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		<title>Hughesnet Wants You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Reeves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Smarts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Literary License]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re of a certain age, you might remember gas wars. Those happened when competing gas stations on opposing corners of a street would start lowering their prices while increasing their offered benefits in order to attract customers. Something similar is happening with Internet Service Providers, and Hughes Net Internet is out to win you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1146" href="http://joanslingswords.com/2009/05/14/hughesnet-wants-you/keybd-142x217/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1146" title="keybd-142x217" src="http://joanslingswords.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/keybd-142x217.jpg" alt="" width="142" height="217" /></a>If you&#8217;re of a certain age, you might remember gas wars. Those happened when competing gas stations on opposing corners of a street would start lowering their prices while increasing their offered benefits in order to attract customers. Something similar is happening with Internet Service Providers, and <a href="http://www.satellitestarinternet.com/"><strong>Hughes Net Internet</strong></a> is out to win you over.</p>
<p>Just like the gas wars of old, telecommunications is a hot product in today&#8217;s marketplace. They all want you as a customer so they all seem to offer you to moon in order to win your account. However, you need to look closely at all the offers because some aren&#8217;t what they seem.<br />
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A Need For Speed</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.satellitestarinternet.com/hughesnet_plans_pricing.html">Hughes Internet</a> makes it easy to see what they charge for the services they render. Just check out the website, and you&#8217;ll find their pricing plans. For broadband, they offer download speeds in a range from 700Kbps, which is more than twice as fast as dial up service, to 3.0 Mbps, which will seem as fast as greased lightning to you. More importantly, offering their Internet services in packages based on speed means there&#8217;s something for every budget.</p>
<p><strong>Country Life? No Problem</strong></p>
<p>My mother lives out in the country where DSL and cable high speed just aren&#8217;t available. Disgusted with the unreliable dial up Internet service she had, she&#8217;s decided to go with <a href="http://www.satellitestarinternet.com">Satellite Internet</a> which fits her fixed income budget. She also likes the fact that you get 24/7 live tech support and email defense against spam and viruses. Those are the services, among many offered, that are most important to her</p>
<p><strong>Q &amp; A</strong></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re like my mom and been used to dial up, but have hungered for high speed Internet, then <a href="http://www.satellitestarinternet.com/hughesnet_plans_pricing.html">Hughes Net</a> is what you&#8217;ve been waiting for. Check out the  FAQ page on their website. That will help you determine which package is best for you. It will also give you a guide to the whole installation and activation process. An installer specialist will come out, analyze your home, install the most up to date satellite dish, and even help you register your Hughesnet account online.</p>
<p><strong>PC Or Mac</strong></p>
<p>Best of all, it doesn&#8217;t matter whether you&#8217;re running a Windows platform or a Mac, HughesNet allows you to jump online easily. From my experience years ago with the phone company&#8217;s DSL, that in itself is a tremendous bonus because it was a nightmare trying to get my daughter&#8217;s Mac connected the DSL service in our home.</p>
<p><strong>Free Installation</strong></p>
<p>Oh, did I mention that you get free standard installation? They also run specials and discounts so look for them on their website. Guess what? If you have any questions, you can call them using the toll free number on the website and talk to a real live human.</p>
<p><strong>Takeaway Truth</strong></p>
<p>High speed Internet is available to anyone, living anywhere, so jump on the broadband highway today.</p>
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		<title>High Tech At Low Cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 15:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d love to have a talk with the company providing Internet service to my mother who lives out in the country. Those people need to get in touch with their common carrier and take advantage of the advances made in carrier ethernet. You know, the extensions that enable common carriers to offer Ethernet service to [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;d love to have a talk with the company providing Internet service to my mother who lives out in the country. Those people need to get in touch with their common carrier and take advantage of the advances made in <a href="http://www.xo.com/carrier/transport/Pages/ethernet.aspx"><strong>carrier ethernet</strong></a>. You know, the extensions that enable common carriers to offer Ethernet service to customers. In case you&#8217;re not in the U. S., common carrier is what we call telecommunications network providers in this country. Carrier ethernet also helps common carriers utilize ethernet technology in their networks.</p>
<p>There are so many benefits to ethernet services, not least of which is that they are so much easier to maintain, and that means that a company wouldn&#8217;t need a large technical support staff any more. Another huge benefit is that with carrier ethernet, connectivity comes in a range from 10 Mbps to 10Gbps, and the same is true of interface support.</p>
<p>What about customer support, you may well ask since that is of primary concern. Well, it&#8217;s provided 24/7, and from a single point of contact. No more being shuffled around.</p>
<p><strong>Takeaway Truth</strong></p>
<p>New technology that gives distinct advantages can benefit you and your business, especially when it&#8217;s cost effective.</p>
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