How many weeks was I trying to get internet access at our lodge? I’m not sure, but I first wrote about it on this blog on May 21, so about a month. I started by searching the net for a possible provider. Came up with Xplornet. Found a dealer who led me down the garden [...]
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Success! Wireless connection up and working.
Posted in internet, tagged Alberta, internet, internet access, lodge, MCSNet, radio receiver, signal, Smoky Lake, St. Paul, Xplornet on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The quest for rural wireless internet service continues…
Posted in internet, tagged internet, line-of-sight, lodge, preferred supplier, River's Edge, rural, rural wireless, Smoky Lake, tower, wireless, wireless internet on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think we’re getting closer to having wireless internet installed at the lodge… but all will be revealed tomorrow.
The potential supplier I was talking to has turned out to be unreliable and unresponsive (how do some people survive in business???). But at least she gave me an idea… contact the county to see if they [...]
Internet Access in rural Alberta
Posted in internet, tagged cabin, cell tower, cottage, dial-up, heart disease, heart healthy, internet, internet solution, lodge, lodge lifestyle, satellite, web-based businesses, writing on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been searching for a reasonable internet solution for our country lodge.
In the past we had dial-up, but a couple of years ago we canceled our phone service since we both have cell phones and didn’t really use the land line enough to justify the expense. Besides, dial-up is soooo painful!
Why have internet at all, [...]
