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StarBand Satellite
StarBand is a two-way, always-on,
high-speed Internet service delivered via satellite. It is available to
residential and small office users and provides download speeds of up to
500 Kbps for the residential service and up to 1 Mbps for the small office
service.
StarBand
Residential is right for:
 | Residential usage
| PCs
with Windows® 98, 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP.
| Web surfing, e-mail, instant
messaging
| File downloads and streaming
audio/video
| Fixed-location installation |
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StarBand
Residential is currently not right for:
| Commercial/business usage
| Macintosh, Linux, Unix
| Gateway/router-based networking
| Web hosting, VPN, voice and video
over IP
| Real-time shooter and RPG games
| Mobile installation applications
(e.g. RVs)
| AOL 5.0/6.0 or Prodigy 5.0
browsers
| Large file and e-mail uploads
| Peer-to-peer (P2P) filesharing
applications |
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StarBand
Small Office is right for:
| Commercial/Small
Office usage
| Fast
file downloads and streaming audio/video
| Avoiding
dial-up delays and disconnects
| High-speed
Internet access at an affordable cost
| Software-based
network sharing of up to 5 simultaneous users
| PCs
with Windows® 98, 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP.
| Web
surfing, e-mail, instant messaging
| VPN
at dial-up speed
| One
Static IP address for use with SMTP e-mail servers with up to 5 onsite
users |
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StarBand
Small Office is currently not right for:
| Network
sharing of more than 5 simultaneous users
| Heavy
upload traffic, such as Web and FTP server hosting
| Direct
connection to Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Windows NT operating systems
| Router-based
networking
| Remote
control software, and video & voice over IP
| Frequent
large file and e-mail uploads |
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StarBand
pricing has three components:
| Equipment:
$499 for Residential and $799 for Small Office |
| Monthly
fee:
 | $69.99 per month for Residential, 1 PC |
| $129.99
per month for Small Office with up to 3 networked PCs |
| $169.99
per month for Small Office with up to 5 networked PCs |
| Standard
Installation: $399 for Residential and $599 for Small Office.
Conditions and restrictions apply. Call AirBlaster for details. |
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Wider
Than Narrowband,
Bigger Than Broadband,
It's StarBand
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