100$ a month. Plus a 600$ fee to buy the hardware. i think they said 50mbps - 150mpbs It's a little on the pricey side but at least, as far I know, it's not comcast or at&t.
For people who live in rural areas this is pretty typical.
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#12100$ a month. Plus a 600$ fee to buy the hardware. i think they said 50mbps - 150mpbs It's a little on the pricey side but at least, as far I know, it's not comcast or at&t.
$150 for 50Mbps is what I'm paying for Comcast Business, and they haven't been able to render an invoice for months.
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#13100$ a month. Plus a 600$ fee to buy the hardware. i think they said 50mbps - 150mpbs It's a little on the pricey side but at least, as far I know, it's not comcast or at&t.
What's the currrent word on data caps? Unlimited for now?
Unlimited for now but they've hinted they could cap them later.
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#14I was able to place an actual order just last week in St. Louis, MO.
I will be using it and doing some tests in an area that actually has cable Internet (though spotty, and until very recently was limited to less than 20 Mbps up, no matter how much you paid).
But you have to realize, when you look at the $600 initial cost and $100 monthly fee—this will bring 100+ Mbps down and 15+ Mbps up to so many places (even in suburbs) where people couldn't get more than 10/2 or so for any price.
I already know a few people who don't even live in rural parts who would happily pay triple just to get off their junk DSL or flaky Cable connection, even with Starlink in beta. They are already used to spotty Internet, so Starlink is a massive improvement even if it's spotty (which it hasn't been, according to these users).
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#15? link says limited pre orders
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#16100$ a month. Plus a 600$ fee to buy the hardware. i think they said 50mbps - 150mpbs It's a little on the pricey side but at least, as far I know, it's not comcast or at&t.
It’s not really meant to compete with cable/fiber. This is for people stuck with geo stationary trash, dsl, microwave relay, etc. It’s a massive market and can take SpaceX to a trillion dollar company easily without ever stealing a cable customer.
Great insight, and I agree. With a lot of family and some friends in rural parts of the U.S., the weak internet and cable connections are detrimental to any sort of internet-based tech.
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#17Any idea on pricing?
I wonder how many people would switch over if it was priced ~$10 higher than a Comcast plan, just to avoid having to deal with Comcast. I hope this ubiquitous competition will force prices for wired Internet down and customer service quality up.
And if it is able to scale, this will be a VERY attractive offer in underdeveloped countries like Germany. (Germany may be a first world country, but the Internet access options sure don't feel that way.)
Will Starlink offer mobile solutions? I could see this being a game changer for Internet on ships or for temporary use in extremely remote locations where a sat phone at eye-watering prices were the only options right now.
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#18"Starlink is not yet available in your area" - for San Francisco :(
(Guessing they're prioritizing places with few other options.)
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#19Satisfied Starlink user here. It beats the pants off our DSL connection though there are still some hiccups. Outside DSL, all we had available were the high orbiting Hughes, etc. I’m stoked to see more folks have this as an option.
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#20I was able to place an actual order just last week in St. Louis, MO. I will be using it and doing some tests in an area that actually has cable Internet (though spotty, and until very recently was limited to less than 20 Mbps up, no matter how much you paid). But you have to realize, when you look at the $600 initial cost and $100 monthly fee—this will bring 100+ Mbps down and 15+ Mbps up to so many places (even in s…
UH???
Serious Question: So are the early adopters subsidizing the masses down the line?
i.e. so at $100/mo + $600 start-up/set-up fee -- thats for early adopters ... so the "african farmer who can pay And the encryption policy? The Privacy policy? The data-mining-of-location-history policy?
Yeah, it's a Nope from me dawg...
And I folow Elon closely, and I like a lot of what he says and stands for - but he is at the behest of the USG - Starlink must not be trusted.