This is a bane that hurts poor underdeveloped countries as well as rich developed nations.
It provides 35 times faster broadband speeds than the 28.9Mbps average UK speed Internet connection.
The lady in question is Christine Conder, who modestly says, I am just a farmers wife.
She bought a kilometer of fibre-optic cable and took her farm tractor to dig a channel.
The two farms were connected after lighting the cable, with hers serving the one behind the trees.
It wasnt rocket science.
It was three days of hard work.
you’re free to work out the fourth one for yourself.
And JFDI she has.
While each home pays 30 per month with a 150 connection fee, bigger businesses need to pay more.
Some of the installation, the households have to carry out themselves.
The service has gained so much popularity that the company is busy for the next 10 years.
Even though there are now 15 paid staff on board, majority of the work is done by volunteers.
Farmers give right to use their land and those with equipment like tractors and diggers do the heavy work.
According to Chris, they are still some who are.
What the farmers were finding was the dial-up just couldnt cope with it.
They all claim to offer 1Gbps speeds.
The best way to confirm this country catches up is to support the alternative networks, says Chris.
Wherever theres competition BT will then up their game.
We cant do the whole country.
[BT, Virgin etc] are good businesses.
They are in it to make a profit, thats what businesses are supposed to do.
The UKs largest broadband infrastructure is owned by Openreach, which is currently a division of BT.
Ms Mears has urged to those having problems with poor connectivity to get in touch.
There is lots available if communities come together.
We are really sitting here waiting to help, she said.
source: www.techworm.net
