 kewlkeedGrouchPremium
join:2005-02-05
Knowlton, QC
kudos:1 | reply to Munky1337
Re: Wholesale rural? BPL never really got off the ground. Won't be seeing any sign of it around Canada. (As far as I know there were zero deployments of it in Canada) |
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| On the contrary. I do believe bell offers it now and in a extreme large number of areas.
»www.bell.ca/shopping/internet.po···t_Access
Then click on "Check out the cities where Bell Internet Portable and Rural services are available" |
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 LazManPremium
join:2003-03-26
canada | said by munky1337 :On the contrary. I do believe bell offers it now and in a extreme large number of areas. » www.bell.ca/shopping/internet.po···t_AccessThen click on "Check out the cities where Bell Internet Portable and Rural services are available" I believe this is 3G/Cellular/WiMax based, rather then BPL...
BPL has issues with transformers, noise, and RF interference - it was pretty much a niche product, and a non-starter for most commercial deployments. |
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said by kewlkeed:BPL never really got off the ground. Won't be seeing any sign of it around Canada. (As far as I know there were zero deployments of it in Canada) They had it in Sault Ste. Marie for a few years but it died out.
It was supposed to be as fast as 5MB but I never saw it over 3MB. It was cheaper and faster to go with cable or dsl. |
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