StarBander

plural StarBanders

1. historicalOne who uses StarBand, a two-way satellite broadband Internet service available in the United States from 2000 to 2015.First known use 2001

   I live in the UK, and British Telecom (BT) have just announced a satellite service. It uses the same GILAT technology that you StarBanders know and love so well.

   2002 August 13, Mark Nicholson, “Help a Limey decide about satellite!”, in alt.satellite.starband (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Oct 2025

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   If Howard, Zur or Greg get the transcript, let 'em read it and stew, knowing that there is a coalition of ex-StarBanders and current StarBanders who are pissed about the service and think very little of the StarBand management team.

   2002 June 11, Wanderer, quoting Brad Helm, “a pointed question thats needs answering”, in alt.satellite.starband (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Oct 2025

   I am merely compensating myself for a year's worth of money wasted on substandard service, by making posts to this newsgroup. […] A post that spawns a long thread, humiliates many StarBand customers, and brings lots of other ex-StarBanders out of the woodwork I figure to be worth extra, and deduct proportionally more from the amount that StarBand owes me.

   2003 June 11, Earle Horton, “you starband drips.....”, in alt.satellite.starband (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Oct 2025