A community of monks based on the Welsh island of Caldey are now selling
perfume and sweets at lightening broadband speeds thanks to a new 30Mbps
connection.
During the long dark winter months of the Welsh winter, the monks rely on
sales of online goodies to help sustain the upkeep of their community.
Despite boosting revenue from their internet shop by 100 per cent in the past
five years, they had grown tired of their tardy dial-up connection.
"Patience is one of the characteristics of monastic life, but even the
patience of the Brothers was tested by our slow internet," said Cistercian monk
Father Daniel.
After approaching local telecoms firm TFL Group the monks are now enjoying
super-fast broadband speeds from the communications tower at Pentlepoir on the
mainland.
"Broadband access has made a huge difference to our internet usage," said
Father Daniel.
"We knew we needed a faster connection, but we had almost given up trying to
find a workable solution which would give us an internet connection at speeds
enjoyed by others on the mainland."
The Brothers now have plans in place to further develop their commercial
activities courtesy of the new high-speed communications link.
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