LaurentianWeb Online Survey

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PC Mac Other

Win3.1 W95 WinNT OS2 DOS Other

2. What speed modem do you have?

14.4 28.8 33.6 56K

3. How many telephone lines do you have?

One Two More than two

If you have two telephone lines or more disregard questions 4 and 5 and go to question 6.

4. If you have only one line, would you like a second line dedicated to your computer?

Yes No

5. If you answered Yes above, have you had a problem with Bell in getting an additional line?

Yes No

6. When you connect to your internet service provider (ISP) do you generally:

Connect at the speed of my modem
Connect below the speed of my modem

7. What best describes your internet "connection" history:

When I dial I usually get a connection
I find it difficult to get a connection sometimes
I am often disappointed in the evening in getting a connection

8. What best describes your preferred connection time:

0600-1200 hrs.
1200-1800 hrs.
1800-2400 hrs.
0000-0600 hrs.

9. How many times a day do you connect for e-mail:

Please enter a number:

10. What best describes your use of the internet:

I am a recreational user
I actually use the internet for business purposes

11. Check the applications you use:

email web browse ftp telnet irc

other

12. If a dedicated full time modem connection between your computer and a local server were available for "real time" e-mail for your business so that you didn't have to dial up everytime, would you be interested?

Yes No

13. Given that your present dial-up connection costs around $25/month and given that if the ISP were to dedicate a modem to you (the cost of his telephone line alone is $45/month), what would you be willing to pay for a dedicated connection?

Please enter a figure

14. Would a fixed i.p. address be of interest to you?

Yes No

15. Do you see your organization setting up a commerce/transaction website?

Yes No

16. If you are in the information business or operate an information based business or are contemplating setting up an information based/technical business, would you consider buying your own 64K channel on a T1 link.

Yes No

17. What would you estimate you could reasonably pay for such a channel?

Please enter an amount

18. Given the Laurentians is a great place to live and work, do you think employment would be created with the installation of a faster infrastructure for the internet?

Agree Strongly
Agree
Perhaps
Don't Know

19. As a business person are you able to get information easily about the internet and different connection options and what they might mean for your business?

Easily
I find it difficult
I don't know who to talk with

20. If someone came to you and wanted to set up webpages for you on a server would you know how to verify what server is being used to deliver your webpages and what the average bandwidth speed is?

yes
no idea how to do this

21. Do you understand the difference between running a website off a multiuse pentium based pc versus a dedicated high speed webpage server operating out of a webfarm connected to a primary "pipe"?

Yes
No

22. Have you used any form of internet banking for your business yet?

Yes
No