On Mon, 23 May 2016 18:42:51 +0100, Tim Lamb wrote:

Now the data connection thread has moved to the willy waving phase;-),
can someone kindly condense the advice (farmer level) to what is
required to future proof my Internet needs? Should I be laying in ducts
and cabling? If so, what?

Located in a rural lane, about 1 mile as the cables run to the exchange.
Fibre unlikely for 9 houses over 800m from the nearest cabinet.

Currently none of our TVs are connected to the Internet although they
have the facility. Devolo and wifi meet the i -pad, lap top, PC use but
I suspect will prove inadequate eventually.

Any thoughts?

What speed do you get? Less than 2mbps and you may be able to apply for
a grant for a satellite installation if there is no prospect of it being
improved.