I thought readers may be interested in news of this service being offered in various parts of rural Yorkshire by a company called ILoveBroadband (who own LN Communications - both have websites). Their local service based in Bridlington is connected to a (either 150mbps or 1.5gbps - I can't recall which) BT backhaul in the town, and they offer various packages of up to 50mbps / unlimited usgage to Bridlington end users - residential and business. Their cheapest package is for 5mbps, 10GB usage, and includes many of the usual extras - email/web pages etc at £12.99 per month and a £50 installation charge. It is all fixed-point wireless-distributed - needs line-of-sight - and each user becomes part of a multipath wireless web. A small 8 watt unit on one's property feeds an ethernet outlet that can then be routed by the user. I understand that Bridlington has been designated as Britain's most digitally-deprived town, and that the company is receiving certain grants/subsidies - Martha Lane-Fox has some connection; her organisation has links with the company, and she has visited and held talks in the town.
Tho my village has a long ridge to the south that obscures Bridlington, there are a couple of properties on the ridge that could be used for hopping the signal, and I'm working with them to try to arrange a service provision. Our 2 villages, Bempton and Buckton, have a long line to the exchange - attenuation varies from 56db to 72db, and the best and worst sync rates are 3800 and 400 - mine, at 69db is usually just above 1728, with a best-ever 2250 when the outside temperature was -16degC.
If the service does materialise, I will definitely subscribe to it and provide feedback to others on its performance.
Best Wishes to all readers,
Jack
