Rural Broadband
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Currently live in London and enjoy Virgin's 60 MB broadband......we're moving out to the sticks this summer. Just been doing a bit of research on a village we have seen a house in that we like....it's got 2MB Broadband (they are campaigning to try and get faster broadband). Am I going to kill myself?!?!?
Most worried about things like streaming films on something like Apple TV. Guessing that is totally out of the question ? Even downloading an App for my phone could take friggin ages ?!?!
Most worried about things like streaming films on something like Apple TV. Guessing that is totally out of the question ? Even downloading an App for my phone could take friggin ages ?!?!
We get 6.7, and have done for the past 8 or so years. No sign that BT will do anything about it, and now I work at home a lot, it's not good enough anymore.
Then last weekend, I get a Facebook advert offering 20mb synchronous using wi-fi ariel tech to a mast that the ISP has on their site, which happens to be 2 miles away (Sugarnet). They cover most of rural oxfordhshire apparently. It ain't cheap, but then I'll offset the cost a bit by switching over to Voip and binning the landline. So fk you BT!!!
Then last weekend, I get a Facebook advert offering 20mb synchronous using wi-fi ariel tech to a mast that the ISP has on their site, which happens to be 2 miles away (Sugarnet). They cover most of rural oxfordhshire apparently. It ain't cheap, but then I'll offset the cost a bit by switching over to Voip and binning the landline. So fk you BT!!!
Edited by fatboy b on Tuesday 27th January 20:39
I get less than 1mb so got satellite broadband which offers 13mb. Delay for signal to go to satellite and back means it ain't much faster for general Internet use but can at least use Netflix etc. Check on bt openreach website to see if there's are any plans to upgrade to fibre on your new place. Neighbour to me now gets 30mb thanks to his cabinet being upgraded, mine's not being done for another 18 months...
No 3G coverage either.
No 3G coverage either.
Cheib said:
Currently live in London and enjoy Virgin's 60 MB broadband.....
I live out in the countryside and can obtain 150mb Virgin and 76mb on BT. Not sure I would survive in London Vodafone has updated the local network, so see 20mb up and down on 4G.
Depends how rural and on the area as a whole for decent infrastructure
Edited by bigdom on Tuesday 27th January 22:23
Paul Drawmer said:
Village in Oxfordshire. 76Mb download.
OK, I'm showing off - the village has been made a FTTP pilot. OK for me, but I hear that the recently planned new estate of 85 houses won't get the fibre to the premises that we have.
Are you sure you are on FTTP and not FTTC. The speed suggest FTTC as FTTP can offer speed up to 330MbOK, I'm showing off - the village has been made a FTTP pilot. OK for me, but I hear that the recently planned new estate of 85 houses won't get the fibre to the premises that we have.
When i moved to my current house i found i had .7 on the download, BT told me that fibre was on its wain a couple of months, the couple of months was over 2years ago. I get my service through vfast, ironically the block of flats that i receive my transmissions from which is about 5minutes walk gets 75meg, its a council estate. My provider is ok, except they never call back and I'm still waiting,over 2 years later for there double download speed to arrive..
Might be worth checking if you can get 4G. I recently discovered I can get 4g even though it's not on EEs online coverage map. Data is expensive but not so bad if you are not a heavy user.
Also want to add that BT's online checker is not accurate. It shows that my main exchange is "under consideration" however that is not true as a mate living in another area with same exchange can get fibre. BT just picks where they deem is suitable for them to install the green cabinet.
Also want to add that BT's online checker is not accurate. It shows that my main exchange is "under consideration" however that is not true as a mate living in another area with same exchange can get fibre. BT just picks where they deem is suitable for them to install the green cabinet.
Edited by crazy about cars on Wednesday 28th January 06:28
As above, Cotswold village, 0.8MB. unreliable connection. No 3G. Cannot stream.
Sky planner is used alot or viewing/saving programmes.
Some in village have satellite link via a company called Loop Scorpio, think they get around 6MB
http://www.loopscorpio.net
Sky planner is used alot or viewing/saving programmes.
Some in village have satellite link via a company called Loop Scorpio, think they get around 6MB
http://www.loopscorpio.net
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