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for those who want to set up their Starlink account and check for the transaction, hit the forgot password link at the login page, put in the email you used and you should get the link to finish setting up your account. - wookie
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02-08-2021 at 03:20 PM.
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Anyone know what speeds people are getting from the Beta tests?
Upload speed and latency as well.
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During beta, users can expect to see data speeds vary from 50Mb/s to 150Mb/s and latency from 20ms to 40ms in most locations over the next several months as we enhance the Starlink system. There will also be brief periods of no connectivity at all.
As we launch more satellites, install more ground stations and improve our networking software, data speed, latency and uptime will improve dramatically. For latency, we expect to achieve 16ms to 19ms by summer 2021.
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02-08-2021 at 03:22 PM.
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It's low but that's before the full rollout of 100 gigabits/sec
Low is relative. Starlink isn't currently meant to be a replacement for wired connections. It's for people that don't have that option which is a huge percentage of the country and it's much faster and cheaper than anything those areas have ever had access to.
This post was a PSA for those of us with really poor internet options. This service is much better than anything I currently have available. It's definitely not for everyone - not intended to replace decent wired service.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank dcpoor
Upload speed and latency as well.
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I think their idea was to make internet available globally.
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Upload speed and latency as well.
Edit: Eeek
Hardware
$499.00
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$99.00 /mo
Shipping & Handling
$50.00
Tax
$56.28
Due Today
$99.00
During beta, users can expect to see data speeds vary from 50Mb/s to 150Mb/s and latency from 20ms to 40ms in most locations over the next several months as we enhance the Starlink system. There will also be brief periods of no connectivity at all.
As we launch more satellites, install more ground stations and improve our networking software, data speed, latency and uptime will improve dramatically. For latency, we expect to achieve 16ms to 19ms by summer 2021.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank cruxion
Low is relative. Starlink isn't currently meant to be a replacement for wired connections. It's for people that don't have that option which is a huge percentage of the country and it's much faster and cheaper than anything those areas have ever had access to.
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For rural area, i think starlink is a revolution since cable run at potato speed for $60-80/month internet only plan
Imagine hyping up doge then getting backstabbed for bitcoin
If you use real data instead of the junk the recent FCC was putting out, something like half of americans don't have real broadband access.
Fastest I can get at my house is 8 Mb DSL, no matter how much I'm willing to pay.
And I only get that without a data cap by paying business rates.
I'd happily pay double what Starlink is asking just to get half the average speed users of starlink in the beta are receiving.
Even that would be 5x faster than what I have now.
If I got average starlink beta speeds it'd be a 10x improvement.
And the targeted final speeds would be a roughly 120x improvement over the best I can get now.
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