Monday 21 February 2011

Service tiers

Standard offering

The basic Optimum Online service offering provides 15 Mbit/s downstream and 2 Mbit/s upstream (as of June 2006, previously 10/1) Internet connection speed. Subscription costs $44–49 monthly. The service is provisioned with a DOCSIS 2.0 cable modem.
 Optimum Online Boost

Optimum Online Boost service increases the provided bandwidth to 30 Mbit/s downstream and 5 Mbit/s upstream (increased from 30/2). It was phased in during Fall 2006 at an additional cost of $14.95/month, or $9.95/month for Optimum Voice subscribers.
 Optimum Online Ultra

Optimum Online Ultra was introduced in May 2009, boasting bandwidth limits of up to 101 Mbit/s downstream and 15 Mbit/s upstream for $99.95/month.($50/month more for current Optimum Boost members with Optimum Voice) At launch time, it is the highest bandwidth Internet access service for the residential and small business market in the US. This service also has an additional charge of $300.00 for an activation fee.[1] Ultra utilizes the new DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem standard.[2]
 Static IP

Optimum Online Static IP service adds dedicated IP addresses to an Internet access plan. It consists of a routed /29 CIDR IP subnet (8 IP addresses) providing 5 available IP addresses for host computers or customer premise routers. The subnet is provisioned with Cisco 800 series routers which are locked by the service and cannot be customized. Static IP service includes configuration options via Optimum Online's account web interface for reverse Domain Name System (DNS) resolution of the IP addresses to customer provided domain names. The customer's domain names must resolve to the corresponding IP addresses when configured via the web interface. A set of port numbers for SMTP (25), HTTP (80 and 8080), and common proxy ports (1080, 3128, 6588) is automatically blocked from external access to the subnet, but may be individually enabled in the web interface. The cost for this service is $24.95/month.
 Optimum WiFi

Optimum Online provides free wireless Internet access to its subscribers through a network of WiFi access points located in public areas, such as train stations, shopping centers, school neighborhoods, sports fields, parks, business districts, and other areas by hosting wireless hubs that require online subscribers to register Optimum Online accounts on the internet.

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