Residential Satellite access pricing drop
November 11, 2008 – 1:34 pm
Click the image above for residential product info and pricing
As I’ve written in the past, a large number of rural customers do not have access to wired Internet access products.
Satellite access provides a great alternative, but it’s traditionally been pretty expensive for the equipment and installation. This is because it is very advanced radio technology. Unlike satellite TV, which simply has to receive a signal which blankets the US, satellite Internet equipment has to transmit a signal from the dish into space, about 26,200 miles above the earth. That requires a quality radio transmitter, and this has keep costs for the service high.
For a limited time, we are offering discounted equipment and free installation for residential users. At only $99.95 for the initial activation fee, this is a huge savings. The total was previously $345, so it’s quite a drop.
We can only offer this price point for signups taken prior to December 15th, but more importantly, we must install and activate service by December 31st. Because we have limited installation slots, it is likely that the install slots prior to the end of the year will be taken before the December 15th deadline. If you are interested, sign up ASAP!
Satellite broadband is a great upgrade to dialup access in a rural location. No phone line is required, so if you have a dedicated modem line that you can disconnect, consider that savings when you compute your total monthly costs.
You can stop by our office and take a test drive using our demo station, more info here.
For more information or to sign up, see the residential satellite web page for home locations, or the business satellite web page for business premises.
11 Responses to “Residential Satellite access pricing drop”
99.95 for eq and set up. how much per month?
By Elsu Reifers on Nov 11, 2008
Monthly pricing depends upon the speed you want. See the links in the article to get to the sales page with all of the details!
-Dane
By Dane Jasper on Nov 11, 2008
BTW, if you’re unsure about which speed to opt for, you can stop by our office and use the demo station, which we’ve got configured at the mid-range speed. If it’s “too fast”, you could opt for the slower service – if too slow, the fastest option.
-Dane
By Dane Jasper on Nov 11, 2008
Cool. I’m forwarding this to coworkers who are at the far end of or too far for DSL.
By Jeremy on Nov 11, 2008
Dane Jasper asked a very straight forward question, ‘How much’, and was told to go somewhere else to find the answer. How about just an answer? If it were easy to go somewhere else for the answer we wouldn’t need DSL. The answer is;
It’s X$ for this speed.
It’s X$ for this speed.Etc.
By Brian Gallaway on Nov 11, 2008
Dane,
Thank you! Sign me up! At last, an affordable option to dial up! (How did you know I was looking at wild blue and hughes?) I really didn’t want to switch over, but just couldn’t take the slow mo of dial up anymore….now I won’t have too…
Life in the country now HAS IT ALL!
Nancy
By Nancy Citro on Nov 11, 2008
How does the speed of the $50.00 satalite option of 512kbps compare with the dial up speed I am now getting?
By David Herr on Nov 11, 2008
Is this offer only good for new
customers ?
What about a discount for old customers?
By Clara on Nov 11, 2008
I’m too far from the SBC RT in Occidental (which I believe they haven’t upgraded) to get DSL. So, I opted for Wild Blue satellite internet service. I retained my sonic.net dial-up service for convenience and “storm protection”. Is the new Sonic service basically repackaged Wild Blue service, or a new satellite vehicle? Also, can a variety of Sonic services, including satellite internet, land-line, and cell-phone (pending?) services be combined or “bundled”? Let me know, so I can get on the bandwagon. Best regards, and Go Dane, Go!
By Kendall Williams on Nov 12, 2008
Can you sign me up for a visit by your technician to see if we have a feasible site for broadband satellite?
By Forrest on Nov 12, 2008
Brian,
Sorry I didn’t link into the costs, they are all on the sales page, which is linked in the article. Here’s a direct link:
http://www.sonic.net/sales/sb/
By Dane Jasper on Nov 13, 2008