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Towns in the Rhondda were once likened to the Satellite City that featured in Boyd Clack’s Sitcom of the same name, with every house sporting a Satellite Dish. But now those same satellite dishes are redundant as local people shun Sky TV and watch all the latest movies via a new piece of technology known as Kodi boxes.
These Kodi boxes connect to the internet and stream TV programs, movies and sport to people’s TVs.
The trouble is, Kodi boxes are ruining the Rhondda’s internet connection as local people max out their bandwidth while streaming high definition movies to their homes.
My Rhondda News asked a spokesman from BT Openworld, who look after the Rhondda’s Internet connection, what problem Kodi boxes are causing the industry, “It’s absolutely ridiculous really, the cable is red hot,” he told us while holding the cable that connects the Rhondda’s exchanges to the rest of the internet, “It’s as if all people are doing is sitting at home watching movies and stuff.”
Mary Fringe from Blaenllechau told My Rhondda News, “Since half of Blaen have got a Kodi box, my internet has been rubbish, it takes me ages to look on Facebook now. I used to be on it and off it in a flash, but now I seem to be on it all night.”
The Kodi boxes are a seen as a cheap alternative to Sky TV, where instead of paying Sky a monthly subscription, local residents are paying a one off fee and saving tens, if not hundreds of pounds a year. But there is a hidden cost, as people use up all the Rhondda’s bandwidth while streaming using Kodi, there is not much room in the cable for other internet stuff, like Facebook and shopping and dating sites.
40 something divorcee, Malcolm Macdonald from Porth is putting the crap internet signal down to his lack of luck with the ladies, “Since everyone I know in Porth has got a Kodi box, I’ve literally had zero Tinder likes, probably because theres no room on the internet cable for them to get through to me.”
Do you use a Kodi box? My Rhondda News would love to hear about your experience with them, or tell us if your internet is crap or not. Please comment below.
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