.: Services & Pricing :.
Basic Services | DSL Internet
| Wireless Internet | Dial-Up
Internet | 800 # Access | Web
Page Design | Domain Email | Web
Hosting | Domain Name Registration
Small | Medium
| Large | Large DSL
| Technical Support
Personal Accounts
Basic Services Provided to all MidIowa Net Customers
- Four free Email accounts(for additional accounts on top of the four
free accounts, call or Email us at tech@midiowa.net
for more information)
- Telnet out to other services
- IRC & ICQ Access
- FTP Access to anonymous & secure FTP Sites
- 5 MB of web server storage for a personal or business homepage
- Free local phone and Email technical support
- Local phone call for Ames, Maxwell, and Nevada. If you have a premium
phone calling plan, we are a local from Collins, Roland, Story City and
many other nearby towns.
- Postini Spam filtering.
- Webmail
High-Speed Internet - DSL
- Enjoy all the benefits we currently offer at a higher speed
- Pricing is dependent on the speed you would like and modem usage. The following
options are available:
- Modem Costs
- Rental: $5.35 per month
- Purchase a modem: 1 time free of $160.45
- Purchase a modem: 12 month payments of $13.38
- Purchase a modem from another source: $75.00 set-up fee
- Access Base Costs
- 768K - $29.95/month
- 1.5Mb - $39.95/month
- Extreme Speed - $49.95/month
High-Speed Internet - Wireless
- Great for customers who live in the country and have no other high-speed
alternatives
- Pricing is dependent on the speed you would like and installation. Prices
are as follows:
- Access Costs
- 256K - $39.95/month
- 512K - $59.95/month
- Installation Fee
- The installation fee ranges from $50.00 - $150.00, dependent on
the amount of work required for the installation.
Dial-Up Internet
- 56K Access
- Unlimited yearly w/Direct Debit (ACH) $17.95/month
- Unlimited prepaid (6 months or more) $17.95/month with one-year commitment
- Unlimited yearly $19.95/month. Yearly account is commiting for the first
12 months of service. After the 12 month you keep the yearly rate and
are committed on a monthly basis.
- Unlimited monthly w/Direct Debit (ACH) $22.95/month
- Unlimited monthly $24.95/month
- Additional dial-up account are available for $12.50/month each
- Additional Email accounts are available upon request for $2.50/month
each.
800 # Access, $0.11/minute
If you travel and don't like paying long-distance charges from hotels,
this is for you. You get your own 800 number. $3.00/month service charge
for calls places in the U.S. except Alaska and Hawaii (plus applicable taxes).
Web Page Design and Creation
We have a group of web page designers who can design and create web pages
for your needs - personal or business. Please Email tech@midiowa.net
for more information.
Email Domain Hosting, $30/month
We can host your Email domain for personal or business use. The Email would
be directed to the username(s) and the domain of your choosing.
- Email addres is user@yourdomain.com (domain name required)
- Unlimited Emails (up to 50 Email accounts)
- $30 one-time setup fee for setting up Email domain hosting
Web Page Domain Hosting, $25/month
We can host your web pages for personal or business use at a customized
domain. Instead of your web page being www.midiowa.net/~username it would
www.yourdomain.com (should you choose to register for a domain). An example
of a domain name would be midiowa.net or microsoft.com.
- 50MB of web page space
- 1 free Email account
- Web page creation available --- contact us
for more details
Domain Name Registering
We will register your domain with Internic (the National Internet Coordinator).
Domain registration would allow you a couple of things
- Have domain Email hosting
- Have web page domain hosting
- Internic fee -- $35/year (minimum 2 year commitment totaling $70)
- MidIowa Net setup fee -- a one time $30 setup fee for hosting and arranging
the setup of your domain
Business Packages
Small-Business Dial Up, $35/month
- Unlimited Access Account
- Web Page Hosting
- Additional dial ups available for $12.50/each per month
- No additional setup fee to change to a Business Package if you are
already an existing user
Medium-Business Dial Up, $60/month
- Unlimited Access Account
- Web Page Hosting
- Domain Email
- Domain Web Hosting
- Domain Name required (see Domain Name Registration for fees and prices)
- Additional dial ups available for $12.50/each per month
- No additional setup fee to change to a Business Package if you are
already an existing user
Large-Business Dial Up, $100/month
- Dedicated Access Account
- Web Page Hosting
- Domain Email
- Domain Web Hosting
- Domain Name required (see Domain Name Registration for fees and prices)
- Additional dial ups available for $12.50/each per month
- No additional setup fee to change to a Business Package if you are
already an existing user
High-Capacity Large-Business DSL
- Same benefits as Dedicated Dial Up Internet Access
- Provides high speed copper optics DSL connection at 768K BPS 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week
- Requires 2 DSL Digital Modems
- Requires 10 Base-T Ethernet card in your computer. Optional--a 10 Base-T
hub to connect several computers to the DSL line (each computer requires
a 10 Base-T Ethernet card).
- Subject to copper wire availability and distance constraints. Contact
us for more information at tech@midiowa.net
Technical Support
As a MidIowa Net user you are entitled to free, local phone and Email technical
support. We do offer other technical services:
- On-site MidIowa Net setup $50/hour (1 hr minimum). We'll provide you
with a verified correct install of the PPP software, set up your Email,
demo browser and Email software, and initial training to get you started
- On-site computer problem solving $50/hour (1 hr minimum)
If you want more information regarding any of these services or any other
service we might be able to provide, please feel free to contact us at tech@midiowa.net.
We will be glad to help you in any way we can.