A New Name in UK Full Fibre
Carnival Internet is one of the newer names in UK full fibre, and one of the few that has arrived with a genuinely different pitch: eero mesh routers as standard, a tree planted for every month you stay, and 1% of every bill going to charities tackling digital poverty.
We have added Carnival to the GadgetRank broadband comparison, so this is a straight look at what they charge, what you get, and the one thing about their pricing that has changed since launch and is worth understanding before you sign a 24-month contract.
Who Are Carnival Internet?
Carnival Internet UK is run by Dotlines UK, part of the international technology group Dotlines. The service went live in May 2025 after a period in development, and has been expanding across UK cities since — Bristol, Belfast and Cardiff among them.
Their positioning at launch was aimed squarely at the large incumbents. Olly Sedden, Director of Product, Commercial and Marketing at Dotlines UK, said the company believed the broadband industry had "long neglected its responsibility to loyal customers and the planet."
Carnival Internet Packages and Prices
Carnival sell three home packages. All are 24-month contracts with free standard installation and unlimited data.
Carnival Go 100 — 115 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up — £27.97/month
Carnival Boost 500 — 550 Mbps down, 75 Mbps up — £34.72/month
Carnival Max 900 — 1000 Mbps down, 115 Mbps up — £37.39/month
Prices verified from a live availability check in an Openreach area in August 2026. Carnival run over several networks, so figures vary by address — your postcode check is authoritative.
Two things stand out. The first is that these prices have come down since launch: at go-live in May 2025 the entry package was £35 a month for 115 Mbps with a £20 setup fee. Today it is £27.97 with free setup.
The second is the upload speeds. 115 Mbps upload on the top package is genuinely strong, and even the entry package's 20 Mbps beats most part-fibre alternatives. If you work from home, back up large files or stream, this matters more than the download figure.
The Price Rise Question
Carnival launched promising full fibre "without hidden fees, or mid-contract, annual price increases." Their city landing pages still carry that claim today.
Their current contract terms say something different. The package description at checkout reads:
Your monthly price will be £27.97 until 31 March 2027, then £30.97 from 1 April 2027 and £33.97 from 1 April 2028
That is a £3 a month increase each April, applied within the 24-month contract. The same pattern applies to Boost and Max.
We are flagging this because it is the most important thing to understand before signing, not because it is unusual. Most large UK providers raise prices annually, and since January 2025 Ofcom requires those rises to be stated in pounds and pence up front — which Carnival do clearly at the point of sale. The issue is that some of their marketing pages have not been updated to match.
What it means in practice. Over a full 24-month term starting in August 2026, including both April rises:
- Carnival Go 100 — £27.97/month at signup, £731.28 total
- Carnival Boost 500 — £34.72/month at signup, £893.28 total
- Carnival Max 900 — £37.39/month at signup, £957.36 total
Even with the rises, Carnival remain competitive. Their 1000 Mbps package works out cheaper across the term than several rivals' 900 Mbps equivalents. The rises do not make it a bad deal — they mean the headline monthly figure is not the whole picture, which is true of most of the market.
What You Get Beyond the Connection
eero mesh routers as standard. Carnival ship eero routers with TrueMesh, TrueRoam and TrueChannel, and the Max packages include the eero Max 7 with Wi-Fi 7 support. For a large or awkwardly shaped home this is a real advantage — a mesh system handles coverage far better than a single router, and it is usually a paid add-on elsewhere.
eero Plus included. Content filtering, malware and ad blocking, and internet scheduling come as standard. The scheduling gets mentioned repeatedly in customer reviews by parents setting device time limits.
One Touch Switch. Carnival handle the move from your existing provider, including cancelling it. You do not need to phone your current supplier.
Full fibre only. Carnival do not sell part-fibre packages. Fibre runs to the property rather than to a street cabinet, which is why the upload speeds are as strong as they are.
The Sustainability Angle
Carnival donate 1% of customer bills to charities fighting digital poverty in the UK, and plant one tree or kelp plant for every month a customer stays.
Whether that moves your decision is personal. What is worth saying plainly is that it is a straightforward, verifiable commitment rather than a vague sustainability claim, and it costs you nothing extra. If the ethical angle matters to you, read our Your Co-op Mobile and Broadband review too — they take a different approach to the same idea.
Who Carnival Suits
A good fit if: full fibre is available at your address, you want strong upload speeds, you have a larger home where mesh Wi-Fi earns its keep, or you want a provider that is not one of the big four.
Look elsewhere if: you want a short contract — everything is 24 months — or you are not served by one of the networks Carnival run over. Availability is the main constraint.
Carnival Internet vs Your Co-op Broadband
Both are challenger providers with an ethical angle, and both are on GadgetRank.
| | Carnival | Your Co-op |
|---|---|---|
| Entry package | £27.97 (115 Mbps) | £35.00 (66.5 Mbps) |
| Top package | £37.39 (1000 Mbps) | £55.00 (900 Mbps) |
| Contract | 24 months | 24 months |
| Setup fee | None | None |
| Mid-contract rises | £3 a month each April | None |
| Networks | Openreach, CityFibre and others | Openreach |
Carnival is cheaper at every speed tier, and cheaper across the full term even with the rises — their 1000 Mbps package totals £957 over 24 months against Co-op's £1,320 for 900 Mbps.
Co-op's advantage is fixed pricing. If you want to know exactly what you will pay in month 23, Co-op tell you and Carnival do not. That certainty is worth something, but on these figures it is worth around £360 less than the price difference. You can compare both side by side with the full term totals shown.
Verdict
Carnival Internet is a genuine option rather than a novelty. The pricing is competitive, the upload speeds are better than most, the eero routers are a real inclusion rather than a marketing line, and prices have fallen since launch rather than crept up.
The caveat is the mid-contract rises, and specifically that some of their own pages still say those rises do not happen. Read the package description at checkout, note the April figures, and work out the total before you commit. Do that and you will probably still conclude it is good value — but you will be deciding on the real number rather than the headline one.
Availability is the deciding factor. Check your postcode before anything else.
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