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11mbps is amazing for what this is. Sure, it's "slow DSL" speed, but if you can get slow DSL you don't care about satellite internet. This is for all the places
by ShakataGaNai 6y ago
11mbps is amazing for what this is. Sure, it's "slow DSL" speed, but if you can get slow DSL you don't care about satellite internet. This is for all the places in the world that you can't get 4G cell service, let alone DSL.
11mbps plus a ping time of sub100 ms means that most people could telework anywhere in the world, even in the middle of an ocean. Unless your job requires you to download/upload huge amounts of data, it's more than enough for surfing, working, zoom, etc.
- Alupis 6y agoOK maybe, but Elon promised 1Gbps speeds. 11Mbps is very, very far cry from that.
- loufe 6y agoOk, but at the same time this is the BETA period. Attacks on his claim should wait until the public availability of the service begins.
- Alupis 6y agoFair enough... except everyone here is in awe of 11Mbps satellite service, as-if satellite internet is some brand new thing.
- yencabulator 6y agoIf Hughes had been serving 11-60 Mbps at 31-94 ms ping without caps, Starlink wouldn't need to exist. Starlink is absolutely not the same as the previous generation of satellite internet. This is a brand new thing.
- Alupis 6y agoOK, but they've touted each satellite in the cluster being capable of driving 20Gbps all by itself. So why are people only getting 11Mbps? Beta or not, that's a very far cry from the promised specs.