Yes a satellite based service will be better and faster, as long as you have a clear view of the south facing sky. If other houses nearby have sky tv dishes and you could have one mounted in a similar way then its either that, (available now) 3g or 4g network coverage by dongle or mifi (maybe available or coming soon) or wait for BT and or virginmedia to upgrade the infrastructure to your area (probably furthest away in the future)
I'm personally fed up of having to basically pay BT or Virgin over £15 a month for having a legacy telephone that I don't want and haven't used for years so am very strongly considering getting satellite broadband when I move, even though I will probably be in a well connected area. Satellite signals also aren't affected by falling trees or flooding... Not much help if your electricity is out though. On 13 March 2014 19:00, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > I just wonder if a satellite based service might be better and faster? > (I've no idea, but maybe someone else has a good idea about this.) > > Ranulph > > > > > > On 13 Mar 2014, at 18:26, Virginia Routh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for replying. None of the improvements are for our neck of the > woods, unfortunately. I suspect our exchange is different from Phil's. > But at least we didn't get cut off for a fortnight over Christmas as > happened to our neighbour who is about a mile away in Stubbs Lane. BT > Openreach are renowned in this area for incompetence. > > > On 13 Mar 2014, at 09:45, Phil Tomlinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Virginia > It looks like you live just 3 miles from me. I have used BT for quite a > few years and a couple of years ago I signed up to their "Infinity" deal. > Happily I get a satisfactory speed that can stream movies, run BBC iPlayer, > Apple TV etc. The speed is not at all the wonderful service advertised but > it is sufficient (typically around 20 mbps downloading). > My exchange may be a different one from yours - so maybe you can't get > this sort of deal from BT but it might be worth asking. > Also visit http://www.goesussex.co.uk to find out about possible > improvements coming soon (or so they say). > > > Phil T > > > On 13 Mar 2014, at 08:26, MacService <[email protected]> wrote: > > Virginia, > > According to a speed check on postcode TN31 6, the advertised maximum > available speed you could achieve is 16mbps although the realistic maximum > that should be achievable is 2.4 - 8mbps. This is all dependant on > distance from your local 'green box' and how far it is from the exchange, > quality of the line connecting your premises to the local green box, > quality of your internal wiring and connection of your router to the > telephone system; is it connected to the primary socket? Do you have ADSL > Microfilters connected to EVERY telephone socket that has a device plugged > into it Sky Box, Telephones, Extensions, central heating oil senders etc. > etc. > > If you can answer yes to all of these questions, there's very little that > can be done to improve the service you receive through your telephone line > but there are alternatives. Take a look at > http://www.ruralbroadband.co.uk/tooway-20 - if you have nearby neighbours > who also use the internet but are disappointed by the experience, the > installation and ongoing cost can be shared. > > Chris > MacService > Robertsbridge > > On Thursday, 13 March 2014 08:08:35 UTC, virginia wrote: >> >> We live at Broad Oak Brede, 6 miles from Rye, Hastings and Robertsbridge. >> Our broadband is very poor. We can't use BBC iPlayer because it stutters >> and stops. It just about copes with downloading papers and email. 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