Kate Norman @kateoflinstock ?
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Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Are you ARE the Broadband Champion & Hub Coordinator for you area … then maybe the County Council are guilty as charged. If you don’t have the information and a clear line of communication who does? I said the other day that I felt there were a lot of headless chickens running around and that the momentum that had been generated in many areas…[Read more]
In reply to - William Bundred posted an update Having read this I wonder if something apart from talk will happen in our area. http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2012/jan/19/jeremy-hunt-broadband-cash-councils?CMP=twt_fd · View -
Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The data used was as accurate as is publicly available. Can you be more specific?
In reply to - allhallows replied to the forum topic Map Links in the group Mapping Sorry a little inaccuracy here; Current Cumbria Broadband Speeds (BT Infrastructure) – Click on any point in Cumbria to get a summary of the […] · View -
Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi William – Which area are you in. I think that this new report is just a story to push through any councils dragging their heels or not moving forwards as quickly as central government want to meet the targets that they are trying to reach. i think it is right that the County Council work at a pace that is manageable with the limited resources.…[Read more]
In reply to - William Bundred posted an update Having read this I wonder if something apart from talk will happen in our area. http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2012/jan/19/jeremy-hunt-broadband-cash-councils?CMP=twt_fd · View -
Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 5 months ago
I have been contacted by Ronnie Auld Chair of CALC http://broadbandcumbria.com/tag/ronnie-auld/ who has kindly put me in the picture of who is responsible for Hub Coordination in my area.
In reply to - Kate Norman posted an update Wondering if my local hub coordinators are contactable? Tried via the Connecting Cumbria site and contacting directly but email addresses are incorrect and bounce back. Carlisle ALC; […] · View -
Kate Norman posted an update 5 months ago
Today is the launch of B4RN you can follow along online if you cant make it with the social media content – Twitter might be a good place to start;
https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23B4RN
Also take a look at the B4RN website for latest news;
https://sites.google.com/site/b4rnftthbroadbandruralnorth/news/latest-news
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Kate Norman posted an update 5 months, 1 week ago
Two events on this week check out the events section of the website http://broadbandcumbria.com/events/ Cyberbarn Work Party & B4RN Launch If you know of an event don’t forget to add it to the community calendar http://broadbandcumbria.com/community/calendar/
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Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 5 months, 1 week ago
Managed to get the correct email addresses but as yet no reply from all of those I contacted. Wonder if the Hub Co-Ordinators are the right people to contact?
In reply to - Kate Norman posted an update Wondering if my local hub coordinators are contactable? Tried via the Connecting Cumbria site and contacting directly but email addresses are incorrect and bounce back. Carlisle ALC; […] · View -
Kate Norman posted an update 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Broadband Communities Magazine Online (formerly Broadband Properties) http://bbpmag.com Roundup of News & Views, Fibre Deployment, Fighting the next good fight. Plus the online only supliment http://www.bbpmag.com/bbponline.php FTTH Primer
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Kate Norman posted an update 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF)
http://rdpenetwork.defra.gov.uk/funding-sources/rural-community-broadband-fund
You can apply if your community is in a rural location identified as being in the 10% hard to reach area covered by your Local Authority’s Local Broadband Plan (LBP), or if your LBP is not in place, if you are able to demonstrate…[Read more]
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Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Just saw this and thought it might be of interest to you Brampton residents not happy and vox pop here listens to residents issues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa5OgfPsn7E&feature=player_embedded
In reply to - darryl francis posted an update Can anyone comment on broadband availability and speed in Brampton? Or point me to somewhere I can find this out. I’m considering moving there (from elsewhere in Cumbria) but can’t […] · View -
Kate Norman posted an update 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Wondering if my local hub coordinators are contactable? Tried via the Connecting Cumbria site and contacting directly but email addresses are incorrect and bounce back.
Carlisle ALC; Mick Jones, William Blundred, Chris Drouet, Stephen Griffiths
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Managed to get the correct email addresses but as yet no reply from all of those I contacted. Wonder if the Hub Co-Ordinators are the right people to contact?
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I have been contacted by Ronnie Auld Chair of CALC http://broadbandcumbria.com/tag/ronnie-auld/ who has kindly put me in the picture of who is responsible for Hub Coordination in my area.
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Kate Norman posted a new activity comment 5 months, 2 weeks ago
I think I remember that there was a tech issue when this was added after some had already joined the community. Log in to the site. Go to edit your profile and then under the Opt out of Petition title un-tick the checkbox. Save and then re-check the box and Save. Then click on the Petition link and you should find your name at the top of the list!
In reply to - Liz posted an update I am registered but unable to sign the petition http://broadbandcumbria.com/sign-the-petition/ · View -
Kate Norman posted a new activity comment: 1 year, 2 months ago
I live in this bit of the map – the bit that says 0.3Mb I have tried lots of things with upgrading internal boxes and cables but it appears that the issue is external. I keep going round in circles with BT Openreach & my ISP to improve my broadband for myself and for those around me in the same boat.…[Read more]
In reply to - Kate Norman posted an update: If your getting as pissed off (like me) with your broadband as I am you could always report sub 2Mbps connections http://www.broadband-notspot.org.uk Any other suggestions of things I […] · View -
Kate Norman posted a new activity comment: 1 year, 2 months ago
I though satellite had problems with latency?
In reply to - Kate Norman posted an update: If your getting as pissed off (like me) with your broadband as I am you could always report sub 2Mbps connections http://www.broadband-notspot.org.uk Any other suggestions of things I […] · View -
Kate Norman posted an update: 1 year, 2 months ago
If your getting as pissed off (like me) with your broadband as I am you could always report sub 2Mbps connections http://www.broadband-notspot.org.uk
Any other suggestions of things I can do to identify ideas of sub standard broadband?-
As far as Cumbria and Lancashire are concerned it is better to highlight the reasonably good areas, most of our counties are covered in notspots, too many to count probably. One of the things we have noticed in our 10 year campaign to get broadband is that we don’t show up on surveys, because the people in the notspots can’t register online.…[Read more]
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Is your connection at the speed it should be is always the first question as a low speed test result could indicate a number of different problems other than just line length.
There have been several collections of notspot data, but if there is no will to do anything about them I see no point in adding to them or starting another. When someone…[Read more]
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I though satellite had problems with latency?
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Satellite has higher latency but that is not a problem for email, downloads, streaming etc. You have to offset the extra 700ms against the increased throughput.
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I live in this bit of the map – the bit that says 0.3Mb I have tried lots of things with upgrading internal boxes and cables but it appears that the issue is external. I keep going round in circles with BT Openreach & my ISP to improve my broadband for myself and for those around me in the same boat.…[Read more]
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We’re still on speedtests though – what’s the downstream attenuation and link speed from the router?
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now I’m not looking at the map on a phone it look like properties further out than you do better ?
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Kate Norman posted a new activity comment: 1 year, 2 months ago
Can I just say – I think Charles Paxton is great.
I will be passing on the details of this website to a lady who is a friend of my mum’s a lives not to far away. She is trying to ready herself for the return for a third (?) time of the Newlands Windfarm Application and Cumwhinton near Carlilse http://www.againstnewlandswindfarm.co.uk/ – The…[Read more]
In reply to - Charles Paxton posted an update: As a volunteer job, I’m running a landscape protection hub website http://www.salt-homepage.org.uk – if your community is afflicted with wind turbine problems, please get in […] · View -
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Kate Norman posted a new activity comment: 1 year, 2 months ago
That’s interesting Phil thanks for the link into the specific detail. Do you know if we have anything like this for the uk?
I know we have some maps on this website for cumbria but I’m looking for more stuff as a comparison to other areas and other countries. We are seriously lagging behind places like Switzerland and Japan and even places…[Read more]
In reply to - Kate Norman posted an update: [US News] National Broadband Map http://fxn.ws/iiG6N6 1st public searchable nationwide map of broadband Internet availability has just gone live! · View -
Kate Norman posted an update: 1 year, 2 months ago
[US News] National Broadband Map http://fxn.ws/iiG6N6 1st public searchable nationwide map of broadband Internet availability has just gone live!
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That’s interesting Phil thanks for the link into the specific detail. Do you know if we have anything like this for the uk?
I know we have some maps on this website for cumbria but I’m looking for more stuff as a comparison to other areas and other countries. We are seriously lagging behind places like Switzerland and Japan and even places…[Read more]
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Not aware of a comprehensive UK survey, let alone one with public mapping. Most are circles around phone exchanges.
TBH I’m passed the comparison stage personally, there’s an opportunity to improve and how are we going to do it.
I do get a bit stuck when the 50% of the population that can get Virgin cable show only 3% takeup of the 50M service !
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Kate Norman posted an update: 1 year, 3 months ago
I am writing some reflections on my visit to Cybermoor – I will stick them in my community area this weekend. How is everyone doing – ready to start digging yet?
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Thanks Kate. The launch went great, with representatives from all over the country. There are lots of blog links on the b4rn website and videos of support from Neelie Kroes, Andrew Stott, Trefor Davies, Kansas Google gigabit city, and lots more. Also letters, emails and tweets supporting the project. Thanks to all who made it happen. GameOn.