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I live in a remote town in the North Cascades in Washington State in the US and know about a dozen folks who have had Starlink for a few months now. I'm lucky
by kyleblarson 6y ago
I live in a remote town in the North Cascades in Washington State in the US and know about a dozen folks who have had Starlink for a few months now. I'm lucky enough to have line of sight to a tower on a mountain 6 miles away so I can have consistent service from a local ISP and haven't had to rely on sats. But it's a game changer for those who aren't as lucky as I. It still drops a lot which obviously causes problems for those on VPN's but it's so much better than Centurylink, the only previous non sat option. Areas that were previously only weekend homes for skiers and snowmobilers are now feasible for remote workers, which is a double edged sword given that our area has boomed significantly since COVID hit. A lot of local folk are now worried that our area will turn into the next Jackson Hole or Sun Valley as real estate prices skyrocket and longtime locals are priced out.
I've seen the Starlink satellite train in the early morning sky a few times while walking the dog and it's pretty trippy.
- aero-glide2 6y agoThey are launching new sats every 2 weeks, so by the end of the year there should be no drops.
- mike_d 6y ago> A lot of local folk are now worried that our area will turn into the next Jackson Hole or Sun Valley as real estate prices skyrocket and longtime locals are priced out. You can calm their fears by reminding them that Starlink is rolling out _nationwide_, so remote workers are going to move to lots of different places.
- walrus01 6y agoI am at about your same latitude and have seen 3-4 hour periods with as low as 0.08% packet loss to seattle. There is already 'full' make before break satellite hand off coverage at our latitude. If your neighbors are using terminals with tree obstruction on any side they may see much more loss than that. Things have also been a lot better since Jan 15 or so, as satellite density increases.