Lasqueti Wireless - High-speed Internet Access

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Lasqueti Wireless!

There are two ways to access internet on Lasqueti through LIAS:

1. Hotspot access

Hotspot access is a public service offered by LIAS in certain areas of Lasqueti near the Free Store and Provisions. This is a limited service, intended as a convenience for Lasqueti residents and visitors, so that you can get online for short tasks, like checking e-mail or looking up a local business.  Use is limited to ONE hour per day between 7am and 7pm.
 

2. Personal Home Use:  

To set up high speed internet at home, you will need a radio installed by a Tech to receive the wireless signal from our network. Basic installation includes all you need to get up and running including radio, connectors, radio installation labour, communications wire, etc. Cost for basic installation is app. $300.  This fee does not include extra costs associated with cleaning vegetation, climbing trees, or other preparations that may be required to get a good signal to your specific location.

In a nutshell the process is:

- A service technician (Larry likely) will come to your place to do an assessment of whether or not there is a good straight signal possible, height, location, download speed tests etc. This may or may not include a bit of drone work.
- If it’s a go - then LIAS will do a basic equipment install and set-up. If extensive work is necessary - tree climbing etc. then there will likely be extra charges for technician time. The fee for basic install is $150 plus additional contractors time if needed.
- You choose a plan that best fit your needs. We suggest that if you are here on a very part-time basis the annual light 300 Gbs could serve you. If you live here full-time, have children, guests, work from home, and have many devices, the high plan is best ($1325 for 2400 Gbs) . The standard plan is now 1200 Gbs. Plans begin on March 1st and end on Feb. 28th and we only offer annual (no seasonal) plans.

For the internet service fees, see rates below. If you are interested or want to learn if you can receive an internet signal, please contact us.

Please Read This Fine Print!

Because we are a lean team of volunteers supported by some part-time staff hours, we have created annual data plans to create ease (i.e. one invoice / payment per year) and avoid extra billing/ payment transactions. If you are unable to pay for the annual plans in one lump sum payment, we can arrange to bill you on a half year cycle (but this is not preferred). Email: accounts [at] lias [dot] ca (subject: Internet%20Service%20on%20Lasqueti) to ask about this.

Usage rates for current annual plan members are monitored monthly, and based on your usage, we will recommend which plan you need. Due to technical limitations with our monitoring system, members are unable to check their actual usage themselves, so please send us an info request if you are worried about exceeding the limits of your plan to accounts [at] lias [dot] ca

When data plans run out the accounts transition as follows:

• Connection shifts to reduced speed which still allows for basic internet browsing but not streaming etc.This allows members to access the network to arrange a service renewal.
• If a member has an unexpected peak usage and needs more data to complete the year, it can be purchased one time only at a rate of $100 per 100 GB
• Otherwise, a new annual plan can be started that better suites new usage patterns.

Renew Internet

• Annual members: You will receive an invoice via Paypal 30 days prior to the account due. You may pay this invoice by credit card via Paypal, e-transfer or cheque.
• Because of paypal fees our preference is to receive payments via e-transfer to accounts [at] lias [dot] ca or by cheque.  We send out invoices at the beginning of the month, plus at least one reminder.
• If you do not pay your invoice by the due date, your account will be slowed and you will charged an additional $35 re-connection fee to cover the associated admin costs.

Getting Help

- Having trouble with the sign-up or login procedure?
- Need assistance evaluating your location?
- Want to buy a radio antenae or hire an installer?     

For help with any Lasqueti Wireless issues ...

• Refer to our Troubleshooting Guide
• contact us

Data Usage: Tips

Remember: you control your own usage. Smart phones and tablets use a huge amount of data, constantly: if you leave them on, they are talking to the world even when you are not using them.  Uncontrolled Data use is not only a problem for your wallet but, as many of us have to share portals with others we degrade their connectivity with unnecessary use. 

• Put your devices on airplane mode  or turned off completely, or they will use up your data.
• When using programs such as YouTube or Facebook, make sure you've closed them properly or they will continue to run in the background. 
• Remind your guests that they can use up your data at a very high rate and it will affect your costs!
• Consider having an on/ off switch and only turn the radio on when wifi is needed.
• If you do a lot of downloading, try to do it in off peak times, such as before  6pm or after 11 pm. This will enable  your neighbors to use their share of the bandwidth without  problems and stoppages.

How to Reduce Your Bandwidth Consumption on Netflix:

To set your Netflix data usage, log in to your Netflix account, click your account name at the top-right portion of the browser window, and select Your Account. On the Account page, scroll down until you see Playback Settings listed in the “My Profile” section. Click it to view data usage and episode playback settings. There are four quality settings that will affect both picture quality and data usage. In order to be bandwidth-conscious, sticking with the “Low setting" will ensure that you can still enjoy Netflix content with minimal impact on data usage.

Questions? Contact: info [at] lias [dot] ca

If you have questions see the LIAS Forum "How does our broadband work" - a fascinating read! http://lasqueti.ca/node/2014