Test your broadband speed at the end of this page.Garsdale
Memories of Garsdale
Are you satisfied with your "broadband" connection to the internet? Would you like to catch up with the services available in cities?
Garsdale's connection to the modern world suffers because of the distance from the Sedbergh exchange.
The microwave system also has problems, but both phone lines and the Kencomp system also suffer from
BT's slow connection to the fibre-optic country-wide links.Only 195 people voted for the Sedbergh exchange to be upgraded to a fast fibre optic link, so it won't happen soon.
It is rather ironic that BT are so out of touch with reality that they design the voting website heavily loaded with
advertising and clever graphics, so that many of us have problems getting it to work. There is a problem with the BT "infinity" scheme:
It is unlikely to work for Garsdale because the copper wire up the dale will not be replaced with fibre for many years.
If you are interested in technical details, there is some information here >>>>Garsdale Parish Council is working to achieve an alternative and better solution using Government funding.
Please register here >>> to record your interest in the Cumbria Broadband scheme, and join the Garsdale & Dentdale group.Details of progress by Garsdale Parish Council will be appear here >>>> You can help by filling in this survey: >>>>>
A newsletter with the latest information will be distributed to every house soon.
Technology is changing very quickly, and you might find that you need internet access for something completely unexpected
sometime in the next ten years. Television over the internet is becoming increasingly popular and it doesn't work in Garsdale!
We have been denied access to broadcast "Freeview". Why should be be denied access to the next generation of broadcasting?
Modern developments in medical practice will involve a fast internet connection in the near future, with real-time monitoring of some conditions.
Also, remember that today's children need the internet for modern education, so please support the scheme, even if you do not own a computer!
Garsdale's children must not be deprived of this modern equivalent to encyclopaedias, libraries and much, much more!
- - and a broadband connection adds substantially to the value of your house!
Lower Garsdale can obtain broadband via a BT telephone line, but how fast is it? Upper Garsdale relies on Kencomp's microwave system.
For a quick test of your download speed, try http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/