Well it had to happen eventually.
After years of false promises, trying to get an answer out of Openreach, and generally thinking this was never going to happen, it did!
In May 2022 we finally went from the pathetic BT copper line with a download speed of 1.5Mb on a good day (backed up for some years with a satellite connection that was a little bit faster but had a data limit we were always exceeding) to a high speed fibre connection installed at the Barn. Suddenly getting speeds of well over 100Mb seemed incredible.
The next issue was the shepherd’s hut.
A lot of guests have said they really didn’t mind not having WiFi but we knew we were losing potential bookings because we didn’t have it.
We reasoned that it’s entirely up to the guests if they use it or not, but it is now there for those who do want to stay connected!
To be fair, it was a bit of a faff having to walk up the hill to get a signal on a phone if you wanted to simply check what time the pub opens.
By means of a strange and magical bit of kit the signal is beamed across from the Barn to a router in the Caban so you can now remain in the 21st century when you visit us.
The views, surroundings, walks, animal and bird life remain suitably old fashioned and of another era of course.