Lechlade Wifi - Low cost wireless for Lechlade Community wireless broadband for Lechlade

What is it?

Low cost wireless broadband internet access for residents, visitors and businesses of the town of Lechlade on Thames in Gloucestershire, UK.

No contract and just £10 for 5GB data access. 5GB of data is usually enough for email and casual web browsing. 80% of our existing customers use less than 5GB per month.

This rolls over, unlike most mobile broadband suppliers you don't lose what you don't use. So If you don't need to access the internet very often you'll find that this will last you a very long time.

What's it good for?

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 dsl broadband to do that. Please read our terms and conditions before ordering a connection.

What do I need?

Easy One Off Payment

You can pay a one off £10 payment for 5GB of data. 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.

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Wireless Coverage as of March 2011

If you're in a hotspot area you may be able to direct connect to Lechlade Wi-fi, if you're in an extended coverage area you may need a Lechlade Wi-fi box in order to connect. We'll add more hotspots as demand grows.

Direct connect signal quality

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 hotspot 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. To get the best signal you need to buy a Lechlade Wi-fi box which we will install for you.

Direct connect your wireless device with a MAC Address

If you have a good signal on your device and you don't think you need a Lechlade Wi-fi box we'll need your Wireless LAN MAC Address in order to allow your device 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

Nintendo DS - Select Wi-Fi Connection Setup in the game's menu > Select Options > System Information. The MAC address is displayed on the top line. Please NOTE that the older DS models do not support the WPA2 security required to connect!

Lechlade Wi-Fi CPE Boxes

Lechlade Wi-Fi CPE boxes provide the best signal for connecting to our network. These can travel over high distances at up to 300mbps.

If you only require one computer connected, in most cases the Indoor box will do the job. This just plugs into a usb port on your Windows PC, you point it in the general direction of a hotspot and your connected!

The outdoor box is a lot more powerful but requires a suitable mounting point outside, usually a TV aerial pole or drainpipe will do. A cable will also need to be run from the box to inside the building. This then connects to your computer or network hub to provide internet access.
The indoor box costs £45 and includes installation.
The outdoor box costs £60 and includes installation.

 

Terms & Conditions

Lechlade Wi-fi 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:

  • Downloading large files from Bit torrent or similar services.
  • Watching or downloading video via iPlayer, You Tube or similar services.
  • Sharing the wireless connection, it's only meant for one computer or device.
  • Running your own web service.
  • Looking at anything illegal.
  • Trying to hack the network.
  • Not paying the subscription.

The network is automatically monitored for most of these things, so please try not to do them.

Contact Us

Lechlade Wi-fi 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 Wi-fi by clicking here.

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