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.
This purpose of this weblog is to track news and events related to high-speed (broadband) Internet access in the
rural areas of Ottawa and, to a lesser extent, in nearby townships.
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According to a reader, the
ElectronicBox, which has been around since 1997 (in Quebec), now offers high-speed DSL service in the Ottawa area. They also offer telephone services. Their prices and speeds are somewhat lower than competitors, but they offer up and down data limits that are as good or better than their competitors.
Of course, most rural Ottawa customers can't get DSL. If they could, this blog would likely never have been created. But I'm posting it here since I know that some readers are in areas serviced by DSL.
3 Comments:
I received a call from Bell over the weekend. They tell me that the Bell Fibe internet is now available in my area - just east of Kemptville. This is good news as the only option I currently have is xplornet. Fibe 16 is the highest level currently available. No Fibe tv yet. I have the Bell installer coming tonight.
Great news for all Ottawans... Where can I get to know about the details of the offers provided by ElectronicBox?
@Dazzle: I imagine if you click the ElectronicBox link in the original posting, you should be able to find contact info. ;-)
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