StarBand Launches New 481 Residential Service
First Ever Satellite Internet Residential Service Offering
Upload Speeds at 100 kbps...
Laptop Battery MCLEAN,
Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20,
2004--StarBand(R), America's first high-speed, two-way satellite
Internet provider to residential and small office customers,
today announced the national launch of the new StarBand 481
Residential service. This new service provides residential
customers the satellite industry leading upload speeds at an
affordable monthly fee ranging from $69.99 to $89.99 per month
based on term commitment length.
With the high-performance StarBand 481 Residential service,
customers receive download speeds up to 500 kbps, upload speeds
routinely up to 100 kbps in Turbo Mode(TM), limited VPN
capabilities, connectivity with
Windows, Mac, Unix, and Linux
operating systems, ten free e-mail accounts, free basic Web
hosting and an optional static IP address.
HughesNet (DirecWay) Satellite dish or antenna Satellite company; satellite dish mounted on your home With satellite broadband service, speed Internet signal uploads and downloads directly from the satellite. The benefits of satellite are that it' speed, you're always online and it's available to almost anyone with a clear, unobstructed view of the southern sky. speed Internet connection but live outside the service area of DSL or cable providers.
Thinkpad "We are extremely excited about the launch of the StarBand 481
Residential service, as it supplies a much needed speed improvement
to the residential high-speed Internet satellite marketplace," said
StarBand President and Chief Executive Officer Zur Feldman. "Later
this
year, StarBand will launch
several more new products that exceed the expectations of our
customers. Stay tuned as the best is yet to come."
The internet service provider Be has announced that it has been running trials of a service that could offer customers uploading speeds of up to 2.5Mb.
Microsoft "StarBand is delivering on our promise to continue launching new
products and services meeting the needs of our customers. The
StarBand 481 Residential service introduction is our fifth major
release in the past five months," states StarBand's Vice President
of Marketing, Howard Lossing. "This year, StarBand has launched an
impressive stream of innovations with the StarBand 481 Telecommuter
service, a WiFi hotspot turnkey solution, e-mail virus and Spam
protection, a self-pointing mobile Internet service for RVs and
other vehicles, and now the new StarBand
481 Residential service featuring the consumer satellite industry's
fastest upload speeds."
Data and Internet access is available at speeds of up to 9.6 kbps (with compression), and 2.4 kbps (without compression).
Laptop Computers The StarBand 481 Residential system pricing is suggested at
$699.99 for a complete hardware package with a choice of a 12-month
contact at $89.99/mo. or a 36-month contract at $89.99/mo. in year
one, $79.99/mo. in year two and $69.99/mo. in year three. The
expansive StarBand dealer network will distribute the StarBand 481
Residential systems.
Broadband Internet access is reaching an increasing number of homes and offering faster Internet access speeds at lower prices than ever before, and several companies are taking advantage of this fact to offer offsite data backup services. These services let you transfer your backup data over the Internet and store it on the hard drives of the company offering the service.
Laptop Computer For more information about StarBand and the StarBand 481
Residential service, please visit: www.StarBand.com or call
1-800-4STARBAND.
For consumers, EMBARQ offers an innovative portfolio of services that includes reliable local and long distance home phone service, speed Internet, wireless, all on one monthly bill.
Desktop Computer About StarBand Communications Inc.
Notebooks StarBand Communications Inc., headquartered in McLean, Virginia,
is America's first nationwide provider of two-way, always-on,
high-speed Internet access via satellite to residential and small
office customers. In 2004, StarBand launched the StarBand 481
Telecommuter service and in 2003, its fourth generation satellite
modem, the StarBand 480 Pro, a professional-strength, network-ready
and business-grade modem delivering high speed connectivity and
instant networking capability. StarBand's network comprises
customers and service in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Visit StarBand at www.StarBand.com. StarBand is a
registered trademark of StarBand Communications Inc.
Lenovo Contacts
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StarBand Communications Inc., McLean
Chad Herendeen
Voice: 703-245-6234
Fax: 703-245-6202
E-mail: Chad.Herendeen@StarBand.com
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