tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post6695033637853973133..comments2024-03-23T18:13:37.036-03:00Comments on Canadian-Traveler: We Have A Lousy Internet ConnectionPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197108331214049357noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-74843426110137685722013-05-17T21:21:35.741-03:002013-05-17T21:21:35.741-03:00I definitely feel your pain - I hate slow Internet...I definitely feel your pain - I hate slow Internet connections! The simplest task takes forever, and finally you give up, only to go back later and go through the same thing. I've done that in some campgrounds, but don't stay long. It's a different story when it's your home area, you can't start the engine and drive away from it to a better connection area. Bummer!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516591720277269204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-6369068348641869932013-05-17T14:44:28.003-03:002013-05-17T14:44:28.003-03:00Not fun when your home base has a lousy internet c...Not fun when your home base has a lousy internet connection.<br />Hope you can find an alternative source. Maybe like Rick said, satellite?our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-33934367167708407132013-05-17T11:38:53.909-03:002013-05-17T11:38:53.909-03:00We don't have real good connection at our summ...We don't have real good connection at our summer homebase either. Oh, we have a great signal but with all the people using it, there just isn't enough bandwidth to give us the speed we would like. I do my blogs offline using Live Writer. That saved an awful lot of frustration. My pictures are resized to 640X480. A lot of the frustration goes out the window by doing it offline with smaller pictures. Our service is AT&T here. No other carrier offers service in this area. Thus, we have both an AT&T and a Verizon card. Ugh!Wanderin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/18099094689836499939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-84865119715245561792013-05-17T09:50:37.983-03:002013-05-17T09:50:37.983-03:00Peter, I complained about this to Aliant. They sai...Peter, I complained about this to Aliant. They said they had no plans to upgrade the Internet service on the island. I complained more, and they finally opened up what they call a "Second Look" document for me. (I think a few others here have done the same.) The idea with the "Second Look" is that they would, well, take a second look at their decision to not upgrade. I haven't heard back on that. But yes, the Internet access is pitiful here. Good in the morning, but it deteriorates in the afternoon as kids get home from school, etc. In the afternoons, sometimes I can't even watch a low-quality, short duration Youtube clip. I will add that I do a lot of my business on the Internet, and this is quickly becoming not practical.Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-14148622520843799862013-05-16T22:20:56.571-03:002013-05-16T22:20:56.571-03:00You sure have my sympathy... we changed from sate...You sure have my sympathy... we changed from satellite service (after 8 years) to Millinicom... unfortunately, they use Verizon, which doesn't have towers in some parts of the USA. There just HAS to be something better on the horizon....The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-91986580312775421522013-05-16T15:39:15.809-03:002013-05-16T15:39:15.809-03:00Sounds like a new Internet provider might be in or...Sounds like a new Internet provider might be in order. How about a satellite setup?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523089898331291694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-84064414346501777062013-05-16T12:14:31.738-03:002013-05-16T12:14:31.738-03:00That's how I feel about Verizon here in AJ. We...That's how I feel about Verizon here in AJ. We have told them time and time again how lousy the service is out here and they just say - well it must be how the mountains are positioned. Huh?? Very frustrating. Maybe that wireless from Eastport would work better for you. Good luck.Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-11336094192675086242013-05-16T08:03:30.405-03:002013-05-16T08:03:30.405-03:00What about wireless from Eastport? I just dumped B...What about wireless from Eastport? I just dumped Bell Aliant and get my internet now from the village across the harbour (2 kilometers)... 40 Mbit/sec. <br /><br />Hardware cost: less than $300<br /><br />I am sharing the connection with my neighbour... half the price as before, 20 times the speed.Ralfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871936434752044043noreply@blogger.com