Re: That's the price you pay...
The Scottish government has had to use its own cash (telecoms are NOT devolved) to bolster the offering up here. We have communities which are a darn sight more remote than ANYWHERE in Devon yet ScotGov is working with BT and others to get them broadband. Usually not with fibre, trialling signal towers and beaming data to and from hilltops/satellites.
Reinventing TV and radio towers for the 21st C. It took and effort to get folk in these places telephones, then electricity and finally TV and non long wave radio.
BTW mountain rescue tell you to ALWAYS bring a suitable paper map. Do not rely on devices when in the hills. In New Zealand (more remote places still) when out in the back of beyond you can hire satellite emergency beacons as relying on mobiles is just not a flyer.
There's a road heading inland to Central Otago from just north of Dunedin in NZ called the Pig Route. The youngest reports folk don't like driving it, will go out of their way on other routes (big detour) rather than drive it because it's a mobile black spot.
Back in the day when the arrival of our eldest was late we thought 'how can we move this along?' and a drive in our jalopy along said route to Ranfurly and Naseby and break down should do it. So we did, took until we were back on State highway 1 headed south back to Dunedin to break down (new alternator required, obtained with some help). Next day contractions started.
Modern types are whimps.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
