My parents are kinda stuck in between those worlds. They live on the west end of Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron. The island is less than 30 km from the US/Canada border, but is relatively in the middle of nowhere, being classified as "Northern" Ontario. The only broadband is through cable on the east end of the island, and as far as I know it's only available in one town of perhaps 2000 residents. Of course, the service has a bit cap of 10 GB/month, which isn't much use for downloading anything, even Linux ISOs.
Where my parents live, there are less than 150 people in the entire township. The only internet access is through dialup, with the access numbers being in a town that's a 30 km drive away (and the phone lines follow the road most of the time). Will they ever get broadband? Not very likely. There aren't enough people in the area for anyone to bother supplying it. Maybe if the local native reservation gets it, the township can connect through them. I'm not holding my breath.
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My parents are kinda stuck in between those worlds. They live on the west end of Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron. The island is less than 30 km from the US/Canada border, but is relatively in the middle of nowhere, being classified as "Northern" Ontario. The only broadband is through cable on the east end of the island, and as far as I know it's only available in one town of perhaps 2000 residents. Of course, the service has a bit cap of 10 GB/month, which isn't much use for downloading anything, even Linux ISOs.
Where my parents live, there are less than 150 people in the entire township. The only internet access is through dialup, with the access numbers being in a town that's a 30 km drive away (and the phone lines follow the road most of the time). Will they ever get broadband? Not very likely. There aren't enough people in the area for anyone to bother supplying it. Maybe if the local native reservation gets it, the township can connect through them. I'm not holding my breath.