WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNTD), a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services, today announced the launch of Juno Turbo accelerated dial-up service. Juno Turbo allows Juno members to surf online faster than competitors' dial-up services and access their pre-fetched email and favorite content almost instantly using a new feature called Juno InstaView.
"We have added some significant features to our Juno dial-up service while maintaining our $14.95 price point," said Mark R. Goldston, chairman, CEO and president of United Online. "Juno users will be able to surf faster than they'd be able to using the competition, and retrieve their email almost instantaneously with Juno Turbo."
Juno InstaView is an opt-in feature that allows users to set their computers to pre-fetch their email, myJuno page and browser home page at any time during the day or night. This allows them to access their pre-fetched information whenever they want to without waiting to connect. In addition to increased surfing speed and the new InstaView feature, Juno Turbo provides the following features:
-- Spam protection -- Email virus protection -- 2 GB of email storage -- Pop-up blocker -- Personalized content and search -- Compatibility with all of the popular instant messaging products -- No credit card required to sign-up
Juno Turbo works from any phone jack using a standard dial-up connection and does not require any new hardware. The price for Juno Turbo is only $14.95 per month.
Consumers can get the new Juno Turbo by downloading it at www.juno.com or by picking up a CD at retail outlets including Best Buy, RadioShack and Sam Goody. Current Juno Speedband members will automatically be upgraded at no cost. They can also download the software at www.juno.com.
Members of the press can set up a trial account by contacting the United Online communications department contact listed below.
About United Online
United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNTD) is a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services through a number of brands, including NetZero, NetZero Voice, Juno, and Classmates. The company's services include Internet access, accelerated dial-up services, Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling plans, premium email, personal web hosting and domain services, photo-sharing services and social networking. United Online is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, with offices in New York City, NY, Renton, WA, San Francisco, CA, Orem, UT, Munich, Germany, Jarfalla, Sweden, and Hyderabad, India. For more information about United Online and its Internet services, please visit http://www.untd.com.