set up.
- Ideal for single or couple occupant homes
- Sky claims it can download a 2 hour movie in 5 minutes and 30 second.
Sky Broadband Superfast 35 is the slowest and cheapest option available with Sky. This is similar to the other providers entry level service. If you are looking to get broadband at a low cost, this is where you should start. It’s not the best value for money, other providers have lower prices but if you intend to get other Sky services such as TV or Sky Glass, you are best of keeping your broadband with Sky because the overall cost will be reduced.
This service is good for a single occupant households or couples. If you are looking to use this with multiple devices and gaming, you should consider a plan with more speed. The Superfast 35 package will allow you to surf the internet, browse, stream and shop online. For those who want to game, use multiple devices or even work from home, you will struggle.
The Superfast 35 service comes with Wall to Wall Wifi Guarantee, the Sky Broadband hub which is Sky newest broadband router and cutting edge technology. If your wifi drops below the speed guarantee within the first 14 days after activation and does this for 3 days in a row, you will be entitled to get your money back, you need to call Sky to do this. Sky Pay As You Talk is included with this service.
Sky Broadband Superfast 35 comes in at £25 a month and it can be lower when deals are available. The minimum term is 18 months and the set-up cost is £19.95. After the 18 month contract the price rises to £35.50 so it’s important to remember that date and come back to us to update your service so you can keep your monthly costs down. There are plenty of deals for existing customers with sky, please take a look here.
The speeds available with Sky Superfast 35 are 36Mb download speeds and 9Mb upload speeds. The minimum speed guarantee is 25Mb, so you can see that your typical speed will be between 25Mb and 36Mb. These speeds are not fast compared with other more expensive services on the market. Sky claim it can download a 2 hour movie in 5 minutes and 26 seconds.
Pros:
- The cheapest option available with Sky
- It gives you access to other Sky services more easily
- The price is below £30 for the first 18 months
Cons:
- Speeds are very slow
- The price will increase to £35.50 after the contract ends so you will need to change service in the future
- Only suitable for Single or couple households
The Sky Broadband Hub is Sky’s latest technology. It offers strong range and reliability, for more information on this, please take a look at our Broadband review.
Sky broadband is available to the whole country, but certain services such as the Ultrafast and Gigafast services are only available to certain households across the UK, because they need to have Fibre to the Premise. In order to check if you can receive Sky Broadband Superfast 35 in your area, please click here.
If you want to switch to Sky, you need to go to the Sky website, buy the package you want to have. During this process, Sky will let you know how you should best inform your current provider. They will tell your current provider and recommend that you contact them. When you update your current provider that you are changing your broadband service to Sky, you will be given a date to change your service. You need to make sure that these dates cross-over so you do not go without broadband.
Sky is a premium broadband service and home entertainment provider. They offer some of the best home entertainment in the UK and their broadband is an important part of this service. If you are planning to get Sky TV, you should consider opting for Sky broadband so your home setup is compatible.
If we do not answer your question here, we have more details about Sky Broadband available on our full review, please click here to see the full post.
Sky Superfast 35 Broadband has 35Mb download speeds and 9Mb Upload speeds. A 2 hour movie can be downloaded in 5 minutes and 30 seconds according to Sky but it is more likely that it will take 30 minutes to an hour to download a HD movie that large.
Yes, Sky Superfast Broadband is a great service but it may be slow if you want to do a lot with your connection.
Yes, Sky Superfast is a fibre connection. Sky uses the Openreach network.
Sky Fibre Max was a service that Sky offered in the past and no longer exists. It was a 76Mb connection. This is closer to the Superfast service. Sky Superfast 35 is slower than Fibre Max. If you want Sky Fibre Max speeds, you should look at the Sky Superfast or Ultrafast services and include Boost.
Yes, Sky Superfast is Fibre Optic, Full Fibre is another way of saying Fibre Optic.
Yes, Sky Superfast Broadband is unlimited. You service will not be limited but your speed will only be 35Mb.
The speed you should get with Sky Superfast Broadband depends on your purposes and budget. If you can afford a faster speed and want to do a lot on the internet then you should go for the Ultrafast speeds.
If you have the older Sky Hub or Sky Q Hub, you can upgrade to the Sky Broadband Hub. The new hub is better than the older technology so you should try to get the new router if you can.
Yes, Sky Broadband Superfast does include line rental as standard.
The minimum speed guarantee with Sky Broadband Superfast is 25Mb. This is not very fast at all.
