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Has anyone tried Starlink yet?

• phnofive 6y ago
  110Mbps down/20 up, 50ms. Not bad for the price - maybe FttH is a myth after all.
  • pdpi 6y ago
    I get 8-10ms latencies on most of the online games I play. FttH (well, FttB in my case) is pretty damn good.
• walrus01 6y ago
  yes, 150 to 330 down, 16-20 up, 0.25 to 0.75% packet loss in the current sparse network. It's not as good as a well implemented DOCSIS3 last mile or GPON, but it absolutely blows away anything DSL based, and 99% of WISPs.
  • 29athrowaway 6y ago
    That is pretty good, to be honest. Any experiences with videoconferences over Starlink? I wonder if I can just build a house in the middle of nowhere, with some solar panels + battery (but with trash service and water access) and move there.
    • walrus01 6y ago
      I think you almost certainly could. I've had remote access to another beta terminal since mid november, and my own since late January. There are very brief 5-10 second periods of no ping answers to the default gateway which cumulatively add up to about 0.50% packet loss over a 4 hour period. It's been getting progressively better as more satellites are launched and the make-before-break handovers are seamless. You do want to ensure you have no tree obstructions and a clear view of the sky in many directions - some people have needed to put the antenna on a 10' tall mast mount.