ADDITIONAL TERMS:
- The
monthly service fee is for a direct Internet connection with unlimited
usage is an estimate only. Prices will be greater for networks with more than fifty computers or networks with unusually high traffic, such as high-volume commerce or
information servers. Transmission rates shown above represent maximum sustainable speeds.
Actual speed may vary depending on a variety of factors including overall bandwidth
demands on wireless connections, other Internet traffic, and the demands on resources at
sites visited. Click here for more information.
- Customer-end equipment
supplied by TeamOrb remains the property of TeamOrb. This equipment must
be returned to TeamOrb upon discontinuation of service.
- Actual
bandwidth speed may vary depending on a variety of factors including overall bandwidth
demands on wireless connections, other Internet traffic, and the demands on resources at
sites visited. This is true for all Internet service providers.
Click here for more information.
- The installation charge
is a one-time, non-refundable fee based upon the length of customer's contract commitment
with TeamOrb and applies to customers within current service area with line-of-sight
access to our main radio receiver using a mast antenna of not more than forty feet in
height. Installations which require a higher antenna are possible but an installation fee
greater than calculated above may apply. Installation includes radio connection to your
computer or LAN. Customer is responsible for configuration of customer's computers and
other network devices. TeamOrb will furnish required configuration information. Additional
charges may apply to installations outside of current service areas. Firm price quotes
will be submitted to and agreed upon by customer before commencement of any installation
work.
- A service contract
containing detailed terms of service must be signed
and the one-time setup fee paid by the customer prior to the
installation and start of
service. Monthly service fees are paid electronically and automatically each
month from the customer's bank account. An additional fee of $5.00 per
month will apply to any customer who desires to pay for service other
than by electronic means.
A reconnection fee of $50.00 will apply to any
account terminated for non-payment.
- TeamOrb
also offers residential Internet, web site hosting, e-mail account services, point-to-point bridging between
remote LAN locations, and wireless networking within buildings. If you require any of
these services, contact us for a price quote.
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About this page . .
. for the curious:
- The rate calculator
uses a simple JavaScript applet which runs on your computer when this web
page is loaded. It does not permanently store anything on your computer and does not make
any changes to your computer. Once the page is closed, the applet closes.
- The monthly service
fee is affected by three variables: (1) the number of computers on your network
(more computers consume more resources, which is offset by us with higher fees), (2) the
length of your commitment to TeamOrb (the longer, the better . . . for both of us),
and (3) the need for speed (the greater your connection speed, the more capacity we need
which, again, we offset with higher fees). A basic service fee for a month-to-month
commitment is calculated by applying a multiplier (currently .2540) to a number
(expressed in dollars) equal to the subscribed connection rate (expressed in kilobytes per
second). The product, rounded to the nearest dollar, is the basic service fee.
For example, the basic service fee for a 256 Kbps connection is $65 (256*.2540=65). The
basic fee so calculated goes down for longer service commitments (8% for a one year
term, 16% for two year term, and 24% for three year term), and up for larger
networks (15% for two to five, 30% for six to ten, 40% for eleven to
twenty, and 50% for twenty-one to fifty computers).
- The one-time setup
fee is affected by the same three variables. However, the setup fee goes down
with longer commitments and with more speed (because we can amortize our initial setup
costs with the higher monthly service fees that come with more speed and the total
increase in revenue that comes with long contract commitments). The setup fee still
goes up, however, with larger networks (more computers need more equipment). The
highest setup fee is $900 for a 256 Kbps connection, with nine or more computers, and
service on a month-to-month basis. For a nine or more computer network, the service
fee is reduced by $50 for each increase in the available bandwidth level and $100 for each
year of service commitment. When compared to a nine or more computer network with the same
service level and contract commitment, the service fee for one computer is reduced by 50%
and the service fee for a network with two to eight computers is reduced by 25%.
- Send questions and
comments regarding our rates to administrator@teamorb.net.
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