[kwlug-disc] Internet in cottage country

Paul Nijjar paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca
Sat Jul 11 22:22:20 EDT 2020


Yes, Lake Huron is big. This is near Goderich, and unfortunately
wightman.ca does not appear to offer service there.

Next question: in rural areas, does the oligopoly (Bell, Rogers,
Telus) share transmission towers, or do they each build their own?

- Paul

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 06:33:45PM -0400, Ron Singh wrote:
> A tele call tho these people would be in order --
> https://wightman.ca/contact
> 
> I have used them in the past for short-term 1-2 week dsl and dial-up(!). I
> no longer use them as I have a permanent dsl thing in the cottage by Sauble.
> Good people, but there might be others. Lake Huron is big, service
> providers vary all up and down the Bruce.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ron S.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
> 
> > This is moderately off-topic, but I hope you will forgive me.
> >
> > For those nerds who have cottages: what is the best way to get
> > short-term (1-2 week) Internet in rural Ontario? There is some
> > cellular network coverage but it is spotty.
> >
> > If you know of good companies to suggest for this kind of thing,
> > please recommend them. The cottage in question would be near Lake
> > Huron.
> >
> > - Paul
> >
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