Staying Connected in Acadia

Finally, decent internet, cell service and TV is coming to the Acadia area. Here at SeaCat’s Rest we have made do with satellite internet for several years while we have (not so) patiently waited for cable.  Several months ago I wrote our town manager for a copy of the agreement between Lamoine and our cable provider. The agreement stated that all homes must be served which had a density of more than 15 homes per mile of line. With the new home on our line down the shore I was hopeful we met this minimum. Long story short, we did and cable is now run to our pole. Someday soon, a technician will show up and run the fiber optic cable the last 200 feet to our home. Good cell phone coverage is still a ways off, although it is possible to connect outside. There is a proposed cell tower under discussion now in Lamoine and another one going up across the water on the island. Seacat’s Rest has a private local landline phone, we provide the number to our guests before they arrive.

Some of our guests want to leave the rest of the world behind. Now they have a choice. They can check their email and start their day watching CNN on the TV or turn them all off.  Many places for rent charge extra for internet or only offer dial up internet and TV with DVD players, so if connectivity is important, make sure you find out.  A quick look at some luxury accommodations on line turned up quite a few without broadband or cable/satellite TV.  For us, going from 24K dialup to 200K  satellite to 2-5 MB cable has been a long road.  Seeing our connection drop out when the rain comes down has not been fun.  Now that we are finally entering the 21st century we will share our big fat broadband with our guests! Bring your laptop!

12/3/09 UPDATE!! We are now connected and able to download at speeds approaching 20 mbps! Our upload speed is .5 mbps. We are thrilled!

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