18 providers offer 213 broadband deals in Stranraer and the Rhins, from £15.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 46 Mbps down and 11 Mbps up, 54% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
The best value in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
£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 Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
The fastest deal available in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium
115 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £37.32/mo over contract · £896 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
The cheapest deal in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) is Fast 24m from giffgaff at £5.00 a month for 200 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £5.00 is an intro price that rises to £25.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £180. Comfortably faster than the UK average.
Cheapest in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
Compare broadband deals in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £28/mo
Avg £22.25/mo over contract · £534 total over 24 months
Gig1 Broadband Only
41 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £28.99/mo over contract · £696 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
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
Broadband providers in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
18 providers serve Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9), with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) download speed at 46 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)
Only 0% of the 4,400 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 73% can get gigabit.
The faster line is already there. For most of these homes it is the contract holding them back, not the infrastructure.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) line runs 46 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 73% of Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)?
The wholesale networks carrying Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Live altnets in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9), drawn from the providers actually selling deals here. Where they reach, the gigabit prices are normally the lowest on the page.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Add to the list Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is the default network, in case the rest haven't reached your street).
There are 18 providers on the live deal list for Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9).
What broadband coverage does Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) premises but gigabit only 73%, so around 23% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 86% of Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9) compares within Dumfries and Galloway
Across 15 postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway, 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 Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway (DG9)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.