Broadband from the tops Queensbury & Thornton · BD13 01274 000000
Queensbury's terraces on the hilltop, with the Black Dyke Mills chimney

Queensbury ▲ approx. 350m · Thornton · BD13

Broadband that starts at the top of the hill.

Up here, copper lines are long and slow. So we skip them. Scarlet Heights beams broadband from the high ground straight to your roof: 10Mbps for £15 a month.

  • No phone line
  • No line rental
  • No data caps

Queensbury from the fields, with the Black Dyke Mills chimney — Tim Green, CC BY 2.0

Height. Honesty. One flat price.

  • Beamed from the tops
  • Honest signposting
  • £15, flat

The Scarlet Heights difference

Three promises, and the hill behind them

Most broadband companies see these hills as a problem. For a wireless network, high ground is exactly what you want.

01

Height

Our signal is sent from high ground to your aerial in a straight line. Your distance from the street cabinet makes no difference, so the last farm on the lane gets the same 10Mbps as the house by the Co-op.

02

Honesty

We survey before you pay a penny. If your roof can't see our mast, or another provider would suit you better, we'll tell you and point you to them.

03

One flat price

£15 a month and a one-off £200 to install. There's no line rental, no introductory offer and no price jump in month thirteen.

Copper sinks · signal rises

Why the last house on the lane loses out, and how we fix it

With traditional broadband, speed falls away with every metre of copper between your home and the green cabinet. On the long, steep streets of the tops, that can add up to a lot of metres.

A radio link isn't measured in metres of cable. If your aerial can see our mast, you get the full connection, whether you're near the village centre or out at the end of the lane.

  • Built for Pennine weather. Our kit is weather-sealed, and the aerial is aligned with extra signal to spare for rain, fog and snow.
  • Plug-and-go indoors. A single cable runs from the aerial to your router, and we set everything up.
  • Local people. If something's wrong, you'll speak to someone who knows the area.
Diagram: copper speed falls with distance from the street cabinet; our wireless signal reaches every house from the hilltop mast at the same speed 10Mbps 10Mbps 10Mbps 10Mbps CABINET copper: ok slower slower still end of the line OUR MAST
Scarlet Heights radio link Copper phone line Illustrative, not to scale
Copper broadband slows with distance; our line-of-sight signal does not.
10MbpsSame speed, every home we reach
£15A month, flat. No line rental
£200Once, including aerial & router
£0Survey, and to walk away if we can't reach you

Do the sums

Your £200 set-up, paid back

Most providers hide a higher monthly bill behind a low set-up fee. We do it the other way round. Slide in what you pay now to see the month you'd be better off.

True-cost calculator

What are you paying now?

Include line rental if you pay it separately.

£15£60
1 year5 years
Scarlet Heights
£740
Your current bill
£1,152

You'd save £412 over 36 months, and the set-up pays for itself by month 12.

Our figure = £200 set-up + £15/month. Their figure assumes your bill stays the same, which in practice it often rises after an introductory term.

Where we cover

Two villages on the tops. One network.

Black Dyke Mills and the Albert Memorial in Queensbury
Black Dyke Mills and the Albert Memorial, Queensbury Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0
  • 53.77°N 1.85°W
  • approx. 350m

Queensbury

Home of the Black Dyke Band and one of the highest villages in England. The height that makes the winters hard also makes it perfect for a radio signal.

Queensbury coverage
The arches of Thornton Viaduct crossing the valley
Thornton Viaduct Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0
  • 53.79°N 1.85°W
  • Brontë birthplace

Thornton

The village where the Brontë sisters were born, known for its viaduct. Thornton's valley sides and high edges give our signal clear views across the village.

Thornton coverage

From postcode to online

Four steps, usually inside a fortnight

Address check

Send your postcode. We check it against our coverage for Queensbury and Thornton.

Free survey

An engineer checks your roof can see our mast. If it can't, you pay nothing.

Installation

We fit the aerial, bring the cable in and set up your router. This is covered by the £200 set-up fee.

You're online

Your 10Mbps connection goes live the same day. From then on you pay £15 a month.

The honest signpost

We only cover Queensbury and Thornton, and a rooftop aerial isn't right for every home. If we're not your best option, we'd rather tell you and send you somewhere that is.

All alternatives
B

BT

Fibre

Fibre packages from around £27/month

Nationwide fibre and copper broadband with Complete Wi-Fi guarantees.

See BT deals
S

Sky Broadband

Fibre

Superfast and full fibre bundles

Broadband bundled with Sky TV and mobile, with a wide range of speeds.

See Sky Broadband deals
V

Virgin Media

Cable

Gigabit speeds in cabled streets

Cable broadband with very high top speeds where the network reaches.

See Virgin Media deals

Our patch

Proudly local, from mill chimney to viaduct

Can we see your roof?

Find out in one working day

Pop in your postcode for an instant indicative check, then we'll confirm with a free survey.

Looking across Thornton from the top of the viaduct — Tim Green, CC BY 2.0