I see that Musk is, a) testing demand, b) raising a chunk of Starlink
specific cash ( no strings attached ), c) figuring out where the next
orbits/ground stations need to be. d) understanding usage and
limitations. All very valid reasons to open up general sales. I
threw $100 at it to get on the list for one that I will use with the RV
in the future and to test the reality of the service. It should be
interesting to watch performance change with the addition of
infrastructure vs. customers.
On 2/9/21 8:46 AM, David Coudron wrote:
I ordered a Starlink system as my cabin is in an area that we can get
service right away from Starlink and we don’t service the area with
our network. Other locations in MN say it will be middle to late
2021 for service availability. I should have some first hand
knowledge in a week or two. As mentioned below, it is basically $600
to start and $99 a month. Will be interesting.
Regards,
David Coudron
*From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * Darin Steffl
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 9, 2021 10:34 AM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Starlink - First Blood
If he's truly surrounded by trees with no clear sky like the Starlink
app shows with their VR overlay, he will likely have a poor experience
with it and maybe come back.
We always tell people canceling what their average usage is because we
use Preseem and most people rarely average more than 10 Mbps unless
they're doing a download.
So someone on our 25 Mbps plan will peak and hit that but their
average is typically under 10 Mbps so if they switch for something
"faster", we will tell them they won't notice a difference and send
screenshots of their preseem graphs to prove it. If you average 10
Mbps, having 1000 Mbps fiber instead of 25 Mbps won't feel any faster
at all.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 10:28 AM Matt Hoppes
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Got our first "Starlink" call today. Guy who's been a long term
customer - paying $90 for 50 megabits -- and getting that.
Says "I'd rather give my money to a local company than to Musk, but
those speeds. Any chance you'll be offering faster speeds?".
My only response was - if you truly need 150 megabits at your
home, then
Starlink is probably a better option for you. We've found that
99% of
our customers barely use 25 megabits, which is why our top plan is 50
megabits.
"OK, well I just wanted to try to give money locally".
I appreciate that, but if you'd like to pay $9 more per month, plus a
$600 install fee, to get the same speeds you're getting with us
with the
occasional faster speeds, and drops with every satellite switch,
be my
guest.
This guy's house is also completely surrounded by trees. I'm
curious to
see how this will play out.
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