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Broadband with free gifts, rewards and cashback
Who wants a freebie? Course you do! With so many tempting gift cards, free goodies and vouchers being offered as part of broadband deals, it’s hard not to have your head turned. But are they always worth it? Which providers give the best value? Let’s take a look…
Which providers offer free gifts?
Plenty of our provider partners include attractive rewards as part of their broadband packages. Not all do though, some, especially the new, smaller providers, just concentrate on straightforward faster broadband for lower prices rather than giveaways.
Here are our current broadband brands that regularly include free gifts. Click through to each and find out what’s on offer.
Virgin Media broadband does offer rewards as incentives, but these differ from the cashback reward cards its competitors tend to use. Instead they either run a form of sale, offering lower monthly bills than the standard price. Or, they offer cashback in the form of a bill credit. The money then gets simply taken off your bill.
BT’s prices may sometimes be higher, but it is one of the most generous with free gifts. Its deals often come with some kind of incentive reward, normally a pre-paid credit card with a value around £50-£100.
Sky’s prices may be on the higher side, but sometimes you can get lucky with your switch and get a cashback incentive reward (normally a pre-paid credit card with a value between £50-100) or a free gift when signing up. This will all depend on postcode and package.
If you’re already a Vodafone mobile customer and you take out a Vodafone broadband contract, or vice versa, you’ll become part of Vodafone Together and get access to some exclusive rewards. The incentives are actually pretty decent. You get up to £3 off your monthly broadband bill, a 30% discount on extra SIM cards, free virus protection for 12 months and exclusive VeryMe rewards. This is a loyalty programme that gives weekly treats, offers and discounts from lots of different big brands.
TalkTalk frequently offers sweeteners to entice new customers. These normally take the form of pre-paid reward cards between £50-100, gift vouchers or free gifts, that you can claim after signing up.
Sometimes Plusnet has offers that include an extra element such as cashback, a gift card or a Plusnet Reward Card. These are normally a pre-paid credit card between £50-100, or a third party gift voucher that you can claim for when signing up. These will be dependent on postcode and package.
Fibrus often throw-in an extra element such as cashback, a gift card or three-months free, as incentives. These are normally in the form of pre-paid credit cards between £50-100, or a third party gift voucher that you can claim for when signing up. All dependent on postcode and package.
What sort of free gifts can I get?
There are lots of different sweeteners you might be offered alongside your broadband, including:
Reward or prepaid cards: Loaded to a certain value you’ll be able to use these cards on the high street or at selected retailers.
Cashback: You’ll get the amount specified back into your bank account after your connection has been set up and confirmed. Some come in the form of bill credit, so simply money taken off your monthly bill.
Vouchers: Some providers offer e-vouchers from retailers such as John Lewis, M&S and Amazon.
Broadband discount: Virgin Media tends to offer rewards in the form of offering lower monthly bills than the ‘standard price’.
Gadgets: Laptops, TVs, console or speakers, these type of gifts are less common but they do happen. Keep your eyes peeled…
Money off other services: think, free Spotify, cheaper NOW TV subscriptions and phone plan data allowances.
How do I claim my free gift?
Once you’ve finalised your purchase and have your connection up and running you’ll be closer to receiving your freebie. It’s common to have to wait 30-90 days until after your broadband connection has gone live before you can claim these.
How you claim will depend on the provider. It’s usually via your customer account or an online form on your broadband’s website. Or, some are sent to automatically to you.
Read the terms and conditions carefully to make sure you understand the process and find out about any time limits that might apply.
Should you pick a free gift or a cheaper deal?
It’s not particularly wise to pick a broadband deal just because it has a free gift. Look at the overall picture and work out if the plan will give you the best speed and price in the long term. A package offering a £100 gift card may sound enticing, but if the total cost over the length of the contract is more than £100 higher than a similar contract, than you might as well pick the cheaper plan and then buy the gift card too.
Think of the reward as a nice-to-have extra, or let it help you decide if you’re stuck between two similar broadband deals.
What are the pros and cons of broadband deals with free gifts?
Who doesn’t want a free gift! But there are also some potential disadvantages behind these alluring offers.
Pros of broadband deals with free gifts
- Free stuff! Treat yourself without feeling guilty
- Cool gadgets: get your hands on some great tech
- Extra cash: some offers will put money back into your bank account
Cons of broadband deals with free gifts
- More long term expense: They can work out to be more expensive than similar deals
- A faff to fulfil: Some of these enticing sounding gifts actually involve lengthy claims
- Time restrictions: Many of these rewards have to be applied for in a certain timeframe and some you have to wait up to 90 days to claim for
It’s rare to find a deal that doesn’t include a free Wi-Fi router these days. Although some of these free models can be fairly basic and while they usually do a decent job, you’ll often get an improved performance by upgrading.
Sometimes networks will sweeten deals by throwing in a more powerful router than the standard one as part of their reward offering.
How do I find broadband packages with free gifts?
Easy! Simply pop your postcode in our postcode checker below and we’ll show you the best deals available to your household. Look out for the rewards which will be highlighted in our reward tabs.