Billion, Australia’s most popular broadband router supplier, has launched an Extended Warranty Program that can double the warranty for its award-winning BiPAC routers from two years to four years.

Effective for purchases made after July 1 and registered within 60 days of purchase, the Extended Warranty Program adds two years to Billion’s standard two-year warranty, taking it to four years in total.

The Extended Warranty Program is available on eligible products in the Billion BiPAC range for just $19.95 – or $9.95 on BiPAC 7700 and 5200 Series.

For five years in a row, Billion has claimed the accolade of Australia’s most popular broadband hardware by topping the Australian Broadband Survey, held by tech-savvy broadband website Whirlpool (www.whirlpool.net.au) and completed by 23,513 broadband consumers during January 2011.

This year, Billion again topped the hardware table, with 23.9 per cent of respondents nominating it as their broadband modem brand. The next most popular brand attracted votes from only 13.6 per cent of respondents – a clear lead that Billion has maintained for a number of years.
Recent Billion announcements include:

• In March, Billion's most competitively-priced IPTV-ready router, the BiPAC 7700N, which includes Wireless N and ADSL2+ performance for just $89.95, became the best-selling router PCRange has ever released in Australia
• Launching the Billion BiPAC 6200WZL, a dual-WAN Wireless N router with the added convenience of a built-in SIM slot for 3G broadband access, with an RRP of just $249
• Two years after its launch, Billion’s BiPAC 7800N router, a sub-$200 device that can handle Fibre to the Home (FTTH) broadband services, became a surprise hit last Christmas, with unmatched sales demand.

Learn more about Billion’s Australian product range at www.billion.com.au.

About PCRange www.pcrange.com.au

PCRange is the exclusive Australian distributor for technology convergence products including:

• Billion broadband networking devices
• Minitar wireless networking devices
• 3GO data modems
• PADACS accessories for Apple iPad and iPhone
• FRITZ!Box products from AVM.

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Billion at a glance

Billion Electric Co. Ltd. (Taiex: 3027, trading as BILLION) is founded in Taiwan in 1973 and has grown to be one of the leading providers of network equipment and power supply products in the Asia Pacific. With the establishment of the Communication Division, Billion has reinforced its commitment to developing next-generation network equipment and Internet access devices to meet the needs of home users, telecommuters, SOHOs and SMBs around the globe. Billion has received a number of awards for its networking products and has acquired a considerable customer base across Europe, America, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific. Since March 2009, Billion’s Power Division has added its investment in R&D and manufacturing of Smart Grid business in addition to the power supply products. This division has been officially re-named the "Power and Energy Management Division" (PEM Division) to illustrate Billion’s long-term focus on “Green” product development. With the supply of Smart Grid to reduce carbon emissions resulting in more energy-saving products, Billion aims to contribute to environmental protection and green planet. For more information, please visit www.billion.com.

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