The Carphone Warehouse is the UK's largest retailer of mobile communication products. they can also hook you up with latest home and mobile broadband deals- in fact they can even supply you with a laptop! TOP TIP: Check out their Pre-Pay Refurbished Phones at fantastic prices.

Students are famed for their love of TV- don't disappoint, make sure you have access to the widest range of visual stimulus and sign up to Sky! Sky Digital is the market leading digital TV provider in the UK. Sky currently has over 8.1 million subscribers with substantial coverage of sports, movies and top entertainment programmes. They offer a wide range of products and deals on TV, broadband and landline calls- get them all in one place and you could save a lot of hassle!

Also ideal for foreign students as Vonage offer great rates on international calls. Plans provide free unlimited calls to international locations like Canada, US, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Germany. Our favourite is the Vonage Domestic Plan- you get free unlimited calls to the UK and Ireland for £5.99/month for 6 months (£7.99/month thereafter)