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Counter point: Georgetown ON has great internet, Halton Hills, not so much. And it’s a 10 minute drive from Mississauga... So it’s easy on a rural road even ne

Counter point: Georgetown ON has great internet, Halton Hills, not so much. And it’s a 10 minute drive from Mississauga... So it’s easy on a rural road even near a big city to have very, very few options if the cable company didn’t bother to run a wire down your particular street. Not sure if it has changed since, but here’s another example: https://www.theifp.ca/news-story/8404569-xplornet-north-halton-one-of-the-hardest-areas-in-canada-to-bring-high-speed-internet/ https://www.theifp.ca/news-story/8404569-xplornet-north-halt... I imagine we’ll hear fewer stories like this within 5 years now, but it’s been a long time coming — even if you have LTE service, it’s not cheap enough for data-hungry TVs and PCs.

def8cefe 6y ago
There are less options than the city in Halton Hills for sure but they still have access to LTE, DSL and sometimes cable. My point isn't that these areas are fine and don't need better service, my point is they should not be compared to truly remote areas without even basic cell service (there are a lot of these if you drive north about 6 hours). Getting annoying that people are trying to rebut a claim I didn't make when all I'm doing is bitching about the CBC in keeping with Canadian tradition.