Starlink internet service (1 Viewer)

[Sam Posten]

Seems to be ramping up. Our rural users should consider, maybe. Thoughts @Todd Erwin ???

SpaceX begins accepting $99 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service as Musk eyes IPO

Starlink's website emphasizes that preorders are "fully refundable," but notes in fine print that "placing a deposit does not guarantee service."

www.cnbc.com

 

[Sam Posten]

Previously:

SpaceX's Starlink internet shows fast speeds during early tests, capable of gaming and streaming

Early tests of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet network showed speeds capable of playing online video games and streaming movies.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Todd Erwin]

The initial startup price of $499 will likely put off most rural communities, not to mention the monthly $99 fee. That $600 is nearly one month's rent, at least in my area of Nevada.

 

[Edwin-S]

Musk literally wants to put thousands of these things up. I'd like to know how he is going to clean up all of the hazardous space junk that these things will become when they reach the end of their usefulness?

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Maybe Musk will create a "roomba" spacecraft that will cruise along vacuuming up old spacecraft parts.

 

[Edwin-S]

Maybe Musk will create a "roomba" spacecraft that will cruise along vacuuming up old spacecraft parts.

I thought it was a bit of a joke at first, but the funny thing is there are a couple of articles that detail Musk using his Starship lifter to do something to that effect. It would be used to collect larger pieces of space junk.

However, first his SpaceX corporation has to figure how to keep their Starship from being reduced to a pile of garbage in its own right.

 

[DaveF]

What’s the bandwidth expected for Starlink? Latency / ping will be terrible. But it could be fine for streaming 4K video. Past satellite service options were terrible for upload, but the article gives no info on planned performance.

 

[Sam Posten]

Starlink satellite dish teardown reveals serious engineering and attention to detail

If there’s anything that could be said about the products from Elon Musk’s companies, it is that they are engineered very well. From Tesla’s battery packs and powertrains to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets, products and machines developed and designed by an Elon Musk-led company typically rank among...

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[Sam Posten]

 

[Sam Posten]

What’s the bandwidth expected for Starlink? Latency / ping will be terrible. But it could be fine for streaming 4K video. Past satellite service options were terrible for upload, but the article gives no info on planned performance.