SSE Broadband Review

About SSE Broadband

SSE is popularly known as an energy provider however they are also offering broadband services to everyone. In fact, you don’t necessarily have to be an energy customer in order to get an SSE broadband package. Also, it is not required that your location must be a part of the regions being covered by their energy services.

As long as there is a BT telephone exchange in your area then you can avail SSE broadband. However, in some areas, SSE will make use of their own equipment. This means that SSE can obtain some savings and these savings will be shared by all the subscribers. SSE implements the same standard broadband prices and features no matter where you live.

If you want to know what SSE Broadband products are available in your area, then just visit their website and enter your postcode.

What are the benefits of choosing SSE broadband?

SSE offers straightforward broadband packages which are very easy to understand. The prices will remain the same within the 18-month contract. SSE offers the best value prices with free connection cost and free router. Every package includes unlimited downloads. SSE Rewards allows you to buy presale tickets to SSE venues. SSE is using UK-based customer service. SSE customers can also avail anytime calls.

What are the downsides of SSE broadband?

SSE does not offer 30-day contracts. Also, they do not provide the best router in the industry. Some people are complaining about their web traffic policy. Also, SSE broadband packages do not offer too many perks or extras.

Speed

Speed is one of the many concerns of broadband subscribers. With SSE Broadband, there are three speeds that you can choose from. Unlimited broadband has an average speed of 11Mb, while unlimited fibre offers an average speed of 35Mb and 63Mb for unlimited fibre plus. These are quite the same with what other providers such as Sky, TalkTalk, Plusnet, and Vodafone are offering to their consumers. Additionally, the speeds are quite consistent too. This means that your speed is just the same with the other Openreach providers.

The speeds that are offered by SSE are not actually the fastest. The fact is, Virgin Media’s fastest average speed is 362Mb.

Cost

The broadband options offered by SSE is not actually the cheapest, at the same time, it is not also far from expensive. You can simply say that it is a low-cost option. Most especially since every SSE package includes a free router and has no connection fees.

SSE’s broadband packages actually costs more compared to the ones offered by other budget providers such as TalkTalk, Plusnet, and EE. However, they are much cheaper than the broadband packages offered by BT and Virgin Media.

But broadband prices may change most often. In fact, special offers and deals can occur anytime. By using the postcode checker on SSE’s website, you will be able to see the best value suitable for your needs.

The only thing that you need to remember is the router charge. If ever you’ve decided to cancel within the first year, then you have to send your router back to SSE so you won’t have to pay an additional charge.

Downloads and Traffic Management

All SSE packages include unlimited downloads and do not have any usage cap at all. This means that you can download and stream as much as you want. However, SSE sees to it that the web traffic is well managed.

In other words, there are certain times when the network is busy, and SSE will slow down the speed for some activities and give priorities to others. Most often, SSE gives priority to VoIP and VPN use. But at the same time, it also slows down peer-to-peer file sharing. This is quite convenient since everyone can always enjoy having consistent speeds. However, if you feel that you are being controlled, then it would be better to switch to another provider. Some providers such as BT and Sky do not have any traffic management whatsoever.

Router

All SSE customers will get a free router bundled with their SSE Broadband package. The router is very easy to set-up and use. And connecting to the internet is a breeze. The dual-band Wi-Fi can give you faster speeds for wireless connections while the gigabit ethernet ports can provide the fastest speeds for wired connections.