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New Gateway
The new Gateway is now up and running.  This is our third and gives us a larger bandwidth and an increase in speed particularly in the lower village.  As all of the routing is automatic, users do not need to do anything.
09 Jul 2008
Webcam
Our webcam page has been updated and I hope you like the new look.  It has been tested in a number of different browsers, but please report any errors or problems you encounter.
19 Jun 2008
New Gateway coming
We are pleased to announce that we are adding a further 'Gateway' to increase the speed and performance, particularly in the lower village. We will let you know the switch on date as soon as we have it.
09 Jun 2008
Bus Times updated
The Bus Times link has been updated to reflect the Summer timetable, and the change by Arriva from the X56 to the 93 service running through Bay.
09 May 2008
Informal Meetings
Every Thursday, several of us meet to discuss Broadband, PC's and lot's of other topics, again at the Vic. All are welcome to join us.
22 Apr 2008
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Bay Broadband Co-operative

The Bay Broadband Co-operative is a 'not for profit' Social Enterprise Co-operative, set up originally to bring High Speed Broadband to our rural village which had no other means of Broadband connection.

Although a large number of properties in the area now have access to regular ADSL broadband, many of the outlying farms and houses still have severely limited or no access due to the distance from the exchange. With over 100 regular users we are able to offer a high speed and economical wireless Internet access throughout most of Robin Hood's Bay, Fylingthorpe and the surrounding farms to both residents and visitors.

For further information about our group please select the 'About' link.

Area Covered

We have three main gateways (these are our connections to the internet) one mainly serving the top of Bay, one for the lower part of Bay, and the third in Fylingthorpe. These work together, automatically routing the internet through the best path via about 12 wireless access points spread throughout the area.

Any wireless enabled PC within range of one of these aerials is able to connect to the internet through our system. However, with the rough terrain of the area and the thick stone walls of some of the cottages, it is sometimes necessary to install better aerials either on the window or externally.

Getting Connected

 

Visitors

Most modern laptops now contain a wireless card and so it is easy to connect. Following the normal method to find available wireless connections should list RHBMesh, it is then a simple matter to select connect. Having done this, open your web browser and on trying to access most pages, you should be re-directed to a ‘splash page’ which will ask for a user name and password. These can be obtained by following the instructions, or following these links..
  How to connect
  Buying access

Residents

Many residents can now connect as above. However, we prefer to use a different method of authentication which removes the need to log in regularly. There is also a large choice of wireless aerials which can give superior performance to the ones built into laptop computers. On registering interest in joining, a member of our team of volunteers can visit your location and undertake a site survey to advise on the equipment which will give the optimum performance.


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