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Re: Starlink Premium

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Post by tsomctl »

pndy wrote: post #27

I haven't check their prices at all till now and holy guacamole - for about half of their monthly price my ISP gives me up to 1 Gb/s FTTH without transfer limits (asymmetric connection - tho, not an issue; speed varies from city to city but I can't complain now - it's not the faulty copper line that made me more offline than online), unlimited VoIP phone and tv with almost 200 channels and HBO GO (not that I would wa…

At my cousin's property (which I spend a lot of time at), for a little less than their monthly price, AT&T gives us an analog telephone line with local calling. That's it.

Re: Starlink Premium

#34

Post by primax »

kumarvvr wrote: post #26

The site says it requires a clear sky to connect. So, in cloudy or rainy conditions, is there no connection or is there reduced speed?

Clear from obstructions like trees or buildings, not from clouds.

Re: Starlink Premium

#35

Post by notatoad »

selectodude wrote: post #11

Any ideas why this is $500/mo?

they allow business use on this, while the regular one is for residential/personal use only.

regardless of the increased bandwidth, if a business truly needs starlink they're going to be able to pay $500/mo for it.

Re: Starlink Premium

#36

Post by LeoPanthera »

kumarvvr wrote: post #26

The site says it requires a clear sky to connect. So, in cloudy or rainy conditions, is there no connection or is there reduced speed?

Rain reduces the speed and increases the latency (I'm actually not sure why the latency increases, it's not like the signal has to go further) but, it still works.

Re: Starlink Premium

#37

Post by initplus »

yata69420 wrote: post #14
systemvoltage wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Almost seems designed to get people's hopes up only to squash them again. What people have been asking for is an RV/camping/sailing Starlink they can use moving, and that product has yet to materialize. What an odd comment. Seems like a narrow way to blame the marketing. And, a narrow way to cherry pick what doesn't fit your description of what Starlink should be and shouldn't be. In truth, Starlink is an absolute…

The actual competition: https://www.hughesnet.com/get-started

Starlink blows competitor offerings out of the water. Starlink has higher speeds, lower latency, and no data cap.

Re: Starlink Premium

#39

Post by [deleted] »

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #22
jtl999 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read the current Starlink system has a limitation where if you move outside of your assigned service "cell", you lose service. Guessing this is still the case.

Unfortunately this is partly due to FCC regulations.

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Re: Starlink Premium

#40

Post by pndy »

mandernt wrote: post #30
pndy wrote: post #27

I haven't check their prices at all till now and holy guacamole - for about half of their monthly price my ISP gives me up to 1 Gb/s FTTH without transfer limits (asymmetric connection - tho, not an issue; speed varies from city to city but I can't complain now - it's not the faulty copper line that made me more offline than online), unlimited VoIP phone and tv with almost 200 channels and HBO GO (not that I would wa…

Of course it’s not for you. It’s not for people with dedicated gigabit fiber lines. This should be pretty obvious.

Well, it wasn't for me - somehow I managed to avoid whole thing till now.
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