Comments on: 15 Ontario townships to get broadband

By: free

free — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:09:57 +0000

i smell something fishy going on … is someone lining their pockets?

if you’re gonna do it then do it right, provide wired DSL at full speeds or even fiber and NOT this iffy Wifi and satellite stuff of more than 300 meters. Wifi & satellite is great for less than 300 meters and fair weather but not for sustained connections

By: Kawartha Resident

Kawartha Resident — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:53:45 +0000

What does he mean “ultimately upgrade to a satellite-based service” Satellite SUCKS! Plus its been here for ages already anyway – how’d you upgrade to something that already is available? The only thing that they should do with the money is upgrade the telephone system so that DSL can reach throughout the area and not just the lucky few new the central office or repeaters. If they are thinking of wasting money by chucking it at satellite highspeed providers like Explornet etc, then there’s no hope for us. Wireless coverage is pretty good now anyway, Omewireless/Nexicom etc, but a wired connection is the way to go for the fastest reliable. It’s good news though, just hope the people holding the purse strings do it right first time!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:46:15 +0000

if the entire government switch from Microsoft it would cost a fortune.
everyone will be gone on some training for 6 months and every custom application they use will need to be retooled to work.
sorry to all the linux guys out there, but a linux switch is just not practical at this point for the government, we have looked into it and the cost of switching is more than staying. Also we get a Government Discount on all the software from MS.

Linux isn’t a bad OS in-fact I use at home as dual boot option with my Windows XP.

By: CHRoNoSS

CHRoNoSS — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:09 +0000

if wwe got rid a Microsoft on all govt machines we could pay to have everyone to have 10 megabit internet let alone 5

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:29:42 +0000

Motherfuckers… Counties of Simcoe is like half an hour from where I live and I’m not on that list… bastards

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:31 +0000

And who will be throttling them?