Broadband Internet

What is PDMNet’s Broadband High-speed Wireless Internet?
Simply put, we use Ultra High-Speed microwave radios (NOT satellite) to connect your computer(s) to PDMNet’s Fiber-Optic Connection to the Internet, the only one of its kind in the area. This system has been in place serving area businesses for 9 years and in the last 5 years has become available to residential areas as well.

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Please contact us at sales@pdmnet.net or (772) 564-6800 for more information.

How does this compare other Internet Services such as traditional Dialup Modems service, DSL, and Cable Modem?
PDMNet’s service is the most reliable and mature solution of the all the connection options and is available in a much wider area throughout Indian River County, and recently St. Lucie and Martin Counties.

Speed wise, we exceed the peak speeds of all these services and our standard offering is much as 200 times the speed of Dialup. Our system can upload to the Internet almost 4 times the speed of traditional DSL and Cable Modem services as those systems are very weighted on the Download Side of things. So, sending pictures, files, or connecting to others on the Internet can be as much as 4 times faster than DSL or Cable.

And, lastly, PDMNet is a complete computer/network company, so we are giving you more than just a “wire” to the Internet, so to speak. This is a high-end, mission critical Business-grade solution that has been downscaled to support both small businesses and residential customers. Our business rates are included below as well.

What is the cost?
PDMNet offers 2 different plans for residential and 2 different plans for business. PDMNet can provide custom quotes for your business depending on all your needs. The current residential plans are as follows.

Residential Premium Broadband Monthly Cost: $45/month (all taxes included). Installation cost: $175 or less, depending on the area. Most customers average $ 175 for installation. Payment Plans are available on the installation. (Group discounts are available) Simply the Fastest solution available. The peak speeds exceed that of a DSL or Cable Modems solution. The maximum download speeds * exceed 4 Mbit/sec. And the maximum upload speeds exceed 1Mbit/sec. * (actual peak speeds can be twice these published speeds in certain conditions.   Some areas we service see significantly HIGHER peak speeds. Up to 10 email addresses, and 50 MB of Web space is provided upon request.

Residential Lite Broadband - NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL AREAS ! Monthly Cost: $35/month (all taxes included). Installation cost:$175 or less, depending on the area. Most customers average $ 175 for installation. Payment Plans are available on the installation. This is a slightly scaled down offering for those wanting high speed with a little lighter load on the wallet.. The maximum download speeds are 400Kbps/sec and the maximum upload speeds are 200Kbps/sec. Up to 5 email addresses, and 10 MB of Web space is provided upon request.

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How does it work exactly?
PDMNet installs a very small (11.5” x 3.75”), lightweight (0.6 lbs) radio/antenna on your residence. It can be mounted on an eve or rooftop, depending on signal strength and LOS (Line Of Sight) to our towers. If we mount or your roof (of any type), we completely seal the penetration and guarantee our workmanship. The antenna is very attractive, and hardly noticeable compared to DSS style satellite dishes.

We run a standard Cat5 network cable from our radio/antenna outside the home to a small router (protects your from the Internet and allows you to connect multiple computers) inside your home. We then run a wire from the router to an Ethernet (network) connection on your computer, and 10 minutes later you are surfing the web in the most efficient method available!!

If you have laptops, we have wireless routers or access points are available as upgrades. If you have desktop computers scattered throughout the house, you can use Ethernet Over Power (EOP) devices to "network" your PC’s using the Electrical Lines in your home. PDMNet can work with you to find the best method for you to use and can perform all the installation work required based on your needs to ensure you get the fullest use out of the system.

OK, so its fast and visually not objectionable. What makes it more reliable than the others?
Because PDMNet does not use phone lines or cable lines to make its connection to your home, our service is not impaired by weather or noisy line conditions that can sometimes impair "copper based" solutions.

To compare it to DSL or Cable, think of this scenario: If you ever have picked up the phone and heard a little static, say after a rainstorm, you can bet your DSL would not be working! If you ever get less then perfect video quality on your cable TV, you can bet your Internet connection would be suffering as well. PDMNet uses very short-range microwave connections not affected by rain at all.

We are NOT satellite that uses connection points 22,000 miles away. Most of our towers are within two miles of our customers. We have 19 different access locations/towers across three counties to make our network the strongest available for our customers. Again, PDMNet began designing our network infrastructure almost 5 years ago, and we have redundancy built in on our major "backhauls" to our towers, including high-capacity radios and fiber optics.

Our service is like the “clear dial tone” that we all take for granted these days.

What about my business. How does your service fit into my office network?
PDMNet started its entire Broadband network in 1998, before the term "broadband" was even being used. Our focus as a company has always been to provide progressive business solutions that gave area businesses a jump on the competition. Over the past few years, we have been able to reduce our costs on the equipment required to make this extremely affordable to even the smallest area businesses.

Our service goes "in front" of your network. By using a router between your network and ours, you are provided with a "firewall" protection system, that keeps the prying eyes of Internet hackers from having direct access to your computers. You have "fake" addresses for each PC or Mac behind the firewall, and a real, static IP address at the front of the router.

This static IP is almost always a monthly add on fee with other companies, such as the DSL or cable companies, but is standard with every customer connection that PDMNet provides. This allows for you to selectively remotely control or access a computer(s) within your network that you NEED to get to. PDMNet can configure your Firewall to allow only certain types of Internet traffic to reach a given PC.

This is useful for accessing a PC for remote control, such as PC Anywhere, Timbuktu, or Terminal Services. ONLY those agreed on "ports" that are absolutely needed to be open, are opened. If it sounds a little technical, don't worry. IF you have the need arise for such features to be turned on, PDMNet will handle all those details for you.

OK. It's secure and I like the router protection concept. What else sets you apart from your competitors, besides the speed advantage you have?
PDMNet is first and foremost a network company. What this means is that we are not just "handing you a wire" to the Internet and saying here you go. PDMNet IS a network data company so we understand all that is required to "complete the picture".

On installation, we help you get each PC configured. There is no software to install, so we make it very easy to understand how the PC connects. It takes only about 5 minutes per PC to setup for PDMNet, but we make sure that it is done properly.

From a features standpoint, we offer these features as valuable options to your business.

Domain Hosting: only $ 10 a month for basic web and or email hosting at you own domain.

What's a domain? its that www thing all the websites use, such as cnn.com, ebay.com, etc. You can have your own .com (your own domain) for use for email, which adds a professional flair to your business email correspondence.

For example, it looks a lot more professional to have an email coming from dan@danstrucking.com then dantruck@flbb.net. With your own domain, you can have up to 50 different email addresses @yourdomain.com, and you have FULL control over adding and deleting your own addresses, passwords, forwards, etc.

The $ 10 a month also covers basic website hosting, which serves most costumers just fine. If you have ecommerce needs, database needs, etc., we evaluate each site one at a time to determine the cost. For the $ 10 a month, PDMNet will do email hosting, web hosting or both, depending on your need.

Also, with your own domain we have another option for you called InocuClean. Using the award winning Postini engine, PDMNet's InocuClean system removes a great portion (upto 95%) of unwanted Spam Email from your inbox. It also provides a level of protection against viruses as well. InocuClean identifies the 40% to 50% of all Spam that is 100% confirmable as Spam, and deletes this email before you ever see it.

InocuClean then takes the remaining email that it suspects is Spam, based on various intelligence rules and based on the aggressiveness levels that you set, and it puts this in a quarantine area. InnocuClean also offers a high level of Virus protection before it even passed your network router. This is NOT a replacement for judicious use of Anti-virus software on each PC, but it is another level of protection for you.

Business Premium Broadband Monthly Cost: $65/month (all taxes included). Single computers or multi-tenant buildings are sometimes less. VPN customers are sometimes more. Installation cost: $225 "turnkey" onsite installation.  optional Wireless Routers and advanced Firewalls available. Payment Plans are available on the installation. Simply the Fastest solution available. The peak speeds exceed that of a DSL or Cable Modems solution. The maximum download speeds * exceed 4 Mbit/sec. And the maximum upload speeds exceed 1Mbit/sec. * (actual peak speeds can be twice these published speeds in certain conditions.  We also have CUSTOM PLANS to accomodate your specific businesss requirements. Up to 10 email addresses. We highly recommend the domain hosting for $ 10 per month.   Business "Lite" Service - not available in all areas Premium Broadband Monthly Cost: $45/month (all taxes included). Single computers or multi-tenant buildings are sometimes less (as low as $ 35/month). VPN customers are sometimes more. Installation cost: $225 "turnkey" onsite installation.  optional Wireless Routers and advanced Firewalls available. Payment Plans are available on the installation. The maximum download speeds are 512Kbps/sec and the maximum upload speeds are 256Kbps/sec. Up to 5 email addresses, and 10 MB of Web space is provided upon request.   Up to 10 email addresses. We highly recommend the domain hosting for $ 10 per month.

Business Priority Broadband Monthly Cost: $129/month (all taxes included). Installation cost: $225 "turnkey" onsite installation.  optional Wireless Routers and advanced Firewalls available. Payment Plans are available on the installation. This is for our customers that need a higher level of service to ensure that bandwidth is prioritized for their mission critical use of the Internet. In the event that there ever came congestions on our network, this service offers "weighted" priority on our Internet backbones. The peak speeds exceed that of a DSL or Cable Modems solution. The maximum download speeds * exceed 6 Mbit/sec. And the maximum upload speeds exceed 1.5 Mbit/sec. * (actual peak speeds can be twice these published speeds in certain conditions.  We also have CUSTOM PLANS to accomodate your specific businesss requirements.   PDMNet's goal is to ensure that each business gets what they need, quite simply. Custom plans are developed after determining a businesses usage patterns. PDMNet can provide extremely high speeds outside of the scope of what is "normal".

Please contact us at sales@pdmnet.net or (772) 564-6800 for more information.

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