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Starlink is now taking $99 deposits to reserve a spot in line when the service comes available. Service dates: mid to late 2021.

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Starlink is now taking $99 deposits to reserve a spot in line when the service comes available. Service dates: mid to late 2021.

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Feb 09, 2021 04:17 AM
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euuser1139989Feb 09, 2021 04:17 AM
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Quote from Nattefrost :
wow what a rip off
Like how? Comcast charging 80 bucks for a freaking barely reaching 100Mbps and twisting their nipples?
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Feb 09, 2021 04:21 AM
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abstraxionFeb 09, 2021 04:21 AM
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Lmao the city and suburb crowd is here to tell rural folk that 100mbps internet with 20ms latency for 99 bucks a month is bad
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Feb 09, 2021 04:27 AM
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Feb 09, 2021 04:27 AM
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Quote from Knightshade :
This.

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.


https://www.fastcompany.com/90599...-elon-musk
I live in a rural area and internet is $85 for 50gb monthly so $100 for starlink is a deal and my current setup is a tablet with sprint unlimited for $15 and EasyTether to a GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 router not the fastest speed but it works.
Feb 09, 2021 04:39 AM
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jackoneFeb 09, 2021 04:39 AM
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starlink will put those rural adult superstores out of business
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Feb 09, 2021 04:42 AM
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Wildpir8Feb 09, 2021 04:42 AM
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Quote from abstraxion :
Lmao the city and suburb crowd is here to tell rural folk that 100mbps internet with 20ms latency for 99 bucks a month is bad
Yep. Lotta people have no idea how much it can cost for very little internet service when there aren't any options but a flaky unlimited cellular hotspot (if you can manage to get your hands on one for $$$$) or a slow and super expensive satellite internet plan with a tiny data allowance from one of the current providers.

Starlink is an absolute no-brainer at $99 a month for folks who have suffered through that kind of stuff for years.
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nitsogarFeb 09, 2021 04:43 AM
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I'd bet the vast majority of people interested in this have probably spent will over the $500 hardware costs of Starlink trying to hobble together a decent Internet connection over the years.
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Feb 09, 2021 04:43 AM
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Quote from dcpoor :
Here's hoping Tmobile's 5G home internet turns out OK/usable.
Their current Home internet guarantees 25meg down already should be plenty for vast majority.
Seems like most aren't even aware of that option? Unless their address truly doesn't qualify.
Unsure of actual speed, but it's deployed with that kind of promise in a rural lakeside location where coverage barely stable comes in with Moto G Power models & barely gets 2meg down on those phones.

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Feb 09, 2021 04:54 AM
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ethemartianFeb 09, 2021 04:54 AM
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Quote from SmilingMorning4257 :
I don't get this project. I know it will offer wired line like service to rural Westerners at a fair but not great price. But what about connecting poor people who live in the Amazon rainforest or in the middle of nowhere? I was thinking that satellite internet could even help people who live in dystopian nightmare countries like North Korea, Russia, China. But $100 is too much for the aforementioned groups. This was never about the masses or repressed. Oh, well.
Gotta make money first to give/spend money...

Personally, this makes my dream of moving into an RV and working remotely from some campsite that is clear line of sight to the sky more realistic...
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Feb 09, 2021 04:55 AM
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rjsmith2007Feb 09, 2021 04:55 AM
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Just got an email that it's available.

Email:
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Feb 09, 2021 04:55 AM
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dbbcooperFeb 09, 2021 04:55 AM
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yes i have free starlink.. im in minnesota i dont need a deposit
Feb 09, 2021 05:00 AM
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nitsogarFeb 09, 2021 05:00 AM
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Quote from ethemartian :
Gotta make money first to give/spend money...

Personally, this makes my dream of moving into an RV and working remotely from some campsite that is clear line of sight to the sky more realistic...
Take a look at the details, don't think it supports mobile (variable) locations... unless your RV never moves
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Feb 09, 2021 05:01 AM
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dbbcooperFeb 09, 2021 05:01 AM
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Quote from 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.
gigabit by the end of year... is that good enough
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Quote from Harry1111 :
Can I pay in dogecoin?
no. only fiat currency allowed.
money printer go BRRRRRRRApplause

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Feb 09, 2021 05:31 AM
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ethemartianFeb 09, 2021 05:31 AM
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Quote from nitsogar :
Take a look at the details, don't think it supports mobile (variable) locations... unless your RV never moves
Not yet but looks like its in the roadmap:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink...&context=3

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