broadband in the wilderness

[Norman Verona]

I have a friend who lives on the Scottis border. She has no mains electricity, a normal telephone line, no mobile signal (well maybe one-just).

Is there anyway she can get a broadband service. If, for example she found a mobile supplier who had a decent signal can it be used for braodband.

How about satellite - or is that very expensive?

Thanks.

[carpetstu]

Sky tv do a package deal. Might be worth a look ?

[peterg]

If she has a normal phone line then try putting in the number and see if she can get broadband on that:-

phone line checker

[peterg]

Sky broadband postcode checker though they only do 70% of the UK  

[Norman Verona]

Neither do bb service. She really lives in the middle of nowhere. I thought the Sky package relied on a BT BB connection.

[adamnreeves]

Don't know any details but a friend of mine works half the week from his mobile home which has no land line. He has a microwave uplink to the site office where there's broadband. Not a great distance but microwave uplink can span great distances but does require line of sight. Maybe another option.

[Richgm]

Google satellite broadband. My sister looked at it some years ago as she lives out in the sticks a bit. It was very expensive at the time but I'd guess that like most things the price has dropped.

[Norman Verona]

Thanks chaps, I'll look into it for her.

[bhouse]

These people do satellite broadband for about £30-£40 per month according to a mate of mine who lives in some godforsaken valley in Wales...

[Blatman]

Microwave connections are sometimes called WiMax, just FYI.

WiMax is being rolled out in many cities, but as usual the folk who could really use it out in remote areas are the last ones to get it

Check out the latest for broadband at Think Broadband. They may well have advice about broadband in remote areas.

IIRC, BT are currently rolling out "extended range" DSL for people who live more than 5 miles from the exchange, to allow these people access to the broadband network. The front page *right now* is dealing with broadband "notspots" as they are called. Worth a read...

[Norman Verona]

She's ordered a satellite system due for instal next month.

Having had a lot of experience installing satellite dishes she's laughing her head off at the suppliers questionaire with regard instal of the dish.

Many thanks all.