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SSE Broadband stopped taking new customers in 2022 and was fully retired in April 2023. This page documents the three FTTC tiers SSE used to sell, what happened to the customer book, and the four live alternatives Selectra recommends today, ranked by what would have suited a former SSE customer best.

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At a glance

Closed April 2023 Sold to TalkTalk Group FTTC only, no Full Fibre ~135,000 customers at the point of sale

No new contracts

SSE Broadband no longer takes new customers. The brand was retired in April 2023 after being sold to TalkTalk Group, and the historical product (FTTC fibre-to-the-cabinet only) has been overtaken across the market by Full Fibre. The tier list below is preserved for context, the live recommendations sit further down the page.

For the record

What SSE Broadband used to sell

All three tiers ran on the Openreach copper or FTTC network. SSE never sold Full Fibre. Prices below are the final advertised prices at the point of closure and are kept here only as a reference.

Withdrawn

Entry (ADSL)

SSE Unlimited Broadband

Download

11 Mbps

Average

Upload

1 Mbps

Average

£20.00 /month

18 months contract

Standard ADSL2+ on the copper line. Withdrawn by 2022 ahead of Openreach’s copper switch-off.

Status

Not available for purchase since 2022

Withdrawn

Fibre Plus

SSE Fibre Plus Broadband

Download

36 Mbps

Average

Upload

9 Mbps

Average

£26.00 /month

18 months contract

FTTC fibre-to-the-cabinet, the volume product. Available across roughly 95% of UK postcodes.

Status

Not available for purchase since 2022

Withdrawn

Fibre Plus Faster

SSE Fibre Plus Faster

Download

63 Mbps

Average

Upload

18 Mbps

Average

£30.00 /month

18 months contract

Top-tier FTTC. The fastest plan SSE ever sold, slower than the slowest BT or Plusnet Full Fibre tier today.

Status

Not available for purchase since 2022

Migration path

Where SSE customers ended up

SSE Broadband customers did not have to do anything during the closure. The transfer was a contractual change handled by the companies, the underlying broadband line did not move.

Step 1, 2022

SSE sells to OVO, OVO sells to TalkTalk

OVO had owned the SSE retail book since 2020. In October 2022, OVO finalised the sale of all 135,000 SSE Phone & Broadband customers to TalkTalk Group for an undisclosed sum.

Step 2, Oct 2022 to Apr 2023

Six-month brand licence

TalkTalk licensed the SSE Broadband brand for six months to ease the transition. Customers kept their existing bills, prices and Openreach line untouched. No service interruption was reported.

Step 3, April 2023

Moved to Origin Broadband

The SSE brand licence expired. Former customers became Origin Broadband customers (a TalkTalk-owned budget brand). Anyone whose contract has rolled past its minimum term is now free to switch elsewhere.

Live alternatives

Four providers worth looking at instead

All four run on the same Openreach lines SSE used, so switching is a paperwork exercise rather than an engineer visit. Selectra is independent and lists these in the order most useful to a former SSE customer.

Best like-for-like

Plusnet

Same Openreach line SSE used, lowest Ofcom complaint rate of the big-four UK ISPs, prices from around £25 a month. The honest no-frills choice if you liked SSE’s basic approach.

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Full Fibre upgrade

BT

Where Full Fibre is live, BT’s 100 Mbps entry tier (£30.99) is roughly twice the speed of SSE’s old top plan for the same money. Includes the Stay Fast Guarantee.

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Bundle with TV

Sky

Sky bundles broadband with NOW, Sky TV and Sky Mobile on one bill, the closest thing to SSE’s old “one trusted supplier” pitch. Full Fibre 145 Mbps from around £30 a month.

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Cheapest fibre

Vodafone

Vodafone often runs the cheapest Full Fibre headline prices in the UK, the trade-off is below-average customer-service scores. Worth considering if price is the only thing that matters.

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FTTC vs Full Fibre

Why SSE’s old top tier is now a value entry tier

The reason most former SSE customers should consider switching is technology, not price. The fastest plan SSE ever sold was 63 Mbps. The slowest Full Fibre plan from BT, Sky or Plusnet today is more than twice that.

Tier Average download Typical 2026 price Verdict
SSE Fibre Plus Faster (FTTC, withdrawn) 63 Mbps £30 / month No longer sold
Plusnet Full Fibre 150 150 Mbps £25 / month Best value
BT Full Fibre 100 150 Mbps £30.99 / month Best reliability
Sky Full Fibre 145 145 Mbps £30 / month Best for TV bundles
Vodafone Full Fibre 100 100 Mbps £24 / month Cheapest fibre

Prices verified . UK broadband promo prices change every few weeks, the comparison above is meant as an order-of-magnitude reference, not a live quote.

FAQ

SSE Broadband, your questions answered

Can I still sign up to SSE Broadband?

No. SSE Broadband stopped accepting new customers when it was sold to TalkTalk Group in October 2022 and the brand was retired in April 2023. The sse.co.uk broadband sign-up pages now redirect to TalkTalk-owned destinations. There is no legitimate route to take out an SSE Broadband contract in 2026.

What product did SSE Broadband sell?

SSE only ever sold Openreach FTTC (fibre-to-the-cabinet) and standard ADSL broadband over the copper telephone line. Top advertised average speed was around 63 Mbps on the Fibre Plus Faster tier. SSE never built or sold Full Fibre (FTTP) and never offered gigabit speeds. Customers needing more than 67 Mbps had to leave SSE.

What happens to former SSE Broadband customers?

Former customers were migrated to Origin Broadband, a low-cost brand inside TalkTalk Group. The migration was contractual, the underlying Openreach line did not change, and customers kept their existing minimum-term contracts at the same monthly price until renewal. After the original contract end date, customers are on a standard Origin tariff and free to switch penalty-free.

Is Origin Broadband a good replacement?

Mixed. Origin runs on the same Openreach lines as Plusnet and BT, so the technology is identical. Where it falls short is on customer-service metrics, parent company TalkTalk has historically sat at the bottom of the Ofcom complaints table. For customers who never used SSE customer service, that may not matter. For customers who left SSE because of slow speeds, Origin’s FTTC tiers are no faster.

Is it worth switching away from Origin Broadband now?

If you are out of contract, yes. The same Openreach line is sold by Plusnet for less, with materially better Ofcom and Trustpilot scores, and by BT as a faster Full Fibre product. The switching process is automatic under the Ofcom One Touch Switch rules, you only need to take out a new contract with the new provider, who notifies your existing one for you.

I have a problem with an old SSE Broadband bill, who do I contact?

All legacy SSE Broadband billing is now handled by TalkTalk. The customer-services line is 0345 172 0088. If TalkTalk does not resolve your issue within eight weeks, you can escalate free of charge to CISAS, the independent alternative-dispute-resolution scheme for the communications sector.