Residents in Dodworth have formed a committee and appointed street representatives in their bid to collect £11,000 towards faster broadband.
About 70 people from the Water Royd and Rose Hill estates attended a meeting at Station Road WMC on Sunday after suffering from slow internet speeds for up to ten years.
A campaign was started by John Clapham, of Low Pasture Close, who has had internet with BT since 2004 but only has speeds of one megabit - compared with other areas of Dodworth and Barnsley which enjoy speeds of up to 80 megabits per second.
John, 44, told the meeting that many third world countries enjoy faster broadband than that received in parts of Dodworth, but that BT had no plans to upgrade their broadband unless residents fund it themselves.
Of the total £22,000, John said BT had agreed to contribute £14,650 and the council would pay £3,662 leaving the residents to find £10,988.
He said a statement provided by an estate agent said superfast broadband would 'promote saleability' and that the estate could 'potentially see higher price rises than other properties in the borough'.
The attendees agreed they would be willing to pay £50 per household and street representatives were appointed to ask others in their neighbourhoods.
Of the 350 houses affected, 69 households have pledged to contribute £50 and of those, 15 said they would contribute up to £100.
John said he was hoping to have all the money collected by December 1, allowing him to instruct BT to begin the upgrade, which involves installing a street cabinet with fibreoptic cables. Visit http://wrrhbroadband.co.uk/
