Review by DS256 member for 9.5 years, 1099 visits, last login: 6 days ago updated 336 days ago
Beaumaris,ON
$30 per month
"Cheaper than Bell ; no contract or credit card required"
"Connection influenced by weather (I think) ; usage not available yet"
"For what I need it for ; working 1 day a week from the cottage ; works great"
Pre Sales Information: Install process: Connection reliability: Value for money:
*UPDATE* Selected Rogers Portable Hub which seems to work well. My son complains of performance issues but I have none. Note that they will tell you VPN is not supported but it is on the Hub that has phone service.
*UPDATE* Bell and Rogers are shutting down their Portable Internet. I am looking for a seasonal ISP service that Rogers provided but can't get any response that they will continue to offer a seasonal plan.
I have a cottage outside of Windemere in the Muskoka region of Ontario, about 3 hours north of Toronto. I wanted an inexpensive internet solution I could use from May to October and suspend/cancel during the winter months. I had all sorts of trouble getting information from Bell (of which I have satellite at the cottage) so ended up going with Rogers after looking through Forum discussions.
I believe the tower I run off of is visible from the the front of my cottage. I have the modem in the rear of the 2nd floor. Get 1-2 lights there and it works well. If I take it to the front of the cottage I get 3-4 lights.
Just like at home, beware if you connect directly to the modem and make sure you have good firewall software installed. I actually picked up a TrendNet Wi-Fi router for $30 from Tiger Direct. This means my portable internet now is Wi-Fi wireless
I've been using it for about 3 weekends now with no problems except I can see my usage on-line. I have a 10GB cap and would like to see my consumption rate. Called Rogers and they flagged my account that no overage charges will apply this month.
Beaumaris,ON
$30 per month
"Cheaper than Bell ; no contract or credit card required"
"Connection influenced by weather (I think) ; usage not available yet"
"For what I need it for ; working 1 day a week from the cottage ; works great"
