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Even Welsh Monks Agree -- Dial-Up Stinks

The Monks Of Caldey Island

Get this. Dial-up Internet is too slow for monks. Monks!

Priceless!

The holy inhabitants of Caldey Island, who sell perfume and chocolate online to support their small community, found that agonizingly slow Internet connection speeds were proving to be an impediment to their growing business.

The Abbot of Caldey Abbey, Father Daniel said "Patience is one of the characteristics of monastic life, but even the patience of brothers was being tested by our slow, dial-up Internet service." By the way, we consider this to be one of the funniest tech-related quotes ever.

Caldey Island is situated three miles from the Welsh coast, and the monks feared that its location would prevent them from experiencing the joy of broadband. Technology always finds a way though, doesn't it?

Caldey Abbey is now the grateful recipient of broadband from a communications tower on the mainland. The tower is run by TFL Group, who are proud to be delivering such a necessary service to the holy island. Who wouldn't be? You can't buy PR like that. [Source: Telegraph.co.uk]

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