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 |
So my mother received an interesting phone call today from a telemarketer in the Philippines.
The telemarketer asked if we were happy with our long distance provider and if we would like to which. We knew right away that something was wrong, because the call was coming from the Philippines and it happens to be fact that we only have one long distance provider in the Yukon.
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.
Related Articles [Northwestel Increases DSL Overage Fees]
Northwestel DSL Internet users to pay insanely larger overage fees beginning July 1, 2010.
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.
I’ve submitted an updated definition for my word Mapple to urbandictionary.com.
This is my word for Intel based Macs.
See Definition [Mapple]
Every real computer technician has a “magic” CD/DVD with all their tools installed on it: Virus removal, Data management, Data recovery, etc.
The downside to this that the technician must do their own programming and support for this “magic” disk.
I’ve been working hard developing my new “magic” disk for the last few weeks and it is almost ready, but before I can make my computer repair service official I will have to do real world testing. So for the first few months (maybe till the end of the year) my services will be free. FREE!
See Also: [Coola Systems PE (Preinstalled Environment)]
I am work on integrating a verity of software titles with the Windows installation disk.
Customized Windows Installations allow for unattended (Automated) Windows installs so you don’t have to sit and fill in the CD key and user names during the install process.
Customized Windows Installations allow a number of software titles and custom settings to be included as a part of the installation, so you don’t have to reinstall your favorite programs over again.
Windows Updates, Service Packs, Java Updates, Hardware Drivers, etc can be included.
Branding allows businesses to include there logo and contact information into the system properties.
Projects: Hauppauge WinTV Remote
(Extended Remote Project)
No real news from a developers stand point, but I’ve got some pictures.
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One weekend, I submitted my definition of Coola to urbandictionary.com and it was approved.
See definition [Coola]
The page formating didn’t go as I though it would, but hey it was just something I did quickly on the weekend.
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 |
