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Matthew Hajicek

February 09, 2021, 11:34 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
I threw my money at them for a place in line.

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neurosis

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February 09, 2021, 11:45 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
The last I read on Starlink, it sounded expensive and predicted to not be very reliable.   Has anything changed?
I'll go back to being a conservative, when conservatives go back to being conservative.

Jeff

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February 09, 2021, 11:46 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
I got an email the other day saying it's available in my area. Haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Matthew Hajicek

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February 09, 2021, 12:06 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: neurosis post_id=6364 time=1612899919 user_id=49The last I read on Starlink, it sounded expensive and predicted to not be very reliable.   Has anything changed?


Lots of people are commenting on Ars Technica and other sites that they're in the beta and it's working well for them.  Decent speed, low latency, rare brief dropouts (minutes) which are expected to diminish or disappear when they get more satellites up.  A coworker's father in law has it at his cabin and likes it.  I haven't heard or read a negative review yet.

Price is $500 for the hardware plus $100/mo., so more expensive than some cable, less than others.  Comcast kept jacking our bill by $20/mo every month, to well over $200/mo. (for basic internet only) while promising every month to fix it on the next bill.  We told them to autocopulate and will never give them another cent, so we're on Hughesnet right now, which is comparable to flakey dialup.

beej

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February 09, 2021, 02:11 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
does it have soft data limits?
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Matthew Hajicek

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February 09, 2021, 02:13 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: beej post_id=6386 time=1612908711 user_id=98does it have soft data limits?


As I understand it they don't have caps, but they distribute bandwidth evenly among all requesters in each cell.  So if you're in a city with a lot of users you may have less bandwidth than someone out in the country.

Incogneeto

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February 09, 2021, 02:25 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Can it see into single womens Showers??

RobertELee

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February 09, 2021, 03:04 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: Incogneeto post_id=6392 time=1612909543 user_id=72Can it see into single womens Showers??


Only Rosie O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldbergs.

Incogneeto

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February 09, 2021, 03:46 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: RobertELee post_id=6399 time=1612911865 user_id=55
Quote from: Incogneeto post_id=6392 time=1612909543 user_id=72Can it see into single womens Showers??


Only Rosie O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldbergs.


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Bruce Caulley

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February 09, 2021, 04:14 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
QuoteWe told them to autocopulate


My new word for the day lol

Rstewart

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February 09, 2021, 08:16 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
I have Google fiber in my area and it's been Great

marshal

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February 10, 2021, 05:53 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
My boss should be getting his beta equipment today and we'll try it out.  All the reviews I've seen on it say well over 100 down, very minimal downtime that's gotten better with each batch of satellites and is almost eliminated.  Even a blizzard would only slow it down to 20-40.

If I hadn't gotten fiber a couple months ago I would have jumped at the pre-order.

Jeff

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February 11, 2021, 10:29 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: beej post_id=6386 time=1612908711 user_id=98does it have soft data limits?


1GB speeds and zero data caps apparently.

Tim Johnson

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February 11, 2021, 12:02 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
I'll wait for a few years and let you guys iron the bugs out. :D
FJB

marshal

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February 11, 2021, 01:48 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: Jeff post_id=6538 time=1613068190 user_id=103
Quote from: beej post_id=6386 time=1612908711 user_id=98does it have soft data limits?


1GB speeds and zero data caps apparently.


Try 100MBps, although many have been getting close to 150.  Currently no data caps, and they've said they have no intention of having one.  It's only limited by the number of users in a geographical area.
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