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That's right. Geo will typically be around 600ms. The speed metric is incorrect/misleading as well. Both Hughes and ViaSat offer multiple speed plans that are v
by shaklee3 8y ago
That's right. Geo will typically be around 600ms. The speed metric is incorrect/misleading as well. Both Hughes and ViaSat offer multiple speed plans that are vastly different. You can't simply take an average, or your speed isn't representative of what the service could do. Of course, satellite internet will pack a lot of users in there to fill up the satellite. I don't be naive about that, SpaceX will do the exact same thing.
- studentrob 8y ago> You can't simply take an average, or your speed isn't representative of what the service could do. Why not? We're just comparing current satellite broadband offerings' known latency to what Starlink could potentially offer.
- shaklee3 8y agoIf your cable service offers 10, 25, 50, and 100Mbps plans, how is an average speed at all meaningful? It's just representative of how many people sign up per plan.
- studentrob 8y agoAn existing offering does 60ms average, meaning its best case is better. Starlink would offer 25ms best-case scenario.
- shaklee3 8y agoMy post is clearly about bandwidth, not latency. You don't choose your latency.