CBC states they have the option of Xplornet & 4G mobile internet stick
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SaskTel changing rural high-speed internet service
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/s ··· tel.htmlPostMedia states people have the choice of satellite and 4G mobile internet stick
For example, SaskTel has calculated about 7,000 of the affected customers could move onto a high-speed satellite service option while "99.99-per-cent" of the remaining 1,000 could be covered by a "mobile stick" system that utilizes the new 4G (fourth-generation) Internet technology that recently became available.See:
SaskTel plays down rural Internet changes that impact some users
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www.leaderpost.com/news/ ··· ory.htmlPostMedia goes on to state 4G stick is unacceptable:
The other option being offered is an Internet "stick" which, as columnist Murray Mandryk noted Wednesday, only works with devices with USB ports, which excludes smart phones and iPads.See:
SaskTel plan hurts customers
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www.thestarphoenix.com/o ··· ory.htmlPlus they also have Rogers and Telus there.
See:
Rogers unveils LTE network for Regina, Saskatoon Rogers touts LTE network
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www.thestarphoenix.com/t ··· ory.htmlThat's more options than many in Ontario & Quebec and yet the gov never stepped in. Unless it was to give money to Bell, Rogers or Telus to bring you a mobile internet stick and rob you blind.
Per SaskTel:
"So there are two options; it just depends on whether you're in the coverage zone - or not - of our 4G or satellite because the high-speed throughput, for the moment, has a few whites spaces."Seems to me everything is already covered. People just don't want the "usage plans", "Data limits", "Contracts", and "Fines" that come with 4g and/or satellite, and the gov appears to be agreeing with them.
So they already have coverage, there is no need to give a speech about internet being a "Necessity". They have more than what a lot of other rural people have.
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.