Years ago when "broadband" was a new idea it was announced that we wouldn't get BT broadband for some time. An enterprising man called Ian Sneap who ran a business called W3Z, putting in wireless networks and telephones spied the opportunity to get broadband to us "out in he sticks".
We saw an advert about a demo in Chatsworth and after seeing it we signed up on the spot. A man came along and put a strange aerial on the chimney muttering that there wasn't much of a signal but it would be ok. It was and we have had it since 2004.
Last year they started talking about "superfast broadband" and announced a roll out programme. To cut a long story short it turns out we cant see the latest upgraded transmitter and to upgrade the one we can see, which is a shared facility, would cost a fortune so they are negotiating to build one of their own.
I had been canvassed by BT on the phone and the deal looked ok. I looked at a few other options and eventually chose sky. The fact we get Broadband Unlimited downloads was a plus for Sally's large games and my website. The clincher was Sky Talk with free evening and weekend calls. We dont use the landline much but its much cheaper now than the BT option as well as the W3Z cost.
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