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 |
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.
Northwestel wants us all on cheap Cable Internet Services. Recent upgrades in September 2009 to the cable service infrastructure for digital cable. Northwestel has made big claims of better service and value to your Cable Internet services leaving ADSL subscribers fighting mad.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Northwestel does not properly explain to their customers the value of their Internet service.
Many residents of the Yukon have subscribed to Northwestel’s High Speed Internet services without knowing the true value of there service resulting in large overage fees, some amounting from $250 and over $1000 dollars Canadian (CAD).
Canadian Internet Service Provider (ISP) Northwestel provides some of the most expensive Internet services in Canada. In fact there service value is still comparable to the old Dialup 56K connection.
Here I demonstrate the value of a generic Dialup 56K service with Northwestel’s ADSL High Speed service.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Northwestel makes digital distribution too expensive for consumers to purchase digital content i.e. Video Games, Movies, Music and Software.
