Sept. Update

The rural broadband conference at Rheged organised by Rory Stewart was great, videos online now, and also the Wray video we filmed last year when we did the first rural fibre dig click here, ours is no. 28
The new meshboxes are going in, if you pick up a signal it will say WIFI and the host house name. All you do is type in a website address, and you will be redirected to a login screen. Register with a valid email address and a password, and an email will be sent to you which you reply to. Once you have done that you will go on to the network automatically with a login when your computer picks it up. ring 21588 if you get stuck.

First rural fibre to the home laid in Lancashire UK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hV3Kv_LVY8
update, sept 2010, video made out of all the jfdi videos for the rheged conference
http://www.youtube.com/user/wennetvideo#p/a/u/0/NZnyEGPJv3w

Free landline calls

If you set up a facebook profile (use a made up name if you don't want to use your real one) then you can add a free truphone number and people can ring you for nothing! If you are already on facebook then just click this link and add a call button. http://www.truphone.com/
Truphone also supports various nokia phones, and calls are also free on those.

What is Truphone?

Truphone routes your mobile calls via the internet. That means free mobile calls to other Truphone users & very cheap calls to anyone else.

Three reasons to get Truphone

1. Amazing launch offer - extended! Now you can get FREE mobile calls to 40 countries (and US cellphones) until Feb 29th 2008.
2. Great for travelling - Truphone works across the globe and wherever you have access to Wi-Fi.
3. No monthly charges - And free to download.