Latest update as regards Langreens Plumpton project
(no login) Posted Feb 4, 2004 11:17 AM
Thought I would post this email I just recieved from Peter Baker....
Ian
Thank you for this information on BT. It looks very real and I hope it is.
It will be better for you than wireless if you are where it is difficult to
get line of sight with another house which is on wireless.
Our position is that the lease line coming in to Wells Close has been used
to beam to an small aerial on my roof and one on Mark Brunt's roof on
Station Road. This has been done with Langreen's blessing and some of their
equipment. The next stage planned is for Langreen to beam out to some 15
people around the north end of Plumpton Green. This is planned as a free
one month trial with people who agree to take the service if they find it
satisfactory. It would cost them 24.99 a month plus a once only fee of £200
for the aerial (a small, flat, 9 inch square box on a chimney or eave). As
it says on Langreen's website, they can provide e-mail for £2 per month so
people can save the money they spend on AOL or whoever. 15 people is enough
to make this scheme (just) viable but it is hoped that more would join and
the service would be "meshed" from house to house up and down the
village. As I said before, it is very fast. It is not ADSL but faster: "A"
stands for asymetric and BT is 512 "down" but only half that for "up".
Wireless is double the speed "up". If you know anyone in the centre -
north of the village who would be interested in this, please let me know.
We are proceeding with this plan. Maybe it will all be left standing by BT,
maybe they will co-exist. Time will tell.
Peter