We just went under Emergency Maintenance to fix slow speeds users have been experiencing since this Covid-19 Pandemic started.

This fix should help increase speeds during peak hours.

We will keep working to optimized and increase network speeds.

Thank you all for your ongoing support and sorry for any inconvenience this downtime may have caused.
Hope you all are staying safe and having a wonderful day.

Hello Everyone!

Minor internet Outages:

If you are experiencing any minor downtime with your internet, it could be from Access points overheating this summer. They should only be down for 30 Minutes max.
If you are experiencing any downtime longer than 30 minutes please contact us as soon as possible.

New Internet Access Points Update:

Currently the PUD is replacing all of our older systems with a new one that will help with the overwhelming amount of users we are getting now from this Covid issue we are facing. If you would like to see where these new Internet Access points are located, and which ones are scheduled for replacement you can always check our Service area page on our website at https://www.willconnect.net/service-area.html

We hope you are all safe and doing well through these hard times.

Thank you.

I wanted to take a moment to explain some of the issues we are having on our internet network.
If you are noticing any fluctuations in your internet that is due to the influx of usage on our network from this Covid issue. The heaviest impact being Pateros.
The PUD has been upgrading our system to allow for more users, though this Covid issue has also slowed down the progress of that.
We understand your need for internet especially in these hard times, we are doing our best to resolve these fluctuations.
Our goals have not changed, we still work to provide the best possible wireless internet for people in rural areas at competitive prices.
If you have any questions or concerns you can always contact us via, Phone, Text, E-mail, or a message here on Facebook.
Hope you are all safe and healthy, thank you all for your understanding and support.

**UPDATE**
We will be taking color 140 down starting at 3:30 today April 1st, for less than 10 minutes to complete further scans in other frequencies to see if there is a more appropriate spectrum we should be operating in.



To help optimize the wireless network in Omak Network Analysts will be taking the internet offline for about 90 seconds at 2:30pm today April 1st.

Sorry for any inconvenience, this is very short notice. If you have any questions please email us at support@willconnect.net, or send us a message on facebook.

Thank you

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County will be performing service affecting maintenance on the backhaul link to McClure Mt tomorrow morning between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM. This maintenance should take less than 5 minutes to complete and will affect all traffic that traverses the PUD’s BH radio link to McClure. A crew will be on stand by to assist if the need arises.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us.

Due to various power outages affecting the Pateros/Brewster area Harmony Heights Internet access point is offline. Our apologies for any downtime you've experienced. We will update this post once we know more.

UPDATE** 
Harmony Heights has been placed on generator.

The AP site south of Loomis off of Sinlahekin Rd has gone down. This appears to be a fiber issue. A tech is on their way to assess the situation.

**UPDATE** THE FIBER LINE WAS TORN BY A DUMP TRUCK, EXPECTED REPAIR DATE 12/17/2019.

Technicians are performing quick maintenance on the fiber leading to the APs at Alta Lake. Expected down time is about 30 minutes.

If you have any questions or concerns you can always contact us.

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County will be performing service affecting maintenance on our Omak Eastside Node. Maintenance will begin Thursday night, November 14, 2019 at 2300 with the expectation that traffic will be restored by 0400, November 15th, and the maintenance window concluding by 0500.
 
During the maintenance time period all distribution Ethernet services fed from the node will be affected for potentially the entire outage window as splicing occurs and equipment is upgraded.
 
Location of Work: Omak, WA (48.4056, -119.5185)
 
Date of Work: November 14-15, 2019
Time of Work: 2300-0500
Est. Outage Duration: Five hour outage, six hour total window
 
Severity: Service Affecting to distribution
Scope of Work: Equipment upgrades and maintenance

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County will be performing service affecting maintenance on our Tonasket US Bank Node. Maintenance will begin Thursday morning, September 19, 2019 at 0100 with the expectation that critical traffic will be restored by 0500. They might continue work on Friday morning, September 20, 2019 at 0100 if work was not completed during the previous night.

During the maintenance time period the majority of Ethernet services to the north of the node will be affected for potentially the entire outage window as splicing occurs.

Barring any unforeseen issues, we will be offering 20Mbps service packages to our mountain top systems starting 09/09/2019!

Currently our mountain top systems are only able to go up to the 12Mbps package.

If you are unsure if you are going off our mountain top system, or if you would like to upgrade to the 20Mbps service you can give us a call, text, or email.

We are now half way through free installations, thank you to all our current customers for helping us grow to become an Internet Provider we can all enjoy.

The Public Utility District no. 1 of Okanogan County is calling an emergency maintenance window for the early morning of Friday, July 26, 2019 (TOMORROW MORNING) between the hours of 4 AM and 5 AM to address an issue that has been identified on our 10G link between backbone nodes in Okanogan, WA, and Mallott, WA. 

This window is being called investigate the issue and take corrective action if necessary.  As this backbone link between Okanogan and Mallott is opened at 4 AM and again when it is closed once the maintenance is concluded, services traversing the OKPUD backbone may experience temporary packet loss while traffic on our ringed backbone reconverges.

Over the next several days, the PUD will be updating the Access Points, and the Subscriber Modules (What we attached to the side of your house) This will cause service interruptions as they make the changes. The downtime should be a maximum of 30 min, if you are experiencing longer downtime please contact us right away for support.

Thank you all!

The PUD is launching a Campaign to determine where they should expand the Fiber network.

You can now express interest to the PUD letting them know if you want fiber.

By doing this it will let the PUD know if there is enough demand to expand the Fiber network in certain areas. So however many people fill out the interest form in your area will increase the chances of the PUD expanding Fiber in that area. Even if you cannot afford the Fiber right now, there is a good chance in the years to come that it will become much more affordable to have Fiber installed at your home. The closer the Fiber the cheaper the install.

You can check for Fiber service in your area by visiting this LINK.

If you already know there is Fiber near you, you can express your interest in Fiber by using this LINK.

We are currently starting this internet company, we would like to provide a great option for internet in Okanogan County. With our competitive prices we aim to help our customers get great quality internet at a lower cost.