Now beats competitors speed at every price level in Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Waco, Midland and Odessa markets
SAN MARCOS, TX, July 11, 2011 - Grande Communications today launched "Peak," a 110 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet service that is the fastest available from any provider in its seven core metropolitan Texas markets.
"Peak" is the ideal service for avid gamers, streamers of HD video from Netflix, Hulu and other services, and heavy downloaders. The new service joins Grande's 65 Mbps Unleashed, 40 Mbps Ultra and 24 Mbps Power services launched earlier this year, as well as 8 and 3 Mbps Internet services.
Grande now offers the fastest and widest choice of speeds available at prices lower than any other provider. Grande also does not impose bandwidth usage limits or fees for "excessive" usage on any of its Internet services.
"Grande Communications continues to set the bar for all other Internet providers in our markets," said President Matt Murphy. "We understand that what customers want most from their Internet service is reliability and consistently fast speeds without the worry of extra usage charges or nosebleed prices," Murphy said. "Regardless of their household budget, Grande customers get the fastest speeds at the best prices."
With Grande's new Peak service, Internet customers can download an HD movie (2 gigabytes) in 2.6 minutes, compared to 28 minutes with a typical 8 to 10 Mbps Internet service. They also can download 1,000 MP3 songs (3 megabytes each) in 3.8 minutes, versus 42 minutes; 500 photos (3 megabytes each) in 1.9 minutes, versus 21 minutes; or 10,000 documents (250 kilobytes each) in 3.1 minutes, versus 34 minutes. In addition, they can play massively multiplayer online games with virtually no lag or slowdowns.
Grande's new Peak service is available immediately for both new and existing customers in the company's Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Waco, Midland and Odessa markets.
Grande's Internet speed enhancements are just the latest of many significant product advances from the company over the past 18 months, including HD channel additions, Video On Demand, an enhanced phone service offering and a new wireless home networking service.
Details on Internet service availability and packages, including money-saving Double and Triple Play packages with video and phone service, are available by phone at 877 6GRANDE or online at mygrande.com
Grande Communications is a Texas-based broadband communications company that offers a full suite of Internet, TV and Phone services for residential and business customers through its state-of-the-art, high-capacity, hybrid fiber-optic network. Since its launch ten years ago, Grande has offered Texans a real choice in entertainment and communications providers plus outstanding local customer and technical support. Grande proudly serves the following communities: Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Midland, Odessa, San Antonio, San Marcos and Waco.
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