Re: [LUG] Village Broadband

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's always worth trying the local council.  They might be able to 
advise on this.  Thing is, they might turn round and say that it's just 
for the school since residents in your area can get some sort of 
broadband, even if it is only 1 to 2Mbit.

I'm guessing the cheapest way of using the fibre would be some sort of 
wireless mesh network?

Rob


Quoting Henry Bremridge <henry.bremridge@xxxxxxxxx>:

> We are connected to broadband: BT supply at 1 Mb at the moment and ukfsn
> are promising 2.5Mb once I change ISP in the near future (not 8 as we
> are not close enough to the local box)
>
> However I now discover that "the Government" has laid a fibre-optic
> cable to the village edge. I believe with the intention of providing
> "broadband" to the local primary school
>
> Two questions
>
> -   Does anyone know where I could go to find out more about the
>    capacity of this school broadband, timing, budget etc?
>
> -   Does anyone know of a way in which the village could use the
>    fibreoptic cable to improve everyones broadband connection. Cheaply
>
> Many thanks
>
> Henry





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