Three vs Direct Save Telecom broadband: prices compared
Three is cheaper than Direct Save Telecom on each provider's cheapest plan: Three 5G Home Broadband, 24 month at £20.79 a month averaged over its 24-month contract (advertised at £17.00) against Direct Save Telecom Full Fibre to the Home at £29.95 a month over its 24-month contract, with no rise published, read from each provider's own page on 2026-11-11 and 2026-11-14.
2 Three plans and 2 Direct Save Telecom plans are ranked together below on what the contract costs a month, with each provider's published rises counted. Speeds differ between the plans, so the rows show each one's own.
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The plans behind it
UK broadband · read from each provider's own page on 2026-11-14, with the page linked on each row.
£20.79 a month over 24 monthsadvertised at £17.00 · then £20.50 from 1 April 2027, then £24.00 from 1 April 2028 · up to 150 Mbps (average download speed)unlimited data on their 5G network; no landline and no engineer; the price includes a £5 recurring-payment discountGo to Three- £24.04 a month over 12 monthsadvertised at £22.00 · then £25.50 from 1 April 2027 · up to 150 Mbps (average download speed)unlimited data on their 5G network; the price includes a £5 recurring-payment discountGo to Three
- £29.95 a month over 24 monthsadvertised at £29.95 · up to 1000 Mbps (average download speed)"up to 1Gb/s"; the page does not say whether VAT is included; free router with an £8.95 postage and insurance chargeGo to Direct Save Telecom
- £31.95 a month over 12 monthsadvertised at £31.9535 and 63 Mb/s average for 50% of customers, the page does not say which goes with which line; the page does not say whether VAT is includedGo to Direct Save Telecom
Related questions
- Which is cheaper at the same speed, Three or Direct Save Telecom?
- Among the plans priced here: at 100 Mbps or better, Three 5G Home Broadband, 24 month costs £20.79 a month against Direct Save Telecom Full Fibre to the Home at £29.95.
- Do Three and Direct Save Telecom raise prices during the contract?
- Three publishes a rise on 2 of its 2 plans ranked here; Direct Save Telecom's page publishes neither a rise nor a promise of none. Each rise is on the row it belongs to, in the provider's own words and dates.
- Can I get these where I live?
- Which providers reach an address depends on the postcode, and a row says so where its provider's page limits the price to a place. The postcode check on the main UK page shows which plans can apply where you live; the provider's own checker has the final word.
Where this comes from
Dated 2026-11-14. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.