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Broadband availability depends heavily on where you live. And because of that you need to make sure you know what type of broadband is available in your area.

There are many home broadband and mobile broadband providers including Sky, Virgin Media, Vodafone, O2 and TalkTalk.

Unfortunately not all broadband providers' broadband services are available in all areas of the UK.

By using the Simplifydigital smartsearch tool you can check your areas broadband availability by entering your postcode into the search box. You will see broadband availability in your area and the best broadband deals available.

If you want ultra-fast home broadband in your area then the best choice would be Virgin Media whicg currently offers 100Mbps broadband in the UK. The broadband service is delivered by fibre optic cables, meaning more capacity for vast amounts of data. Unfortunately though if you are not in a Virgin Media cabled area you won't be able to enjoy this service. However don't despair, if you still want Virgin Media as your broadband ISP you can still get ADSL broadband from Virgin Media National Broadband.

Virgin Media National Broadband pretty much covers the whole of the UK - providing you have an ADSL connection and a landline. This service won't get you ultra-fast broadband, but will get you the best speed you can get on ADSL broadband at around 20Mbps.

Mobile broadband availability varies depending on which mobile broadband provider you are with and your location in the UK.

If we take 3 Mobile Broadband as an example, its mobile broadband service currently covers 90per cent of the UK and that coverage is set to rise.

3 is currently investing millions of pounds on their service to improve mobile broadband coverage. It hopes that by the end of 2010 it will have a much faster mobile broadband network for their customers and they are currently rolling out theoretical speeds of 7.2Mbps. According to 3, this will mean you will experience actual speeds of 5.6Mbps depending on whether you are in a good mobile broadband coverage area.

Vodafone Mobile Broadband currently offers the fastest mobile broadband service in the UK and if you're in a major city like London you could get ultra-fast mobile broadband speeds of up to 14.4Mbps, other areas could get equally as ultra-fast mobile broadband speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. Although this will depend on your location and the quality of the mobile broadband signal.

Vodafone Mobile Broadband currently covers 80 per cent of the UK.