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Just about to move house into a relatively quiet village, and we've discovered that there's no mobile phone reception (on any network) and BT are saying it'll be at least 2 weeks before they can activate the line.
With young kids and frail elderly relatives the idea of not being able to phone out or for anyone to get hold of us is concerning.
Any great ideas for trying to keep the channels open?
- Mobile signal booster - not recommended, judging from the Ofcom website
- BT aren't able to improve on the date they've given us
- Will ask a neighbour to act as emergency contact once we're in
- Baked bean cans and string?
cb radio
any neighbours near enough to share Wifi temporarily?
Is it Kielder?
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- Will ask a neighbour to act as emergency contact once we're in
I think this is the only practical solution, unless you really are the only people your relatives can call in the event of a problem.
I'll guess you'll be after some wi-fi calling feature for your mobiles in the fullness of time then!
Sadly not Kielder.
Yes, think WiFi calling will sort us on the mobile once we have a phone line and internet up and running.
The sat phone isn't a daft short-term plan, thanks for that one.
I assume you will leave the village at some point? Just go for a walk to the place mobile works each day
That's fine, until you've got a 3 year-old with a broken arm to take with you, or someone needs to get hold of you in a hurry.
That's fine, until you've got a 3 year-old with a broken arm to take with you
At which point you could probably drive to A&E quicker than an ambulance could make a round trip to the middle of nowhere? Same as if you took them out cycling.
Sorry, didn't mention that the wife doesn't drive (and I'll be at work). I didn't want it to sound like a sob story... 🙂
That's fine, until you've got a 3 year-old with a broken arm to take with you
Meh, my nephew broke his arm at the park when he was 4 (nasty spiral fracture) and my sister made him htfu and walk about a mile back to their house.
BT Fon? Piggy backs off your neighbours' wireless broadband signal, if they're close enough. Means you have to get BT broadband though and get them to start your account before the engineer's visit...
Echo 112 emergency app might work..
You also might be still able to get through on 999 even when it initially states no service. Just try it briefly
hunta - Member
Sorry, didn't mention that the wife doesn't drive (and I'll be at work). I didn't want it to sound like a sob story...
At which point knock on the neighbours door or try 999 all it requires is some signal of some sort.
Otherwise maybe just calm down a little, how often do your kids break their arms? Yes you can be worried but you might be over reacting a little, grab the number of a couple of neighbours and you will be fine as most of the time you will be at work in phone signal.
cb radio
You mean ham radio surely 😉
Don't do it anywhere near water, try and bury it and burn the paper.
Where is it cos I'd love to live there.
- Will ask a neighbour to act as emergency contact once we're in
Sounds like you already have it covered 🙂
NewRetroTom - Member
That's fine, until you've got a 3 year-old with a broken arm to take with you
Meh, my nephew broke his arm at the park when he was 4 (nasty spiral fracture) and my sister made him htfu and walk about a mile back to their house
Me my grandad had his leg broken during a game of football stuck him on a stretcher until the game was over then took him to hispital.