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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expiredClintiePoo posted Feb 08, 2021 11:03 PM
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expiredClintiePoo posted Feb 08, 2021 11:03 PM
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Upload speed and latency as well.
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Kuiper is a similar idea to starlink- but are way behind them (AFAIK they haven't launched a single satellite yet-haven't even finished the design of the ones they HOPE to eventually launch- while Starlink has over 1000 in orbit already)
Hughes and Viasat are garbage technology compared to this- they use a tiny number of geosynch orbit satellites instead of a large number of low orbit ones- meaning they're slow for downloads, they're REALLY REALLY slow for uploads, and have horrible latency, and typically have terrible data caps too.... (or, more deceptively, "unlimited" data where you get heavily throttled at higher use)
For example Viasat (from speedtest data) only averages about 25Mbps down (and less than 3 Mbps up) with latency near 700ms (about 15 times worse than Starlinks beta service for latency)
Hughesnet saw average downloads under 20Mbps, and latency even worse than Viasat.
https://techblog.comsoc
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I live in rural Colorado where all I can get is 6Mpbs, so I buy two lines and combine at the router. I get a total of 13Mpbs + 75-100ms latency for about $150/mo. Im as excited as a person could be for this... even at this high price. Plus I bought into dogecoin before the rush so I'll pay with it.
Also, for those who want to check their account 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.
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I guarantee not a single thumbs down came from an existing satellite Internet users, lol!
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I had checked about a month ago and no sign up possible...even for the wait list.
Now the wait list is available. Hopefully that means progress in our area.
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this internet is not meant to replace fiber and cable internet. It is mainly for people in rural areas like myself that our best options aren't too great.
Even in beta testing i was hearing 30ms latency and 50MB/S download. Obviously will be way quicker later on.
They said you should be able to stream whatever, play whatever, download whatever and not notice and bandwidth issues.
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