The Yukon’s only communications provider Northwestel upgrades DSL Internet services September 1st.
Recent upgrades to the ADSL service include the following below.
Information Gathered September 01, 2010.
| ADSL Lite | $41.95 | 384 Kbps DL | 128 Kbps UL | 5 GB Data |
| ADSL Classic | $62.95 | 2.5 Mbps DL | 256 Kbps UL | 15 GB Data |
| ADSL Ultra | $83.95 | 5 Mbps DL | 512 Kbps UL | 30 GB Data |
Northwestel quietly updates there DSL service details on there website after mistakenly changing the overage fees from $10 dollars per Gigabyte to $100 dollars per Gigabyte.
Northwestel claims the error was due to a decimal error on there behalf and no changes have been made the overage fees.
Currently the fees stay the same at $10 dollars per Gigabyte and 1 cent per Megabyte.
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Northwestel has made some changes to there Internet usage measurements, the change now measures Internet usage in Gigiabytes instead of Megabytes. Potentially this can mean that the value of Megabytes is now meaningless since Northwestel is now providing “massive” amounts of data usage to there customers. Ideally we wish this was true, but Northwestel has never made any changes to there Internet usage caps since the early 2000’s when Northwestel stopped providing unlimited usage.
Northwestel has posted a note on there website this month (May 2010) that rates will be raised to there Personal High Speed Internet services as of June 1, 2010.
DSL Internet Changes:
| Service | Current Price | New Price |
| DSL Lite | $39.95 | $41.95 |
| DSL Classic | $59.95 | $62.95 |
| DSL Ultra | $79.95 | $83.95 |
Cable Internet Changes:
High Speed Lite
| Region | Current Price | New Price |
| Yellowknife | $39.95 | $41.95 |
| Norman Wells | $39.95 | $41.95 |
| Whitehorse | $39.95 | $41.95 |
| Fort Nelson | $39.95 | $41.95 |
| High Level | $39.95 | $39.95 |
Government organization Broadband Canada announces first projects for bringing new high speed broadband access to rural areas around Canada.
52 projects, in nine provinces and territories across Canada, will bring broadband Internet access to an estimated 169 000 households.
Northwestel has added a note on there website this month (May 2010) for there Personal Internet Services.
Please note that as of June 1, 2010, some of Northwestel’s Internet prices will be changing.
~Northwestel
What exactly will change with there rates is not currently known to me, but we can all pray for lower rates.
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) will never be in the Yukon.
Northwestel will never allow you to substitute one service with another. Using your Internet service to replace your phone will never happen.
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