Welcome to the self-proclaimed Rural Ottawa High-Speed Internet Blog. High-speed Internet access is virtually ubiquitous in the urban and suburban areas of Ottawa, but when I started this blog in 2005, only about 60% of the rural areas of Ottawa have coverage. However, even for rural citizens, high-speed Internet access is becoming as necessary as telephone service. Happily, high-speed coverage for rural Ottawa has increased significantly, and not only is coverage reportedly above 90%, many rural residents and businesses now have more than one choice of high-speed ISP.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

PC World Canada article on USB Internet Sticks

PCWorld.ca recently posted an article entitled 'Take the Internet with you: Canadian carriers offer USB Internet sticks' on their website.

The article basically describes the mobile Internet services available to laptop users (as opposed to smartphone users). Some readers may have heard or seen ads for Rogers Internet Stick; the article covers such services from Rogers, Fido, Bell, and Telus.

These services are different from the portable Internet services offered by Rogers and Bell on their co-developed Inukshuk network. For one, the data plans are more expensive, and two, the download and upload speeds are lower. Rogers and Fido use a GSM network, while Bell and Telus use an EVDO network. However, they are another option for high-speed Internet access for rural users, especially if you want to take your Internet access with you on the road.

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