The expansion of Wi-Fi in BC Ferries terminals has come with its removal from all sailings because of continued reliability and quality complaints from customers and an inability to upgrade its current delivery method from land to sea, according to the corporation.

The three routes that hosted wifi service 香蕉视频直播� Tswaassen-Swartz Bay, Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay, and Horseshoe Bay-Langdale 香蕉视频直播� were shut down July 5. 香蕉视频直播淓xtensive research and analysis of various technology solutions have shown it is not possible to improve the Wi-Fi service on our ferries to the level expected by users,香蕉视频直播� BC Ferries said on its website.

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BC Ferries installed land-based radio devices with relatively limited connection to their sea-bound ferries in 2010. Since then, the number of customers in need of an internet connection 香蕉视频直播� and complaints relating to its reliability 香蕉视频直播� has increased annually, BC Ferries said.

Stricter radio-frequency regulations, it said, necessitate expensive upgrades to the ship-to-shore network system that would ultimately be passed to customers. A cellular connection is also out of the question because 香蕉视频直播渙ur high northern latitudes are limited and would still not provide an adequate service for the number of users.香蕉视频直播�

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Despite the loss on ferries, the company will be adding new Wi-Fi connections at 14 terminals following a $1.5-million grant from the Ministry of Citizens香蕉视频直播� Services, increasing the total number of terminals with the service to 21.

BC Ferries also reminded ferry-goers that the service will never ask for credit card or personal information to use its Wi-Fi networks. 香蕉视频直播淎ny unlocked Wi-Fi network that purports to be 香蕉视频直播榖cferries香蕉视频直播� and asks for (credit card or personal information) should be considered malicious,香蕉视频直播� the company noted.

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