Ffonau symudol ym Mlaenau Tywi? Beth yw eich barn? Gadewch eich barn yn y bocs sylwadau isod.
Mobile phone signal in the Blaenau Tywi area? Do we need it? What do the residents of this area think?
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A good place to start to understand the issues involved with mobile phones – courtesy of the Farmers Union of Wales – next Tuesday, Royal Welsh Showground (the FUW building is near to the main ring).
Ofcom will be present at a meeting held by the Farmers Union of Wales to discuss mobile phone coverage in Wales on Tuesday July 21 at 11am and representatives from each of the mobile network operators – EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will join us to discuss mobile phone coverage issues in rural Wales and plans for improvement. http://fuw.org.uk/news/
Mae’r gwasanaeth ffonau symudol wedi gwaethygu yng ngefn gwlad. Tybed pam? Diolch byth bod gennym bandeang. Felly, beth allwn ni fel cymuned gwneud?
The farming viewpoint already mentioned, but other beneficiaries of mobile phones include Forestry, Tourism, Cyclists and the White Van drivers (usually lost in this area). What can we do as a community? Any further positive suggestions would be welcomed.
I agree that we need a mobile signal for the safety and convenience of anyone working, or just out and about in the countryside, and to provide essential backup when the landlines go down, as frequently occurs. I had a recent meeting with our MP Jonathan Edwards about the communication problems here, which he well understands. He assured me he is doing his utmost to obtain full mobile coverage for our area.
I agree wholeheartedly that we need mobile phone coverage here a.s.a.p.- for work, friends & family, and emergency reasons. Who do we have to convince of the need? How many residents have to agree or sign up for it? Does it mean we need a mast in Blaenau Tywi? Would it help to write a complaint/suggestion to OFCOM (as per Andy’s comment) – or a letter to our MP & AM?
Cytuno yn llwyr gyda beth a ddwedwyd yn barod. I agree with all of the above. A successful rural community needs to be a vibrant working community, and these days that means constant access to a mobile signal. Even in agriculture it is an essential tool. There is an impressive device that is new to the market – a calving sensor – that depends on sending a text alert. But I won’t invest in this technology while I can’t depend on a constant mobile signal.
Mobile phone signals are definitely needed in the area. One can always chose to turn it off but for work and especially emergencies (e.g. for when out walking in rural areas) it is crucial.
Even basic 2G mobile phone coverage would be better than nothing. The problem is that the phone companies will keep holding back on making this happen, as they know that, sooner or later, someone else will pay for it. This happened with Broadband. Ofcom could change this situation overnight if they made it a condition of the licences of the phone companies to provide basic 2G everywhere in the UK.
We have had experience of four incidents where a mobile phone service would have brought emergency assistance faster.
1. When a walker fell down the gorge at RSPB Dinas some of us stayed with the injured man while I had to walk back to the car then drive to several local farms before I was able to get access to a BT phone.
2. When a motorcyclist came off his bike his companion had to leave him while he drove to our house to use our phone.
3. When a canoeist had an accident in the nearby Tywi his friends had to find a house with a phone to summon help.
4. If a local farmer had had a mobile phone with him he might not have spent the day under his quad bike.
Our family members have got used to having no mobile signal here and most accept it as part of the ‘wilderness experience’ but one of them regularly runs nearly to Llandovery in order to get a signal. We are fortunate in having very good broadband – RESQ is very fast and reliable, now – so when the phone line goes off we still have some contact with the outside world but I wouldn’t want to try and summon an ambulance by email!
I think it has to be sensible to have a mobile phone signal for work purposes and the safety of those working on farms.
When my partner is out on the land on her own if anything were to happen to her, iether by accident or foul play, there is no way for her to be contacted or for her to raise alarm.
Peace of mind and safety for those remotely working surely has to be a priority, especially with farm machinery and chain saws in use.
If it were a building site, lone working would not be aloud. The valleys would come to a standstill.
Please Keep our neighbours and tourism safe. Do we really have to wait for a fatality!
Yes we do. Unfortunately work commitments mean that we have to be contactable. Yes we have a landline but that needs to be private. People have a choice they do not need to have a mobile.
For those of us otherwise dependent on a somewhat unreliable BT landline service, and for whom our mobile phones are increasingly becoming our preferred form of communication (let alone for anyone needing regular business or other contact), a better (or any!) mobile phone signal in the Blaenau Tywi area would be a significant and highly desirable improvement.
I like being free of the tyranny of the mobile phone here, but practically speaking, we definitely need a signal, and more so than in urban areas.
It would obviously be safer for farmers and other people working outside and away from people, if they could use a mobile phone. Same applies to people involved in leisure pursuits.
I don’t kow if this is a wide-spread problem in the area, but I have endless problems with my landline, and it’s infuriating when BT assume I can fall back on a mobile phone. Also working from home and receiving many messages on a mobile means driving into Llandovery to get them, and to check things like train bookings have been made.
Nice though it is to feel the valley has been left behind by the 21st century, it is not really a good thing at all. Among other things, it must be a deterrent for some people considering moving here, and the lack of signal generally hinders efficient modern life.
Mae’r diffyg signal ffôn symudol ym Mlaenau Tywi i’w resynu’n fawr. Mae’n enghraifft arall o’r modd y cawn ni, drigolion yr ardal, ein trin fel dinasyddion eilradd. Er mor braf fyddai gallu byw heb ffon symudol, nid yw hynny’n ymarferol yn y byd sydd ohoni.