Missing

[Lizzieh]

Sorry if my presence here is a bit intermittent. It is purely because my wi-fi is also intermittent and I can only get on line every now and then (I think the wind has to be in the right direction!!)
One of the joys of living in a rural part of Cornwall!

[Allyn]

I can empathize! We moved to a rural area in the Spring and now we're in satellite Internet. Rain or heavy cloud cover interrupts line-of-sight between the dish and the satellite and we lose connection. We've had an unusual amount of rainfall over the last three months; so yeah, I get it.

[Lizzieh]

BT keep telling me that it has probably got worse coz more people are using it in the area. I tried to explain that the only people in the area are the sheep in the field next door!!

[rcperryls]

BT keep telling me that it has probably got worse coz more people are using it in the area. I tried to explain that the only people in the area are the sheep in the field next door!!

There is a movie coming out next month (animated- I've seen the posters at the movie theater) starring sheep, so they may be more intelligent than we think. With a laptop and WI-FI who can ever be sure?

Carole

[fccs]

BT keep telling me that it has probably got worse coz more people are using it in the area. I tried to explain that the only people in the area are the sheep in the field next door!!

And I think it would be safe to assume that said sheep are somewhat computer illiterate?

[Offe]

And I throw a fit as soon as my internet connection is down more than one minute.

[Cecilia]

BT keep telling me that it has probably got worse coz more people are using it in the area. I tried to explain that the only people in the area are the sheep in the field next door!!

I had to show your post to my DH as well - he thought it was funny too.

[richardandtracy]

My parents lived in a rural part of N Devon (near Clovelly) for a good few years. One winter there was a storm with 100+mph winds and their line came down from the poles. As an emergency measure BT tied the line to the hedge and promptly forgot about it. Next august the farmer trimmed the hedge and minced a mile or more of phone line. This was a blessing in disguise as 2 days later there was a lightning strike on the exchange, which evaporated the entire electronics in the exchange and blew up phones in every house attached to it. Even started fires in 4 of the houses (not too much damage as most were farmers and the houses were occupied in the day).

So, yeah. I know the trials of remote living. It's probable there is wear to the insulation & water's getting in. Broadband connections show this long before the voice communication does due to the high frequency data being more susceptible to this sort of degradation. If it's any consolation, dial-up looses transfer speed, but can usually be used for as long as voice comms.

Regards,

Richard

[lavenderbee]

Hi, I have not been on much due to the same problems as yours. The I/net has been going on & off for several days, had to restore my laptop, then power cut Friday evening & I had to restore laptop again Saturday am Got on here the other day & only posted 2 comments & laptop went off boil, so frustrating !

Think yours may be worse than ours up here but are you the same as this North Wales Coast area, one of the worst places in the UK for Internet connections? I came on here to make similar post to yours & to say if I am halfway through something & I disappear, it is the Internet, not me being off hand!

Llovely morning Thursday am sat in garden, afternoon winds started & still very breezy up to last night. More like October then July. Heavy rain from 4 or 5 am for a couple of hours. Sun is out now but need to wear a light jacket. Friday is was sunny but very cold winds & once you were out of sheltered area you nearly got blown away.

Off to catch up on other posts now

[Serinde]

Sorry if my presence here is a bit intermittent. It is purely because my wi-fi is also intermittent and I can only get on line every now and then (I think the wind has to be in the right direction!!)
One of the joys of living in a rural part of Cornwall!

I've been intermittent, too, due to work. Whether internet access or real life in other ways, it's a pest!