Posted to RAF Lossiemouth...

johng_uk

what's it like up there folks?

What are the housing, schools and nurseries like?

What mobile companies work up there and how fast is the broadband!

Thanks in advance.

Alias_Omega

I would suggest posting this up on e-goat.

www.e-goat.co.uk/forums

regards,

alias

molerat

Depends where you are living, Lossie, Elgin or Kinloss.

Broadband generally around 5Mbps, very little LLU apart from TalkTalk on some exchanges. Most mobiles are generally OK but there are a lot of patchy areas due to remote location.

johng_uk

It will either be Elgin or Lossie mate, but I am going to push extensively for Lossie. 5Mbps is a lot more than I was expecting - I reckoned it would be 2Mbps! I didn't expect any LLU that far North lol.

Any ideas on which mobile companies work around the camp area?

spike7451

According to this thread below.Three have good coverage.

http://www.e-goat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=21899

And this is a useful website:

http://forceslossiemouth.2day.ws/

Although,according to Samknow's,the's no LLU service in Lossie.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/NSLOS

johng_uk

Thanks all so far - usefull gen there!

dunloadin

For housing schools etc give the HIVE a bell....they have 3 at the moment, one on camp and one in Elgin for scaleys, and an SP HIVE for singlies in the Den. You should be able to get a welcome pack and some good gen from them.

Enjoy your tour, I liked it so much up here I settled since leaving a few years back.

spike7451

dunloadin wrote: »

For housing schools etc give the HIVE a bell....they have 3 at the moment, one on camp and one in Elgin for scaleys, and an SP HIVE for singlies in the Den. You should be able to get a welcome pack and some good gen from them.

Enjoy your tour, I liked it so much up here I settled since leaving a few years back.

I was at Kinloss first post from training,agree it's a brilliant area.

dunloadin..I'm guessing from your username you're are one of Gods children? An Armourer?

ICATQ

I was up there recently and Orange had good coverage, both phone and dongle

johng_uk

dunloadin wrote: »

For housing schools etc give the HIVE a bell....they have 3 at the moment, one on camp and one in Elgin for scaleys, and an SP HIVE for singlies in the Den. You should be able to get a welcome pack and some good gen from them.

Enjoy your tour, I liked it so much up here I settled since leaving a few years back.

Cheers!!

johng_uk

ICATQ wrote: »

I was up there recently and Orange had good coverage, both phone and dongle

TVM

I was hoping O2 would as I've been with them a while and have a contract atm.