Ooo. Just saw another customer post on Facebook they ordered Starlink. Their house is 150% encased in trees.
This should be interesting to watch. He’s also getting 50 down by 40 up on our service for $110. > On Feb 9, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Gino A. Villarini <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Its not koolaid, its great marketing! > > Gino Villarini > Founder/President > @gvillarini > t: 787.273.4143 Ext. 204 > > www.aeronetpr.com | Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, PR 00968 > > From: AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Josh Luthman > <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:27 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Starlink - First Blood > > People are stupid and willing to suck up the Apple/Elon kool aid? I'm > shocked. > > People think they need 50 mbps or 150 mbps when they have *NO IDEA* what > they're currently using is just a fine example of marketing and bigger is > always better (see muscle cars in the 60s). > > Josh Luthman > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 12:59 PM Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > There have been published discussions with Musk about RV's and Starlink and a > separate interview with the developers where the RV use of starlink was > discussed and committed to by both Musk and the developers. I figure I want > to get the h/w and play with it at a fixed location to understand setup time, > quality, limitations ( can you have another router, address space, etc. etc.. > ) before moving it to the RV. I figured the list is going to get pretty > long and the h/w will change with expansion of production, evolution of the > service. So being early will have advantages and disadvantages. So final > usage in the RV is the goal but not initial need. > > On 2/9/21 9:44 AM, David Sovereen via AF wrote: > Robert, > > I wanted was going to sign up to get Starlink for my RV but saw this on their > web site and decided to postpone until I learned more: > > Can I travel with Starlink, or move it to a different address? > Starlink satellites are scheduled to send internet down to all users within a > designated area on the ground. This designated area is referred to as a cell. > Your Starlink is assigned to a single cell. If you move your Starlink outside > of its assigned cell, a satellite will not be scheduled to serve your > Starlink and you will not receive internet. This is constrained by geometry > and is not arbitrary geofencing. > Please let us know how traveling with it works out for you. If it does > travel well, I want it! > > Thanks, > > Dave > > David Sovereen > > Mercury Network Corporation > 2719 Ashman Street, Midland, MI 48640 > 989.837.3790 x151 office | 888.866.4638 toll free | 989.837.3780 fax > > Telephone | Internet | Hosting > > [email protected] > www.mercury.net > > <image001.png> > > > On Feb 9, 2021, at 12:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > 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]> 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. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > Darin Steffl > Minnesota WiFi > www.mnwifi.com > 507-634-WiFi > Like us on Facebook > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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