Community Broadband Company LN Communications are installing a Super Fast wireless internet service that  covers Potto and the surrounding villages.

The Service is now live!

The service makes use of North Yorkshire County Council's 100Mbits/second Fibre Optic Broadband system (NYNet) that has a connection in a Business Centre in Stokesley.

This ultra fast signal is beamed wirelessly to a point on Whorl Hill overlooking Potto and any resident who can get an uninterrupted view of the farm on the side of Whorl Hill will be able to receive the service

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The following residential services are available.

*The current average speeds in Potto are 1.5 to 2.5MBits/s Down and 0.23Mbits/s Up

**50Mbits/s for the first 30 seconds of each transfer

There is a one off cost for installation of £74.99 + VAT = £89.98 without router or £99.99 + VAT = £119.98 with router.

The initial service is a 12 months contract and you are free to upgrade or downgrade your package at any time without additional charge.

Anyone who is still under contract with an existing broadband company will be able to terminate their contract giving 30 days notice following an OFCOM ruling.

This new service does not use your telephone line.

The service is 'uncontended' i.e. you don't share the connection to the internet with anyone, unlike traditional ADSL broadband where your connection can be shared by as many as 80 people. This means that in the evening when everyone is on the internet, it will not slow down.

The service is unaffected by wind, rain, snow or ice.

Even the slowest speed of the new service will allow you to watch High Definition video on demand over the internet (even at peak times) although if you watch a lot of BBC IPlayer programs you will soon use up your 10Gb monthly limit.

An Antenna in the shape of a small plastic box measuring about 30 cm by 15 cm x 3 cm is fitted to either an existing TV aerial pole or to the gable end or on a chimney, where it can get a 'line of sight' view of the farm on the side of Whorl Hill. A cable is fed from there into your house and a 'network' socket is installed at a convenient location in the house.

Into this socket you can plug your computer or wireless access point. The company can supply a wireless access point / router. (see prices above)

Note: your existing ADSL Router that is connected to the telephone line to provide your current broadband cannot be used.

Views from Whorl Hill

The following two images were supplied by LN Communications and are taken from the transmitter site on Whorl Hill looking towards Potto. If you can see any part of your house in the pictures then you should have no problems receiving the service.

In the event that you cannot see the farm on Whorl Hill from any point on your house without trees being in the way (trees will 'kill' the wireless signal) then you should still be able to get the wireless broadband signal as it can be beamed of a suitable 'higher-up' building in the village that can see the farm. This will be checked when the installation engineers visit Potto to carry out a survey.

To register your interest and to be among the first to get the new broadband

Click here to express your interest or call 0845 643 5811