The Internet is becoming busier and busier every day. More traffic is jamming the lines trying to search and discover what is new on the Internet. The further away the site is from Prince George, the longer it will take to download the page, and the more traffic from other surfers you will have to battle.

If you find that you are connecting really slow, or cannot access a site, below is a link to four sites that will help you determine where the problem is occurring.

1. If your connection is slow at this site or any other local sites, the problem is in Prince George. If you can access this site without a problem, your local service is working.

http://pgweb.com

2. We are on the Westel backbone, so if you have managed to get to our site, the BC Tel phone lines are working. Now try Westel. If you can get to their site, then the Borealis Internet connection is working.

http://www.westel.com

3. In order to get to this site, you have to go through Vancouver. If you are able to connect to this site, the Internet is functioning properly.

http://pgonline.com

4. Silicon Graphics is located in San Francisco, one of the major computer activity centres. If your connection to this site is slow, there is a lot of traffic to this area and beyond.

http://www.sgi.com

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