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I would have never guessed that it would, either. I was pretty shocked to see it here when I loaded up HN on my phone.

When I was inviting friends to be a part of this, there was a big divide... half of them LOVED the idea and felt like an island was something special (as I do), and others just saw it as some difficult-to-access land. I've had a tough time articulating exactly why an island seems special to me.

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Are you going to run internet access to it (or put in satellite)?

Yes, there is strong LTE and HSPA+ service there, and Canada has some decent PAYG plans.

I would bet on the LTE access to be constant or reliable...personal experience from living in Ontario and using both Bell and Rogers.

That's news to me (I live in Canada, although in Ontario).

I think the plan my friend was using was Rogers iPad plan... data only, but it was really reasonable.

While I'd love owning some land, owning an island is definitely in a different league. I doubt I'll ever own one (because it is impractical), but it's definitely something to dream about.

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