Icebrkr, a Boston-based start-up, charges $25 for the first two weeks of texts and $20 a month thereafter.
Another account, FleetOne Classic, with a combined minimum balance of $4,000, offers unlimited bill payment free for the first three months; it costs $4.50 a month thereafter.
A subscription to Boingo, including the V.P.N. service and unlimited wireless access, costs $21.95 a month for the first 12 months, $39.95 a month thereafter.
Underneath the headline, the text says: "Amazingly, BT Totally Unlimited FREE for six months and £16 a month thereafter for Star/Express readers".
An agency representative visits the host home once a week for the first month and then once a month thereafter but can also make spot checks.
The Intel Answer Express Support Suite software costs $49.95 and comes with a three-month trial subscription, which will cost $14.95 a month thereafter (www.intel.com/ answerexpress/offers/index.htm).htm
StarBand's two-way system, sold primarily through EchoStar's Dish Network dealers, costs $500 ,plus $70 a month for the first year of your contract and $60 a month thereafter.
The executive, Mary Brown, 53, is a consultant with Pitts Management Associates of Baton Rouge, La., which is being paid $375,000 a month for the first three months of its resuscitation efforts and $325,000 a month thereafter.
