Broadband for the Rural North Reviews 

478
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Evaluating 456 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the service for its speed, reliability, and efficiency, ensuring a stable connection. The staff and customer service teams are frequently highlighted as helpful, professional, and knowledgeable, providing excellent communication and prompt issue resolution. Consumers find the pricing competitive, offering great value for money and often proving more affordable than alternatives. Many consider this a vital and worthwhile investment, appreciating the superb, reliable connection for their daily needs, and highly recommend the company.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When installed the visits were scheduled and the staff and volunteers arrived on time. They were polite and explained everything. Since that time the performance has been outstanding. One glitch an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Living in a very rural area the B4RN connection is vital to our everyday life. When problems have arisen( e.g.someone digging up our cable) the response was resolved very quickly without fuss. This... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliability and speed of signal are unparalleled. Very, very few power outages and those only occur for necessary maintenance and take place when most people don’t need the service. The price for the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything from the initial meeting in the village hall to the survey by a member of the village, the liaison with the company about what would happen and when....and it did!!!.... the installation of... See more


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  1. Internet Service Provider
  2. Internet Provider

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Delivering gigabit full-fibre broadband to the hardest to reach, working alongside rural communities.


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4.8

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

478 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivers what they promise.

The fibre broadband does exactly what they say, and delivers seamless super fast gigabit speeds up and down. Backed up with helpful local support when needed. Very good value for money compared to ‘the big’ providers.

25 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

When we moved in we had a router…

When we moved in we had a router delivered same day but couldn’t get connected the same day as the removal wagon was parked over the connection cover. B4RN came back next day and completed the job.
Recently when some essential maintenance was carried out we were kept informed every step of the way.
Super speeds too both upload and download

26 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional Service from Martin…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional Service from Martin at B4RN

I cannot praise Martin at B4RN highly enough. From the moment I contacted him, he was immediately on the ball. He responded straight away, arrived within a couple of hours, and then proceeded to spend virtually the entire day diagnosing and fixing our connection issues.

This wasn't just an inconvenience for us—it was a critical problem affecting both a business and an off-grid home that relies heavily on an internet connection for day-to-day operation. The situation was urgent, and Martin treated it exactly as such.

Throughout the entire process, Martin was professional, knowledgeable, determined, and incredibly thorough. He never rushed the job and worked tirelessly until the issue was fully resolved. His communication was excellent from start to finish, keeping us informed and reassured while he worked through the problem.

Thanks to Martin's expertise and dedication, our connection was restored and everything was back up and running as quickly as possible. It's rare to come across someone who demonstrates such commitment to customer service and takes genuine pride in solving a problem properly.

An absolute credit to B4RN. Outstanding service, outstanding engineer, and a genuinely fantastic experience during what could have been a very stressful situation. Thank you, Martin!

25 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As someone not graced with technical…

As someone not graced with technical know-how, I've needed a lot of help from Barn in switching a landline to the digital network. Not only have they given help very promptly, but in ways that even my capability could handle. They have left me confident that I can trust their friendliness and their professional competence.

24 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

B4RN bringing Fibre to remote locations !

B4RN works really well for us - I work from home and don't really experience any issues, there have been the odd issue but when that happens B4RN keep us updated on the issue and advise what actions are being taken to resolve the issue.

24 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fastest broadband with great support

I worked in IT for 25+ years and never had a network, even i the office, that was so fast.
Plenty of notice is given of projected downtime and that is normally at night.
Regularly get 940Megabytes per second

23 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

B4RN - Highly Recommended.

We have used B4RN in the rural North West for almost a year and not had an issue but we do use a mesh wi-fi repeater throughout. On the rare occasions I have needed to speak to someone they have been very good, although I did experience some difficulties at the point of setting up the account.

Overall, we are very impressed with them, we like the fact that they are community based/led and highly recommend them.

23 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer of B4RN since 2015

I have been a customer of B4RN since 2015 and consider myself lucky to live in an area with access to such a superb service. Not only does it offer a technically superior product but the people supporting it are so pleasant to deal with and money I pay stays local creating employment and training.

22 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ethernet IAD problems

Ethernet IAD started having problems over WiFi, initial call to customer services was dealt with very professionally, unit replaced within 24 hours, excellent service

22 June 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable, fast and local connection

We've had a B4RN connection for almost 10 years and it is has been reliable, stable and sufficiently fast for a family with three teens. It's easy to contact if there is ever a problem because it is local - and information is given well in advance for any maintenance etc. Also good value for money.

22 June 2026
Unprompted review

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