{"id":999,"date":"2019-02-06T13:10:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reaxiondev11.site\/dev\/?page_id=999"},"modified":"2019-02-06T13:10:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:10:45","slug":"fibre-optics-internet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamiota.com\/2025\/?page_id=999","title":{"rendered":"Midwest Hi Speed Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Welcome to the fastest internet connection you can get in the Hamiota area and some of the fastest available in Canada! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Fibre optics allows data to travel at the speed of light. This is the fastest data can travel (unless there is a major scientific breakthrough, which is not on the horizon). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Fibre Optic lines have been brought into the Hamiota Municipality. The Hamiota Municipality has an agreement with the area\u2019s Fibre Optics Co-op. The Co-op provides a trunk line of fibre optics to Hamiota. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Fast internet is available in the Hamiota urban area. Fast wireless internet is available for those in rural areas of the municipality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Over half of Hamiota is installed with Midwest Hi Speed Internet. If you haven\u2019t signed up yet, take a look at our plans for great rates and greater speeds!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Urban vs. Rural<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The municipality splices fibres off the trunk to go to buildings within town. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The municipality also wires fibres to a tower than transmits wirelessly (Wi-Fi) to additional towers in the area for rural Hamiota area buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Rural customers that are within line of sight to a tower can get a modem and Wi-Fi access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Speeds<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Midwest Hi Speed Internet only offers the tops speeds for all accounts. We do not throttle speeds or restrict data usage. \u00a0You get the highest speeds for a low price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Urban Hamiota works on a Fibre To The Home (FTTH) system. It has download speeds up to 1 gigabyte per second (GBps) and upload speeds up to 1 GBps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Rural Hamiota works on a Fast Wireless system. It has download speeds up to 100 megabytes per second (MBps) and upload speeds up to 100 MBps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Note: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actual speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Factors impacting speeds include customer equipment, your configuration, Internet traffic, and applicable network management. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Plans<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Our plans are very straight forward in their classification and you will fit into only one category, so no need to go through comparison charts to figure out which plan fits your needs. We give you unlimited data at the fastest speed. Because there is only one plan and no data caps, you will not find yourself with overage charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The majority of the price for each plan is debt repayment for the fibre optics lines, which is fixed and will not change for the first 20 years. However, there is a portion of the price of each plan is used to pay for tech support and capital improvements, the prices of each are market driven and can change.Therefore prices for our plans will not change dramatically over the next decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If at any time you would like to change providers, you are not locked into a long-term contract. We only require you to give us 30 days notice (as per the terms of the contract).<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b><i>Urban:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">FTTH Residential: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Download: up to 1 GBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Upload: up to 1 GBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Data: unlimited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">$75.00\/month<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Installation: starting at $200.00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Equipment: a router (included in the installation price)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Contract: month-to-month (30 day cancellation policy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">FTTH Business: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Download: 1 GBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Upload: 1 GBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Data: unlimited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">$100.00\/month<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Installation: starting at $200.00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Equipment: a router (included in the installation price)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Contract: month-to-month (30 day cancellation policy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b><i>Rural:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Fast Wireless Residential:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Download: up to 100 MBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Upload: up to 100 MBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Data Unlimited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">$75.00\/month<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Installation: starting at $200.00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Equipment: a receiver and router (included in the installation price)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Contract: month-to-month (30 day cancellation policy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Fast Wireless Business:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Download: up to 100 MBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Upload: up to 100 MBps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Data Unlimited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">$100.00\/month<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Installation: starting at $200.00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Equipment: a receiver and router (included in the installation price)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Contract: month-to-month (30 day cancellation policy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>How to Sign up for Midwest Hi Speed Internet<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Download, fill out and submit the Internet Service request form to the <a href=\"https:\/\/hamiota.com\/2025\/contact\/\">Hamiota Municipal office<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiota.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Subscriber-Agreements.pdf\">Subscriber Agreement<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Process:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:false,&quot;orderedStyleType&quot;:3}\">\n<li>Customer Inquires with Hamiota Municipality<\/li>\n<li>We will determine with Public Works or Yellowhead Broadband if the property requires a line be put in<\/li>\n<li>If\/when the property is ready for Fibre connection the customer will need to come to our office to complete the internet contract and pay the $200 connection fee<\/li>\n<li>Once the fee has been paid we will notify YHBB that they need to be connected in the next 3-7 business days and include the contract signed by the customer<\/li>\n<li>Once connected YHBB can provide our office with the completed contract outlining any equipment installed which would need to be returned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If you have not had a line trenched or a tower built and equipment installed, you will need to fill in an additional form. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If you are a renter, you will need your landlord to approve and sign the installation form before submission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Urban trenching to buildings can only be done when the ground is not frozen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Payments<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Payments are done through the Hamiota Municipal office. You will receive an invoice from the municipality each month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">There are several methods to pay your monthly fees:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You can sign up for automatic withdrawal from your bank account<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Pay your invoice each month at the office with Interac, cash or cheque<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Add Hamiota (Municipality) Utilities as a Payee in your online banking (you will need your account number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>pay by e-transfer by email finance@hamiota.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>FAQs<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If my property doesn\u2019t have a trenched in line yet, is there a cost to get it trenched now that the initial installation period has expired?<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If you do not have a line trenched to your building, you can get on the list for no charge. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The season for trenching happens between the ground thawing in spring and the ground freezing in fall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Before a line can be trenched, Public Works will do the necessary locates to come and flag any of their lines into your property. This process takes approximately 2 weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Will there be a data cap?<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Not for typical use, i.e. streaming, gaming, downloading, but the system will be monitored for illicit usage (illegal file sharing servers, etc.) and violators of the terms of the contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the fastest internet connection you can get in the Hamiota area and some of the fastest available in Canada! Fibre optics allows data to travel at the speed of light. This is the fastest data can travel (unless there is a major scientific breakthrough, which is not on the horizon). 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