I’m not a technical genius, but I’ve traveled throughout Ecuador and always been able to get reliable internet access and at a bandwidth and speed that’s acceptable for me. (I send large files, photos, etc. — but not much more than that. I also download movies and some television programs, etc. We’ve been watching the political conventions on an internet feed and that’s been perfectly acceptable.)
You can typically get DSL or satellite anywhere and cable internet in the larger cities. We pay $60 a month for our satellite service. It is only down if the electricity goes down in the house. That doesn’t happen often in Cotacachi…