"Bob Mannix" wrote:
I agree with all your points but the last "practical"? - the cost would make
clubbing together to get a fibre laid into the village an alternative. Doing
that together might even be a bit on topic!


It's practical because it works, it solves the problem and, in the
context of the overall cost of a household, it is not unaffordable.

Not cheap, I grant you, but the backup service at £39 per month hardly
costs a fortune. Compared to the overall cost of owning/renting/running
a household, it is small beer.