3G Network: Solution to Rural High Speed internet Service; OR NOT???

[gregpet]

newguy, is it just on a single computer or are you running a network?

[oneoff]

The same Terms of Serice (TOS I guess) applies to Mobile Internet, Smartphones and Blackberry service (see section 2.2 in a previus post regarding the Sasktel agreement) every user must acknowledge before signing up.
What this boils down to is that under a dial up agreement an ISP such as Sasktel doesn't have to worry about you streaming movies or setting up your phone system. There just isn't enough bandwidth to even think about those possibilities.
It's a different story when you can upload or download 3 or 7 or 21 or 42MB/sec; and at rates of 0.05 per MB all the way to tens of dollars per MB; then every last one of us had better pay a lot of attention to the costs; and what the limitations are (and even what unlimited really is interpreted to mean)

[ALLFARMER]

using Bell stick and service is getting better. We can now stream video most of the time...which when combined with me home this winter resulted in a 150 bill last month...if you go over the $75/month plan they double it...needless to say I am looking into the service our rural gas coop is offering?

[TOM4CWB]

Allfarmer,

you musn't have teenagers!!!! using 20x that...

[oneoff]

Are the Alberta terms of service similar to Sasktel's? Are there any "unlimited data" plans and what does unlimited really mean?

[SASKFARMER3]

The farm computer is hooked to 3g tethering from sasktel. I take my note book every where. The new I pad is on the same 3g plan but shut off once hit the USA. BTO that's south of us.
In USA I use wireless in hotels and airports.
But the tethering works fine its not like high speed but works fine. I love it at the lake.

[charliep]

sk3/others.

Has anyone looked at the new Samsung galaxy tablet. Seems to be a size
compromise between an ipad and an ipod touch. similar cost to the standard
ipad with 16 G storage (same storage capacity but can use sim/sd cards from
a camera. Should note the $550 provides 3G ability. Bell is $20/month for
the lower end of usage.

[oneoff]

Very curious to know why it wouldn't be just as fast on a home network. I checked with a neighbour today and his 3g with the Internet Stick plugged into a Cradlepoint router had very impressive upload over 3Mb/sec and downloads on either side of those upload rates. I think the modems poor internal aerial had a lot to do with speeds; but nothing wrong with those speeds..

[SASKFARMER3]

charlie I did look at the samsung but wife bought me the Ipad. I was not going to complain.
Personally I would have waited for Blackberry version coming in April.