Mobile signal boosting kits offered to rural dwellers

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The kits include an antenna that can be attached to an upstairs window



People struggling with poor mobile phone signal can borrow equipment that aims to improve their connection.

The scheme, co-ordinated by Warwickshire Council, allows people living in rural "not-spots" to use antennas and routers temporarily, to see if their signal improves.

It is for people living in the River Severn Partnership catchment area, which includes Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

The kits can be attached to an upstairs window, and do not need to be permanently fixed.

"We know there are rural areas across the region where connectivity is at best weak and at worst non-existent," said councillor Martin Watson, from Warwickshire County Council.

"That is frustrating on a personal level and detrimental to business.

"Both fixed and mobile connectivity are essential in today’s world, in business and in our daily lives."

There are 50 units available initially, and members of the public can either buy the kits or return them after trying them.