12 providers offer 43 broadband deals in Kintyre and the Islands, from £20.63 a month and up to 80 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 50 Mbps down and 9 Mbps up, 50% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
The best value in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Fibre: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £90 reward card is bundled in. At 66 Mbps the speed is the trade-off, but at this price it covers everyday use.
Best value in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
The fastest deal available in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) is Onestream Fibre 80 from Onestream at 80 Mbps. Below the UK average on download.
Fastest in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
Onestream Fibre 80
20 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£21.45/mo
rises to £24.20 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £23.51/mo over contract · £564 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
The cheapest deal in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) is Onestream Fibre 55 from Onestream at £19.94 a month for 40 Mbps. POP Telecom is essentially level at £21.75 a month. Well below the UK average, which shows on a busy evening.
Cheapest in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
Compare broadband deals in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
£24.99/mo
rises to £28.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £28.32/mo over contract · £680 total over 24 months
Rebel Fibre (24m)
18 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£34/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£816 total over 24 months
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)
12 providers serve Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49), with Onestream the fastest at 80 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) download speed at 50 Mbps.
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The typical Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) line runs 50 Mbps.
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Gigabit reaches 0% of Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49), and the fastest available is 80 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)?
The wholesale networks carrying Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49), listed below. The companies that build their own fibre rather than reselling someone else's, which is often the cheapest gigabit on the street.
- Three 5G: Three
Add to the list Openreach (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
Live count: 12 providers actively serving Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49).
What broadband coverage does Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 30% of Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) premises but gigabit only 0%, so around 30% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 77% of Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49) compares within Argyll and Bute
Across 44 postcode districts in Argyll and Bute, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute (PA49)come from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.