Cobourg Internet - Cobourg Computer and Internet Suppliers

Cobourg's Computer and Internet Suppliers

Listing of Suppliers of Hardware, Software and Services
Comparison of Internet Service providers
Listing of known Cobourg's Wireless Internet access hotspots

	Internet	Services	Hardware	Software
AirNet	Wireless Internet Service Provider	Wireless System Installation
Canadian Business Computers		Computer and Network Service
Cobourg Internet	Hosting	Web site Design (Portfolio)
Dray Design Studio	Hosting	Web Site Design
Eagle.ca	Internet Service Provider, Hosting	Web Site Design
Interpool	Hosting	Web Site Design, Consulting		Custom Software
MetMot	Hosting
Midtown Computers		Computer Service	Systems, peripherals
Minute Tech		Computer Service	Re-furbished Computers
OnSite Computer		Computer Service
United TV Stereo	Satellite/Wireless Internet Service Provider - Xplornet	Installation of Satellite Service	Satellite peripherals

Listing above is in alphabetical order. Out of date sites removed. For more detail on Cobourg Internet services click here. See also Graphics and Printing section of Cobourg and the Web for more web designers.

Internet Service Providers - Broadband/High Speed (Major ones in Cobourg Area only)

	Eagle	Bell (Comparable offering)	Cogeco	Xplornet	Bell, Telus, Rogers
Technology	DSL (phone line)	DSL (phone line)	Cable	Satellite/ Wireless	Cell Towers, 3G CDMA
Speed Down (max)	5Mbps	Up to 12Mbps	14Mbps	512 Kbps	2.4Mbps
Speed Up (max)	800Kbps	1000Kbps	1000Kbps	128 Kbps	153Kbps
Network availability *	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	OK	OK
Network problems	None known	SMTP (Email sending) intermittent; DNS caching (finding sites) intermittent.	Spam catcher had problems in 2009	Extreme weather causes outages	Coverage requires proximity to a tower.
Bandwidth incl. in price	20GB/Mth	50GB/Mth	60GB/Mth	Variable	Variable - depends on plan
Email Storage		10GB	100MB	2GB
Support availability	Business Hours	7 x 24	7 x 24	7 x 24	7 x 24
Support communication quality	Excellent (Cobourg)	Very Good - moving away from India	Excellent (Oakville)	Not known	Depends on Vendor
Support competence	Good	Good	Good	OK
Support - visits to home	Occasional	Good	Good	Good
Home networking	No restriction - requires router	No restriction, supported - router in modem	No restriction, not supported - requires router	No restriction - requires router	N/A
Spam Blocking	Barracuda - excellent - access available	MSN - excellent - low, standard or exclusive settings	Very Good - no adjustments	Poor - use gmail!	Depends on Vendor
Cost per month (after initial specials)	$47.99/month	$53.90/month	$55.95/month	Min. $49.99/month	Competitive for low monthly limits
Deduction for bundling	N/A	$5/month	$10/month	N/A	Depends on Vendor
Deduction for buying a modem (~$150)	$5/month	$0.00	N/A	N/A	Hardware cost high unless you take a contract.
Installation fee	$55 (if req'd) + $50 Modem deposit	$0.00	$30	Min. $300	N/A
Local presence	Excellent	None	Some (via TV)	Local dealer	Yes
Comment by Cobourg Internet	Local business.	Improved significantly over last year. Still intermittent network problems.	Best	Only if others not available	OK for very low traffic. May not work on 64bit Windows.

* No Internet service is as reliable as a standard phone. Internet service considered good would be 99.9% which is about 9 hours outage per year. Cogeco in Cobourg is more like 99.6%. By comparison, phones are currently at 99.999% or 5 minutes outage per year. Bell's DSL reliability at an estimated 99.9% is now better than Cogeco's.

It is NOT recommended to use Cogeco's (or anyone's) VOIP for your only phone.

Wireless service by Cellular is available from Bell, Telus (Eagle is the dealer) and Rogers offices in Cobourg. Choose depending on availability of coverage in your exact location. Bandwidth per month is only 0.5GB for cheapest plans.

Eagle connectivity is provided by Bell but server and support is by Eagle.

This comparison is applicable to the consumer level service. Data above is for services in Cobourg. All supply multiple email accounts.