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Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by CyberDildonics »

gregsadetsky wrote: post #30

I had a “hit” post on bsky [0] (90 likes, big numbers for me) asking whether people would want an unlimited mobile plan throttled at 256kbps for $2/month. Seems like yes? There’s lots to say about how useable it is (I often get throttled when traveling and it’s really not that bad + it helps curb any desire to scroll videos!) But mainly I want to ask - I looked into it for a minute and it seems like you couldn’t star…

This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the current advertisement being discussed.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by mikestew »

I want the old plan back. If we went over the 50Gb/month, there was the option of continuing on at $1/Gb, which is the same price per Gb as the base plan. IOW, they didn't punish you for going over. Now if we go over, it's either put up with slow speed data, or upgrade to unlimited.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by talkingtab »

PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #17

They could make it 1000GB for US$10/month and I still wouldn't give any money to a company associated with that man.

This resonates for me.

I do not want my technology tied to some person I consider of despicable character. Would I buy a cell phone, even at a good deal from Putin? No. Corporations have increasingly become political. Thanks, United vs FEC! So we see them taking a knee to gain commercial advantage. And as in this case harm to our democracy.

In my opinion, no discussion about Starlink is complete without considering whether the money you pay will be used to profit people or causes you do not want.

If you need this, then great. But I have other choices, just as I would not touch a tesla even if you gave it to me. I just am not that desperate.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by delichon »

Someone1234 wrote: post #16

I'm actually a huge fan of "unlimited slow speeds" as a falloff, instead of a cliff. Aside from the fact it allows you to work with Starlink to buy more fast speed, it also allows core stuff to continue to function (e.g. basic notifications, non-streaming web traffic, etc).

As a residential customer Starlink gave me the unlimited slow speed with a free mini for $60/year, as a tease to promote the full speed at $300/year. But it does everything I need it to, so I'm not incentivized to upgrade. I can listen to YouTube audio, make voip calls, download map tiles or talk with a chatbot without limitations. It's a large quality of life improvement for me because in my rural area there is no cellular connection during most of my driving.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by QuantumNomad_ »

Someone1234 wrote: post #16

I'm actually a huge fan of "unlimited slow speeds" as a falloff, instead of a cliff. Aside from the fact it allows you to work with Starlink to buy more fast speed, it also allows core stuff to continue to function (e.g. basic notifications, non-streaming web traffic, etc).

My mobile data plan is like this. It’s funny because when I’m “out of data” my provider sends an SMS suggesting I upgrade to more gigabytes, but then it still continues to work. And yes I checked my bills to make sure that they are not charging me for any usage excess of what’s included in the plan. It’s not even particularly slow. I can still browse the web, send and receive WhatsApp messages, images and videos, watch videos on TikTok etc.

My current plan is 2GB with rollover. Last month I used 2.5GB, and somehow this month has 2GB included + 2GB rollover = 4 GB available which by itself is also weird. Maybe most of the 2.5 GB I used last month was rollover from the month before that or something.

In total I have used 4.6 GB of mobile data so far this month, which is more than the 4 GB (2+2) I have available for this month and it’s still working.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by volemo »

mlyle wrote: post #10
TN1ck wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be aware that it is bits, so 62.5kb. But I agree, the internet is still usable with that.

People always use bits for connectivity. 62.5kB/sec -- maybe really 55-60kB/sec downloaded. Or 18 seconds to get a megabyte. This is simultaneously fast (on my 14400 bps modem that I spent the most time "waiting for downloading", I was used to 12-13 minutes per megabyte vs. 18 seconds here) and slow (the google homepage is >1MB, so until you have resources cached you're waiting tens of seconds). It would be nice if e…

Is Google homepage consisting of a text input field and like ten buttons really over a megabyte? Damn.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by bahmboo »

Neywiny wrote: post #13
Aurornis wrote: post #6

That's not bad for the cheap plan. Even the slow mode is fast enough for video conferencing and doing basic remote work. They still have a separate unlimited plan for anyone who needs more.

They explicitly say video streaming will be "limited" aka it won't work like you want it to

I haven't done a video call on it but it does work for youtube. It's best to pause a video at the start but it buffers and plays just fine. Blocky but certainly watchable.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by gregsadetsky »

CyberDildonics wrote: post #31
gregsadetsky wrote: post #30

I had a “hit” post on bsky [0] (90 likes, big numbers for me) asking whether people would want an unlimited mobile plan throttled at 256kbps for $2/month. Seems like yes? There’s lots to say about how useable it is (I often get throttled when traveling and it’s really not that bad + it helps curb any desire to scroll videos!) But mainly I want to ask - I looked into it for a minute and it seems like you couldn’t star…

This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the current advertisement being discussed.

Sorry yes - I think it does. Starlink sats can already offer 5G service directly to mobile phones (from the sky!!)

And there are other comments here talking about this specifically - how unlimited bandwidth throttled plans are actually useful and would be great to have.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by _blk »

Awesome news. When we started RV traveling we wanted to do the 50G plan whenever we were out of cell-range but it turned out to be such a convenient service that 50G didn't last us more than 3 days so we switched to unlimited and haven't regretted it. Absolutely worth it because even the residential dish works flawlessly while driving and the kids can game and stream all at the same time from the pickup.

I put some more details on my blog if you're interested in power specs or DNS options on the router, etc. https://bitcreed.us/bitblog/starlink-on-the-road

You can also start on the 100G plan and when you run out of data switch to unlimited right from the app. That'll bring down the first-month bill a tad and give you a chance to gauge the "slow speed" option.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by volemo »

namanyayg wrote: post #12
TN1ck wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be aware that it is bits, so 62.5kb. But I agree, the internet is still usable with that.

I've never heard bandwidth being expressed in bytes. But if we're being pedantic then I'd like to throw my hat in and call it 62.5kB. Or even better, 62.5KiB (for kibibyte)

> Or even better, 62.5KiB (for kibibyte)

Well, we can’t know if Starlink’s marketing team used 2^10 or 10^3, and since it’d inflate their numbers I guess the latter.

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