Low cost wireless internet access for residents, visitors and businesses of the town of Lechlade on Thames in Gloucestershire, UK.
No contract and just £5 per month for internet access.
Light to medium internet use e.g. email, web browsing, Facebook, eBay etc. It's not good for heavy usage such as downloading large files or watching online videos, iPlayer, You Tube etc, you need broadband to do that. Please read our terms and conditions before ordering a connection.
You can either pay a one off £5 payment for one month's connection or you can subscribe and we'll automatically take £5 per month from your account via PayPal. You can cancel your subscription at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe button below. Once we've got confirmation from Paypal we'll enable your account and email or phone you to tell you that you're connected. Your receipt will show payment to Jesk, the company that runs Lechlade Wifi.
Currently the system will transmit & receive 'B/G' 2.4ghz wireless at up to 54kbps, although we've limited it to 11kbps at the moment. There is also a 5ghz 'N' wireless network which can transfer at up to 150kbps, although this is not currently publicly accessible. As you can see, we need many more access points in order to cover the whole town. We'll add more access points and higher bandwidth as demand grows.
AP1 - Market Place - Signal:100% Throughput:11mbps Uptime:N/A
AP2 - Marina - Signal:100% Throughput:11mbps Uptime:N/A
AP3 - Oak St - Next Planned
AP4 - Riverside - Next Planned
We need your Wireless LAN MAC Address in order to allow you onto the wireless network, it looks something like this: 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF or sometimes like this: 01-23-45-AB-CD-EF
First look for a sticker on your computer that says something like WLAN: 01-23-45-AB-CD-EF. If there are two stickers but they both say LAN... instead of WLAN... then you'll need to assume there is no sticker.
If there's no sticker and it's a Windows computer, open a Command Prompt and type ipconfig /all then press ENTER. Scroll down the list until you find the section 'Ethernet adapter, wireless network connection', the Physical Address is the WLAN Mac address.
On an Apple Mac computer the WLAN Mac address is called the Airport ID which you can get from selecting System Settings > Network > Airport
On an iPhone, iPad or similar go to Settings>General>About and get the Wi-Fi Address.
On many Nokia phones type in *#62209526#
On a Windows Smartphone or Pocket PCs go to Settings > Connections > Wireless LAN > Advanced.
On Android based phones go to Settings > About Phone > Status.
On Blackberry devices go to Options >Status.
Sony Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable (PSP) Select Settings > System Settings >System Information.
Playstation 2 - slimline > Press Triangle button to display the System Information screen.
Microsoft XBOX - Select Main Menu > Settings> Network Settings.
Microsoft XBOX 360 - Select System > Network Settings> Edit Settings > Additional Settings > Advanced Settings > Wireless Information.
Nintendo Wii - Select Wii channel menu Wii Options > Wii Settings > Right Arrow > Internet > Console Information
You'll need a fairly good signal on your wireless device to get a good connection.
Depending on your computer or device the wireless signal is usually shown as a series of bars similar to a mobile phone signal.
Here are some examples:
If you've only got one or two bars the signal is poor, if you're in a coverage area you might need to move nearer to a window or even open it. Some of the older buildings in Lechlade have very thick walls so a good signal is sometimes difficult if you live in one of them. Please contact us if you need advice on getting a better signal.
Lechlade Wifi is not designed for heavy internet usage. We will disconnect users who abuse this wireless network, without notice and without a refund.
Things that will get you disconnected are:
The network is automatically monitored for most of these things, so please try not to do them.
Lechlade Wifi is run by Jesk, a local IT, web and computer repair business based in the Market Place in Lechlade. You can call us on 01367 252924 or email Lechlade Wifi by clicking here.
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