Peakweb can provide you with high speed Internet access just about wherever you are.

• If you are located within a broadband enabled exchange area we can provide regular ADSL.
• If you live or work in remote areas or your exchange has not been enabled yet, we can provide Satellite DSL.
• If you don't need the speed of broadband we can provide simple dial up either via Analogue (56kbit/s) or ISDN (64kbit/s or 128kbit/s).
• For whatever access type you have we can provide data compression software to vastly improve the effective download speed.

Fixed IP addresses are available for most Internet access methods.

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ADSL Broadband via Landline (telephone line)

This is is the traditional method of obtaining a broadband connection.
Some Peakweb ADSL services have NO download limits. Unlike many providers, Peakweb does not cut off your service when your limit is reached, instead it slows down to 64kbits/s which is still faster than dial up. Alternatively you may purchase additional GB to keep you going till your next period.

Requirements

• Your local telephone exchange must be "broadband" enabled
• You must have an analogue telephone line (ie not digital / ISDN)
• if you have a digital line you will need a new analogue line installed or you will need to convert your ISDN line back to analogue.

Benefits

• High speed web surfing and email collection
• Accessible from the internet (VPN in) with fixed IP address
• Surf on the web and talk on the phone at the same time
• Enables free or low cost telephone calls with VOIP

Peakweb supply broadband to both businesses and home users

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Business Broadband

This is fully supported in the event of faults or problems.

Contention ratio is 20:1 max.

Suitable for:-

• Business and Office use
• Sharing with other computers via Windows ICS
• Full network access via a router

Broadband upload speed is 256kbit/s

Each telephone extension requires a microfilter. One is supplied with the modem.

1 fixed IP address is supplied with each connection

Monthly Limit 2GB 10GB 20GB No Limit Extra GB Service           Business 512k       £32.30   Business 1Mb       £49.00   Business 2Mb £27.00 £36.00 £55.00 £72.33 £2.50 All Prices exclude VAT

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Consumer Broadband

This is fully supported and some services do not have a download limit.
Contention ratio is 50:1 max

Suitable for:-

• Home and home office use
• Occasional sharing with 1 or 2 computers via Windows or with a router

Broadband upload speed is 256kbit/s

Each telephone extension requires a microfilter. One is supplied with the modem.

1 fixed IP address is supplied with each connection

Monthly limit 2GB 5GB 6GB 12GB 15GB No limit Extra GB Service               512k           £25.99   1Mb           £37.59   2Mb £17.99 £20.99     £29.99 £44.69 £1.99 2Mb offpeak £16.99   £19.99 £24.99     £1.19 All Prices Include Vat

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Broadband via Satellite

This is useful in locations where the local telephone exchange is not broadband enabled or is too far away. There are 2 types known as 1-way and 2-way.

Requirements

The requirements for 1-way and 2-way are different

(see respective sections)

Benefits

• High speed web surfing and email collection
  Available almost anywhere in the UK
  Accessible from the internet (VPN in) with public IP address (2-way only)

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1-way Satellite

This is a low cost solution which provides high speed internet access and email collection and is ideal if you need to download large files. It is a restricted service normally allowing up to 6GB data per month (upgrades available). This is suitable for email and general web surfing for a typical office of 20 people, or for downloading thousands of music tracks.

Requirements

• This service uses your existing phone line to provide the upstream connection (data you send from your pc).
• You will need an analogue (56kbit/s) line and dial up connection.
• Alternatively you may use an ISDN dialup connection.
• The downstream data comes via the satellite so you will need a dish directed at the Astra 1G satellite (at 19degrees East), and a satellite card/modem.

(Peakweb can provide and install all equipment needed.)

The PC sends your request for information to the Satellite Ground Station via your line modem and dial-up ISP. The Ground Station obtains the required information from the Internet and transmits it to the Astra 1G Satellite which in turn broadcasts it at high speed. The data is picked up by your dish and routed back to your PC via your satellite modem. Thus the outgoing data is at low speed (56 or 64kbit/s) but the return data is at high speed (300kbit/s).

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1-way Satellite Costs

As this service uses a different method for the upstream data to the return data, there are 2 sets of costs to bear in mind. However, this is considerably less than the cost of 2-way satellite.

The first costs are for the upstream link which is performed by a standard 56 / 64kbit/s dial-up connection. You can remain with your existing provider if you wish or transfer to Peakweb.

The second costs are for the satellite return link. Here, there is an installation cost for the equipment (dish, LNB, cabling, satellite modem), an activation fee, and a monthly service subscription depending on the amount of data to be transferred.

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2 Way Satellite

This is a corporate solution which provides high speed Internet access and email collection and is ideal if you need to download large files. It can operate at normal broadband speeds of up to 2048 / 256kbit/s. There are no specific download limits, but there is bandwidth monitoring and a fair use policy to prevent misuse by users.

It is suitable for both email and web surfing, as well as video-conferencing.

The system is fully networkable.

Requirements

• There are no specific requirements for this system except line of sight with the Eutelsat satellite.
• All equipment is supplied and installed by Eutelsat qualified installers.
• Planning permission may need to sought due to the size of the dishes (800mm+).

(Peakweb can provide and install all equipment needed.)

When information is sent to or requested from the Internet, it is sent via your transceiver, dish and the Eutelsat satellite to the Satellite Ground Station. This upstream data is at up to 1024kbit/s. The Ground Station obtains the required data from the Internet and transmits it to the satellite which in turn broadcasts it at high speed. The data is picked up by your dish and routed back to your PC via the transceiver. The return data is at up to 2048kbit/s. (The maximum upstream and return speeds depend upon the service to which you have subcribed.)

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2-way Satellite Costs

2-way satellite costs are much higher than 1-way due to the nature of the system. Rather than simply picking up a broadcast signal the dish has also to send an accurate beam of data to the satellite. This requires higher quality dishes and far more accurate alignment.

The equipment can only be installed by an approved Eutelsat installer who has been trained and who has the correct installation equipment (GPS receiver, spectrum analyser, etc). Peakweb will manage installation by an approved installer.

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Faster Internet Access

By downloading a small and simple piece of software you can increase your dial up effective access speed by up to 5x. This means your dial-up connection can work at near broadband speeds. It also works for broadband (up to 3x faster).

Used in conjunction with a fast web browser such as Opera, you can have much faster web surfing and email downloading without the need to upgrade your service.

The name of the software...Onspeed.
Does it work?...Yes
The cost...a mere £25 per year!

Click on the banner below to get more details, and/or to purchase.

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