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| Upload speeds up to | 100 Kbps | 125 Kbps | 256 Kbps |
| you@starband.net | 5 accounts included 7 GB of storage per e-mail account |
10 accounts included 7 GB of storage per e-mail account |
15 accounts included 7 GB of storage per e-mail account |
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| Dial Access | Available for a small fee | 10 FREE hours per month | 10 FREE hours per month |
| IP Address | 1 dynamic IP address included | 1 dynamic IP address included | 1 static IP address included |
| Support | Online Support 24 x 7 at StarBand.net Customer Support 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Monday - Friday Technical Support 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Saturday & Sunday |
Online Support 24 x 7 at StarBand.net Customer Support 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Monday - Friday Technical Support 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Saturday & Sunday |
Online Support 24 x 7 at StarBand.net Customer Support 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Monday - Friday Technical Support 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET Saturday & Sunday |
| Equipment | Dish, mount, feed arm (ODU and LNB), modem and crossover cables included |
Dish, mount, feed arm (ODU and LNB), modem and crossover cables included |
Dish, mount, feed arm (ODU and LNB), modem and crossover cables included |
| Mounts | Roof / wall mount or non-penetrating mount included |
Roof / wall mount or non-penetrating mount included |
Roof / wall mount or non-penetrating mount included |
| Size of Dish | 0.75 meter elliptical dish |
0.75 meter elliptical dish |
0.75 meter elliptical dish |
StarBundle Pricing Options |
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* StarBundle offer available to well qualified customers that may be subject to credit verification. $0 equipment cost valid after a $150 mail-in rebate is applied. Rebate form must be completed by the customer within 30 days of activation and is available at starband.com/rebate. An early termination fee of $499 applies (a $300 credit will be applied for returning the equipment – $150 for the transmitter and $150 for the modem). StarBundle pricing, terms and conditions subject to be changed by StarBand at any time. Visit starband.com/starbundle-terms.html for details.
- One year warranty on all new equipment
- Speeds may vary based on file size, type and peak time of day. Like all ISP's stated speeds are " up to"
- Sales tax and shipping fees are NOT included
Is Satellite Internet For Me?
Satellite Internet systems are an excellent (and often the ONLY option) option for people in rural areas where Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and cable modem connections are not available. A satellite installation can be used even where the most basic utilities are lacking, if there is a generator or battery power supply that can produce enough electricity to run a desktop computer system. The two-way satellite Internet option offers an always-on connection that bypasses the dial-up process. In this respect, the satellite system resembles a cable modem Internet connection. But this asset can also be a liability, unless a firewall is used to protect the computer against hack attempts.
In a two-way satellite Internet connection, the upstream data is usually sent at a slower speed than the downstream data arrives. A dish antenna transmits and receives signals. Upload speeds are nominally 50 to 256 Kbps for a subscriber using a single computer. The download occurs at speeds ranging from about 500 Kbps to more than 1.5 Mbps, depending on factors such as Internet traffic, the capacity of the server, and the sizes of downloaded files
The nature of the satellite connection is good for Web browsing and for downloading of files. Because of long latency compared with purely land-based systems, interactive applications such as online gaming are not compatible with satellite networks. In a two-way geostationary-satellite Internet connection, a transaction requires two round trips between the earth's surface and transponders orbiting 22,300 miles above the equator. This occurs in addition to land-based data transfer between the earthbound satellite system hub and the accessed Internet sites. The speed in such a connection is theoretically at least 0.48 second (the time it takes an electromagnetic signal to make two round trips at 186,000 miles per second to and from a geostationary satellite), and in practice is somewhat longer. Satellite systems are also prone to rain fade (degradation during heavy precipitation) and occasional brief periods of solar interference in mid-March and late September, when the sun lines up with the satellite for a few minutes each day. Rain fade and solar interference affect all satellite links from time to time, not just Internet systems.
