TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 broadband plan

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 offers average download speeds of 152Mbps and is available to all homes passed by either the Openreach or CityFibre FTTP networks.

Full Fibre 150 comes with a WiFi 6 router with a built-in Zigbee smart home hub and support for Alexa. Customers can also choose to bundle a 4K TV box and digital voice service.

Priced from £28 per month, Full Fibre 150 is a competitive full fibre plan and an obvious upgrade over TalkTalk's Full Fibre 65.

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At a glance

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Who is TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 best suited for?

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is an ideal entry point to full fibre broadband for those living in enabled areas.

The package comes with the latest Amazon eero 6 router, which supports intelligent mesh, as well as the WiFi 6 protocol, or 802.11ax. It also comes with a built-in smart home hub to make connecting smart devices more seamless.

TalkTalk says the eero 6 router can support more than 75 devices all connected at once, so there's relatively little limitation on household size or smart home support.

The average download speed of 152Mbps should also adequately support households of around three to four people all going online at the same time.

So, TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is best suited for:

• Small to medium sized households moving to full fibre for the first time
• Where two to four people want to get online at the same time
• Activities including streaming TV content in high definition, online gaming, and working from home for multiple people
• Those who primarily watch on-demand content, especially from NOW, Netflix and Prime Video
• Households with lots of smart devices, particularly in the Alexa ecosystem
• Families who will benefit from the eero secure advanced parental controls included at no extra cost

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 comes with the option to bundle TalkTalk TV, a 4K TV box that supports a wide range of on-demand apps, including Netflix, NOW, Prime Video, Disney+, Discovery+, Paramount+, and Apple TV+, although additional subscriptions would be needed.

Anyone who's considered Fibre 65 in a full fibre enabled area should also consider the upgrade to Full Fibre 150, as at the time of writing it's the same price per month.

While TalkTalk full fibre broadband comes as a data-only line as standard, it's now possible to add a digital voice service from just £2 per month, with options to add anytime or off-peak call plans too.

Check availability for TalkTalk broadband in your area.

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What does TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 offer?

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 offers average download speeds of 152Mbps at peak times over a full fibre to the home connection.

Full Fibre 150 is currently priced the same as Full Fibre 65, so it could be a good upgrade option for those looking for a slightly faster full fibre connection.

In addition to faster download and upload speeds, Full Fibre 150 also comes with a more up to date router than Full Fibre 65.

The Amazon eero 6 supports the more up to date WiFi 6 protocol and customers can choose to add a whole home WiFi guarantee which offers a second eero 6 device to boost wireless coverage around a home.

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is available to customers living in full fibre enabled areas on either the Openreach or CityFibre networks, which is around 19.8 million premises in total.

One point potential customers should be aware of however, is that those living in CityFibre enabled areas won't be able to access TalkTalk's add-ons, including TalkTalk TV, Digital Voice, or the Total WiFi guarantee.

You can use the postcode search on our TalkTalk deals page to find out what deals are available in your area.

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Full Fibre 150 + TalkTalk TV

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 customers can add the TalkTalk TV add-on which includes an Android-powered 4K TV hub with access to the Google Play Store and over 10,000 apps, including Netflix and NOW for premium Sky TV content.

TalkTalk TV costs £5 on top of the broadband subscription:

The service itself is basically the provision of the smart TV box, which offers access to Freeview and then on-demand app players are at an extra cost.

While TalkTalk used to offer discounts with Netflix and NOW, including access to NOW Boost at no extra cost, these deals have been withdrawn. So all content options are available at the standard prices with the apps directly.

However, access to the Google Play Store via the Android-powered hub means customers do benefit from really wide support for on-demand apps, including Netflix, NOW, Prime Video, Discovery+, Paramount+, Disney+, and Apple TV+, and many others.

Overall, the service offers a decent smart TV box, that's suited to those who primarily want to watch on-demand. Read our full TalkTalk TV packages review here.

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TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 vs Full Fibre 500

For customers living in full fibre enabled areas, TalkTalk offer a choice of four broadband packages: Full Fibre 65, Full Fibre 150, Full Fibre 500 and Full Fibre 900.

Those living in larger households or those who work from home, for example, may also wonder if Full Fibre 150 will be fast enough and whether they should actually upgrade to the next Full Fibre 500 plan.

Here's how the packages look side-by-side:

TalkTalk Full Fibre 500 costs £35 per month right now, so that's £7 more than the Full Fibre 150 plan. It's not a big difference, but those on a budget may find it a bit of a step up due to the lower pricing on Full Fibre 150.

Full Fibre 500 does come with a more advanced router however, as customers will be provided with the Amazon eero 6 Pro. This router offers tri-band wireless channels, so signal strength as well as the ability to handle more devices at faster speeds will be better in comparison to the dual-band eero 6.

TalkTalk Full Fibre 500 also offers average download speeds of 525Mbps at peak times, over three times faster than Full Fibre 150, and upload speeds are more than twice as fast too.

Ultimately while the upgrade from Full Fibre 150 to Full Fibre 500 isn't straightforward on price, customers who know they'll be placing more demands on their broadband connection, including those working from home, creating online content, gaming, or with larger households may find the extra speed and improved router worth it.

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How does TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 compare?

Looking at the wider market, TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is priced around average, with rival providers costing around the same or more per month.

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is currently more expensive than equivalent full fibre deals from Sky and Plusnet, although it is cheaper than deals from BT and EE, as well as lesser known Openreach resellers like Fibrely, POP Telecom and Direct Save Telecom.

Some of these providers, including Plusnet and BT also offer an older router than TalkTalk, supporting only WiFi 5, while TalkTalk's eero 6 offers WiFi 6.

Sky aside, who now offer their full fibre customers the WiFi 6 enabled Sky Max Hub, it's common for cheaper providers like Onestream and Origin Broadband to offer much more basic routers, and in fact, support customers in providing their own devices to keep costs low.

Overall, TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is competitively priced and the router provided exceeds that offered by BT and Plusnet, among others.

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How fast is Full Fibre 150?

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 offers average download speeds of 152Mbps at peak times, and average upload speeds of 30Mbps at peak times.

Peak times are considered to be 8pm to 10pm for home broadband packages as this is when the networks tend to be busiest.

We also know that at least 50% of TalkTalk's customers must be receiving the average advertised speeds or faster, due to current regulation on broadband advertising.

When customers sign up to TalkTalk they'll also be given a personalised estimate speed range based on their individual property, as well as a minimum speed guarantee.

These personalised estimates can provide customers with a more exact insight into how fast the Full Fibre 150 plan will be for them.

In addition, minimum guaranteed speeds provide assurance to customers that if their broadband speed does drop below this level for 3 days or longer, and TalkTalk can't resolve the issue within 30 days, they will be free to exit their contract early and without penalty.

We tested a postcode in Brighton on the TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 plan, and were given an estimated download speed of 152Mbps and an upload speed of 30Mbps.

Our minimum guaranteed speed was 120Mbps, which seems pretty reasonable considering the advertised average is 152Mbps. While these speeds are based on a wired connection to the router, the Amazon eero 6 router is capable of supporting speeds up to 900Mbps.

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Amazon eero 6

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 customers are provided with the Amazon eero 6 router. It's a dual-band device that supports the latest WiFi 6, or 802.11ax, protocol.

The eero 6 offers wireless coverage of up to 140m2 and can support download speeds of up to 900Mbps - so it's more than adequate for the average speeds of 152Mbps on the Fibre 150 plan.

One additional benefit of the eero 6 router is the built-in Zigbee smart home hub, which can connect to smart devices around a home with Alexa voice control.

Despite TalkTalk being previously known as a 'budget' provider, they have moved more towards a premium product, offering one of the best routers on the market with the eero range.

Total Home WiFi

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 customers can choose to add the Total Home WiFi service, which offers a whole home WiFi guarantee for an extra £8 per month.

Working with the eero 6 router, customers will get an additional eero 6 device to place in another location in their home to boost their wireless coverage seamlessly. Rather than creating an additional WiFi network, the eero devices work together to increase coverage of the same network.

Ultimately, that should provide 280m2 coverage, which should be more than ample for most homes.

The WiFi guarantee from TalkTalk only promises minimum download speeds of 10Mbps in every room, but if customers don't achieve that they can cancel the add-on early without penalty, as long as they do so within the first 45 days of taking the service.

Like TalkTalk TV, Total Home WiFi is also only available to customers on the Openreach network, and isn't yet available in CityFibre enabled areas, despite being provided with the same router.

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Verdict: Is TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 any good?

TalkTalk Full Fibre 150 is a great entry-level full fibre deal for those living in enabled areas, with wider availability across both Openreach and CityFibre networks.

TalkTalk bundle a more up to date router than most other providers at this level, and the Amazon eero 6 supports the latest WiFi 6 protocol, intelligent mesh and has a built-in Zigbee smart home hub with support for Alexa.

We also like TalkTalk's low-cost TV box that can be bundled with their broadband deals and offers really wide for support for all of the on-demand apps you might want to watch.

What we like most about Full Fibre 150 is:

• Great way to move to full fibre broadband at a competitive cost
• Ideal for most household sizes, including where people are working from home
• Latest WiFi 6 router with advanced features
• Optional Digital Voice service with additional call plans
• Optional 4K TV box with access to over 10,000 apps

TalkTalk full fibre broadband can also now be bundled with a home phone service, with Digital Voice costing just £2 extra per month, compared to £5 with BT. Customers can also access off-peak and anytime UK call plans too.

For most though, TalkTalk's Full Fibre 150 is a good option for those moving to full fibre for the first time, especially small to medium sized households who could also benefit from the extra features on offer, be that's eero secure's parental control tools or TalkTalk TV's app support for comprehensive home entertainment.

Read more about TalkTalk in our full review of their broadband service, as well as our coverage of TalkTalk TV packages.