Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square293linkfedilinkarrow-up1721arrow-down116
arrow-up1705arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square293linkfedilink
minus-squareChetManly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoStarlink is 120/mo. Over the past 30 days my average DL is 144Mb, UL 18Mb, with a 27ms ping. It suuuuuuuuuuuuucks, but the only other option is a literal 4Mb DSL for 80$/mo
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoAnd, wait until Starlink hits saturation… Your speeds will be 1mb down, 300kb up, and latency hitting 100ms… You’re only benefiting from early adoption at this time. It can only get worse the more they onboard. Starlink is 120/mo. How much for install?
minus-squareChetManly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoDish, router, and long ass cable was on sale for 300. Another 70 for a roof bracket if memory serves.
Starlink is 120/mo. Over the past 30 days my average DL is 144Mb, UL 18Mb, with a 27ms ping. It suuuuuuuuuuuuucks, but the only other option is a literal 4Mb DSL for 80$/mo
And, wait until Starlink hits saturation… Your speeds will be 1mb down, 300kb up, and latency hitting 100ms…
You’re only benefiting from early adoption at this time. It can only get worse the more they onboard.
How much for install?
Dish, router, and long ass cable was on sale for 300. Another 70 for a roof bracket if memory serves.