A brilliant idea to get the local community involved in installing our own high-speed broadband. The after-sales and technical helpline are good, and most issues are fixed in an acceptable timescale.... See more
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- #14 of 62 best companies in Internet Service Provider
- #6 of 47 best companies in Internet provider
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Delivering gigabit full-fibre broadband to the hardest to reach, working alongside rural communities.
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Station Yard, LA6 2QY, Melling via Carnforth, United Kingdom
- 01524555887
- info@b4rn.org.uk
- www.b4rn.org.uk
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Excellent connectivity
Excellent connectivity, but when I needed to discuss a connection and the position of cabling I couldn't find the answer and it was impossible to find anyone to speak with. In the end we dug the field to relay water pipes on a wing and a prayer
Uninterrupted rapid broadband service…
Uninterrupted rapid broadband service since taking the connection 6 years ago.
Satisfactory response to the occasional query
Amazing speeds
Amazing speeds, High reliability, Fast call out for problems. A wonderful community project that has succeeded and now growing fast.
From very poor WiFi for many years to consistently excellent!
From very poor WiFi for many years, Barn has provided us with consistently excellent connection. We even bought a SKY Glass TV because we are so confident of the service. We also wanted to keep our home phone connection and we managed to achieve that through Barn! Please keep up the good work!
Excellent efficient service
Excellent efficient service - very responsive to issues. The broadband speed is fanatastic.
The changeover was seamless
The changeover was seamless , very professional engineers and helpful service staff. Much better internet connection for Mobile and TV and working from home. No problems since it was set up. Much cheaper for me than BT. Thank you so much!
Engineer arrived promptly and sorted…
Engineer arrived promptly and sorted the fibre broadband problem quickly. Mice had chewed the fibre inside the wall. Very impressed with the skill and diligence fixing the problem so quickly.
B4RN really has been so much better…
B4RN really has been so much better than other internet providers (and obviously about 5,000,000 x better than BT). When we set up the connection it didn't work on day one. I emailed B4RN on Saturday; the local engineer replied on Sunday (!) and came to fix it on Monday at 9am. Can you imagine BT responding like this.
Not much to tell as everything is…
Not much to tell as everything is ok,never have any problems.
Absolutely thrilled to be connected to…
Absolutely thrilled to be connected to B4RN. The internet connection is faultless (so far!), everything you could wish for to run a business in a rural area. The price is very reasonable. Installation was all very straightforward, great communication. 100% recommend to anyone tempted, you won't regret it.
Loses signal constantly
Loses signal constantly. Complained numerous times. Answer always the same. Buy, yet another, signal booster.

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Professional, friendly and efficient - and great speeds!
Everyone we've dealt with at B4RN has been professional, friendly and efficient. From Tom, who dug the trench for the fibre across the garden by hand, to the very helpful guy on the helpdesk at Head Office who helped us install our new phone system. Speeds are excellent and the service is very reliable. Highly recommended - if B4RN is available to you, grab it with both hands!!
Why we are B4RN fans
We like the ethos of the company. The installation was trouble-free, and we have had no trouble with the service since we went live. We occasionally hear of problems when farmers dig up cables and so on, but these are apparently dealt with rapidly. The broadband speed is much faster than we were used to, and on the odd times when I have contacted B4RN I get straight through to a real person. Keep it up!
Better all round
Great communication, great system. Really helpful having someone on the end of a phone if needed with no chatbot preventing you from resolving any issues.
Significantly cheaper with VIOP and better speeds altogether.
I was in at the beginning, 2014 or 2015
I was in at the beginning, helping lay cable in our village.service has always been reliable, and help where needed. A big plus, is that if you ring the helpline, try something, then need more help you will often get the same person, no need to tell the whole story again. But really it's been very reliable.
Flawless service
Flawless service. Good communication well in advance of any maintenance / offline periods which are always in the middle of the night - and infrequent - so there's no disruption to our use.
I have the highest regard for B4RN
I have the highest regard for B4RN. We are a small Parish in Norfolk and B4RN supported us as we raised the finance to create our own Hyperfast broadband connection. They really are all incredible. The connection itself is faultless and even when a contractor went through our fibre it was patched in a matter of hours, so that we didn't lose working time. (Big thanks to David Evans). Every rural community with poor connections should partner with B4RN should. You will never regret it.
Bit behind the times.
Good fast broadband if you're next to the router however they haven’t updated thier routers since installation around 10 years ago.
The best Internet connection we have…
The best Internet connection we have ever had in our village, good price, excellent customer service
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