I hate Dialup

One of our biggest problems with living in rural Nova Scotia is ....Dial up internet. The connection moves so slow that it makes going on the computer a frustrating chore versus a quick search, update or pleasant time. For the past two months the situation has got worse. The connection is often failing, connection speeds are now 26KBs at best instead of 30-32KBs. Alaint our provider does not seem to care and they now charge highspeed at the same price as dialup but highspeed is not available in our area. None of the competition is in our area either. The Nova Scotia government has mandated and awarded contracts so that all of rural Nova Scotia will be have highspeed access by the end of 2009 but I will believe it when I see it.