Home broadband deals in the City of Durham
Almost all premises in the City of Durham have access to superfast fibre broadband. There's also the chance to sign up to much faster full fibre speeds, either from providers on the Openreach network or through a smaller, alternative network provider (altnet). Unfortunately, Virgin Media’s fibre network isn't currently available in the Durham area.
If you need help choosing your perfect home broadband deal, you can either head to our beginners’ guide or help section, or give us a call on the number at the top of this page.
Alternatively, you can jump to one of our comparison tables where we've already narrowed down to popular searches: ‘broadband and phone’ or 'broadband only' perhaps, or cheap broadband. Whichever option you go for, simply click through to be taken to the official website of your chosen provider and complete your checkout!
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What is Openreach?
Openreach is the company that maintains the former British Telecom Network used for the majority of broadband and phone services. If a repair or installation is required, it’s Openreach who will send an engineer, not your provider.
More than 650 service providers using the Openreach network. That’s the majority of the UK’s broadband providers. This includes Sky, TalkTalk and BT. The exception to this is Virgin Media - it uses its own, separate cable network.
Comparing mobile broadband in Durham
You’ll be pleased to hear EE, Three, O2, and Vodafone offer 4G and 5G mobile broadband services in the city. Out of all the providers, O2 offers the most widespread 5G coverage.
It's important to confirm coverage for yourself before buying any mobile service. You can do this with the official network coverage tools, which can be accessed by clicking the logos here:
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Where we get our information
We strive to keep our local broadband information as up-to-date as possible. This means using trustworthy sources with regular checks. The information on this page comes from the following:
- Local broadband speed information: labs.thinkbroadband.com/local
- Mobile broadband coverage (1): nperf.com
- Mobile broadband coverage (2): checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage