I think that's exactly what Jim Jones said back in the 80s... 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 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 > [image: aeronet-logo] <http://www.aeronetpr.com/> [image: inc500] > <https://www.inc.com/profile/aeronet> [image: fb-logo] > <https://www.facebook.com/aeronetpr/> [image: insta-logo] > <https://www.instagram.com/aeronetpr/?hl=en> [image: in-logo] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/aeronet-broadband-corp> [image: > tw-logo] > <https://twitter.com/AeroNetPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor> > [image: yt-logo] > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr2Q9WBrAYVm3Fn970Jd6VA> > 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 > > > > > 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]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 9, 2021 10:34 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> <[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 <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> > > > > > -- > 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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