Goodbye, slow internet, hello Starlink.
Mar 28, 2021 12:53:12 #
TriX wrote:
Nope, you connect directly to the satellites and they relay data from satellite to satellite. When I checked, the price of the “ground station” was a one time $499 and the service was typically about $99/month.
Right.
Mar 28, 2021 12:53:38 #
Mar 28, 2021 12:55:40 #
fourlocks wrote:
Thanks for the info. That 's kinda interesting. ... (show quote)
I can’t say about that. I do know that prices are expected to come down as more and more people use it.
Mar 29, 2021 07:14:28 #
jaymatt wrote:
All we have had out here in the country is microwave internet with speeds of about 20 or so download with it often going out. Yesterday my son-in-law IT person installed a new Starlink satellite system. The download speed varies from around 100 to 300, depending on which satellite it picks up. Goodbye slow internet! And good riddance!
Welcome to the Space Age John
I have been using Satellite internet for close 20 years, started with Hughes net and switched to Viasat when I moved, the reason for the switch was the service people for H/N on this area, just plain lousy.
About the only time I lose service is during Very Heavy thunder storms or when there is heavy snow buildup on the dish.
My reason for Satellite is the only other choice is Dialup.The cost is higher @ $85.00 a month but the speeds are great.No inst. charge, But a two year contract.
Mar 29, 2021 07:16:49 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Welcome to the Space Age John
I have been using Satellite internet for close 20 years, started with Hughes net and switched to Viasat when I moved, the reason for the switch was the service people for H/N on this area, just plain lousy.
About the only time I lose service is during Very Heavy thunder storms or when there is heavy snow buildup on the dish.
My reason for Satellite is the only other choice is Dialup.The cost is higher @ $85.00 a month but the speeds are great.
I have been using Satellite internet for close 20 years, started with Hughes net and switched to Viasat when I moved, the reason for the switch was the service people for H/N on this area, just plain lousy.
About the only time I lose service is during Very Heavy thunder storms or when there is heavy snow buildup on the dish.
My reason for Satellite is the only other choice is Dialup.The cost is higher @ $85.00 a month but the speeds are great.
Mar 29, 2021 07:20:16 #
jaymatt wrote:
John did you say your dish tracks the satellite ?
Mar 29, 2021 07:34:15 #
buckbrush
Loc: Texas then Southwest Oregon
jaymatt wrote:
All we have had out here in the country is microwave internet with speeds of about 20 or so download with it often going out. Yesterday my son-in-law IT person installed a new Starlink satellite system. The download speed varies from around 100 to 300, depending on which satellite it picks up. Goodbye slow internet! And good riddance!
I had the same Good experience with Starlink after switching from internet being beamed to my house using transmitters hung in trees, to using Starlink (which was so simple to install I couldn't believe how simple they made the system). They even color code the connectors ,black to black, white to white. They send a pictogram showing how to install the system.
I went from very poor, intermittent download speeds and high latency to 150+Mbps download and virtually no latency.
On another house, in town, we get Spectrum cable and it only gets 98Mbps.
Not happy with 99 dollars per month but the alternative is almost as high, no matter what the Spectrum ads say.
Mar 29, 2021 07:41:06 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
John did you say your dish tracks the satellite ?
Yes, as the satellites rotate, it moves with them and then picks up the next one coming by. We don’t see it move all that much, but it does.
Mar 29, 2021 07:42:08 #
Mar 29, 2021 08:18:38 #
I have always heard that any satellite system must have latency time issues due to the distances involved.
Mar 29, 2021 08:22:42 #
rustfarmer wrote:
I have always heard that any satellite system must have latency time issues due to the distances involved.
These satellites are only about 300 miles up, as I understand, so there’s not nearly so much as with something like Hughes, which are thousands of miles up.
Mar 29, 2021 08:27:32 #
jaymatt wrote:
All we have had out here in the country is microwave internet with speeds of about 20 or so download with it often going out. Yesterday my son-in-law IT person installed a new Starlink satellite system. The download speed varies from around 100 to 300, depending on which satellite it picks up. Goodbye slow internet! And good riddance!
I just checked on it and it will be mid to late 2021 before it is available in my area. As soon as it’s available I’m having it.
Mar 29, 2021 08:29:59 #
Jack47 wrote:
I just checked on it and it will be mid to late 2021 before it is available in my area. As soon as it’s available I’m having it.
I’m pretty sure you won’t regret it.
Mar 29, 2021 08:35:18 #
jaymatt wrote:
No cell tower involved. The dish tracks satellites... (show quote)
No worries...Uncle Joe is going to provide high speed broadband to everybody in America...and likely do it on the government’s nickel.
Mar 29, 2021 09:19:22 #
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