Rural Internet - Dropping Xplornet and going to Bell LTE was the best decision I made

 In rural Ontario, the options are for high speed Internet are limited.

After almost 6 years of unpredictably slow Internet, where we were paying for 10/1 Mbps, but rarely even getting 900Mbps (down), with a ping above 200ms, it was time to change ISP. 

All of the fixed wireless ISPs required a new mast on the roof for the radio/antenna/modem. With a new metal roof, I did not like the idea due to the higher wind speeds that we have been experiencing lately. Nevertheless, I contacted Storm https://www.storm.ca/, and it was $50 for the site survey and $200 for the installation. Being competent enough with simple tools, I was willing to complete the installation myself, but it had to be done through their technicians. This was too much risk for a service which probably wouldn't have been better than Xplornet.  

Seeing that mobile LTE plans are getting more competitive, using an older phone as a modem / WiFi hot spot, there would be no concerns regarding installation.

When I saw the Bell Mobility plan 75$/month for 20GB of data, it seem like a SD deal. After the cap of 20GB, the unlimited data rate is reduced to 512kpbs, but with a low latency, remains far better that I what I had with Xplornet. 512Kbps is sufficient for viewing videos at a lower resolution, video and VoIP calls and anything else I can think of.

However, all in all, if I am busy, I don't need to use the Internet. Before looking something up, thinking about it, trying to solve the problem, will be far more satisfying.