MCSNet Residential (Home) Packages
| Packages |
Lite (high speed) |
Basic (high speed) |
Advanced (high speed) |
| Data Transfer limit |
10 GB/mo. |
30 GB/mo. |
60 GB/mo. |
| Download Speed |
Up to 1.7 Mbps
*with 900 MHz radio: up to 1000 kbps |
Up to 3.2 Mbps
*with 900 MHz radio: up to 1900 kbps |
Up to 5.2 Mbps
*with 900 MHz radio: up to 3100 kbps |
| Upload Speed |
Up to 512 kbps
*with 900 MHz radio: up to 300 kbps |
Up to 768 kbps
*with 900 MHz radio: up to 460 kbps |
Up to 1.2 Mbps
*with 900 MHz radio: up to 720 kbps |
Pricing for the packages may vary with the area of residence.
Please see our pricing by selecting your county or community here.
- Data Transfer Limit
- The amount of data that can be sent or received using the internet connection.
Average monthly usage is normally under 10 GB per month. Higher usage is normally found with downloading of videos and music, as well as with file sharing programs. As a relative example: the average size of a song is around 5 MB, so the Lite package (10 GB limit) would allow one to download a maximum of about 2,000 songs per month (there are about 1000 MB in a GB). If usage reaches the maximum for the package, to restart the service they may either 1) upgrade to a higher package, or 2) purchase 10 GB for the current month for $19.95 (one time), or 3) purchase additional traffic to add to the package on a monthly basis (add 10 GB to your package for an additional $14.95 per month), or 4) wait for the next month's cycle to commence. The data transfer limit is used to help ensure the service level for the average user, for more details on this, please see this page.
- Download Speed
- Downloading is when you are receiving information from the internet to your computer.
Downloading is often more heavily used compared to uploading. For a comparison, the normal maximum speed for a dialup connection is about 56 kbps (.056 Mbps). With a top speed of 1.7 Mbps, the Home Lite package can recieve data about 30 times faster than a dialup type of connection. The top speed scales with the packages, but average speeds are expected to vary depending on network load. A low frequency radio of 900 MHz is often used for difficult or longer shots through trees and other obstacles. The top speeds are expected to be about 35-40% slower when using a 900 MHz transmitter.
- Upload Speed
- Uploading is when you are sending information to the internet from your computer. The most common use of uploading is with the sending of E-mails.
*Average speeds are expected to be lower than the highest quoted speed. Factors like the speed a website can throughput, the amount of traffic accessing it, data caching, and network load will cause variance in the speeds. The speeds we quote are based on your equipment, and ours, working at optimum speeds.
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