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Fast Forward: ISP Directory

Satellite Companies

ISP Directory: Cable | DSL | Local | National | Return to Fast Forward

Satellite ISPs: America Online, EarthLink, StarBand

America Online
Company Info.	Costs/Features	Performance
Web site 800-466-5463 HQ: Dulles Coverage: D.C. metro area, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Howard, St. Mary's, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, plus 48 states and 115 countries; extra-cost roaming available.	• Price Plans: Modem: $4.95/3 hrs. ($2.50/hr. extra); $9.95/5 hrs. ($2.95/hr. extra); $23.90/unlimited. DSL (Verizon): 768 kbps/128 kbps, $44.95. Satellite: 400 kbps/33.6 kbps modem uplink, $44.95. (Add $10 for unlimited dial-up access.) • Extra E-mails: 6 • Web Server Space: 84MB • Junk E-mail Filter?: Y • Newsgroups: 150,000	• Bandwidth: - • Users/Modems: 10:1 • Total Users: 31 million • Yrs. of Experience: 6 • Downtime: .1% • Software: Win 95 or newer, Win 3.1, Mac; required • Tech Support: 24 hrs./day; toll-free
Self-promotional quote: AOL 7.0 offers the best value on the Internet by giving members the easiest way to get online, the best content and the largest, most reliable network in the world. AOL's ease of use and convenience make it vital to members' daily lives. [Back to top]

EarthLink
Company Info.	Costs/Features	Performance
Web site sales@corp.earthlink.net 800-327-8454 HQ: Atlanta Coverage: D.C. metro area, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Howard, St. Mary's, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, plus 48 states.	• Price Plans: Modem: $9.95/10 hrs. ($1/hr. extra), $21.95/unlimited, $26.95/unlimited. DSL (Covad, Genuity): 1.5 Mbps/128 kbps, $49.95. Satellite: 400 kbps/128 kbps, $69.95. • Extra E-mails: 7 (8 w/ $26.95 plan, 5 w/ satellite plan) • Web Server Space: 80 MB (60 MB w/ satellite plan) • Junk E-mail Filter?: Y • Newsgroups: 30,000	• Bandwidth: - • Users/Modems: - • Total Users: 4.8 million • Yrs. of Experience: 7 • Downtime: 0.1% • Software: Win 95 or newer, Win 3.1, Mac • Tech Support: 24 hrs./day; toll-free
Self-promotional quote: EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access, hosting and e-commerce solutions through a nationwide network of dial-up points of presence and broadband and wireless technologies. [Back to top]

StarBand
Company Info.	Costs/Features	Performance
Web site 800-478-2722 HQ: McLean Coverage: Entire area, subject to clear view of southern sky.	• Price Plans: Satellite: 500 kbps/40 kbps, $69.99 (price may vary by reseller). • Extra E-mails: 9 • Web Server Space: 10MB • Junk E-mail Filter?: N • Newsgroups: 35,000	• Bandwidth: - • Users/Modems: - • Total Users: 40,000 • Yrs. of Experience: 1 • Downtime: - • Software: Win 98 or newer • Tech Support: 24 hrs./day; toll-free
Self-promotional quote: Tired of waiting for high-speed Internet access via DSL/cable? Get StarBand now via www.starband.com. StarBand provides high-speed Internet access via satellite to virtually everyone, everywhere. One dish can receive StarBand's high-speed Internet service and Dish Network's satellite television programming.[Back to top]

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