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We got Starlink in Placerville California and it’s great. Just make sure you place the dish in a location with zero obstructions. 50-180mbps down and 24-40ms

We got Starlink in Placerville California and it’s great. Just make sure you place the dish in a location with zero obstructions. 50-180mbps down and 24-40ms latency. ~25mbps up.

ncmncm 5y ago
We just didn't get Starlink in Placerville, because we are surrounded by 100-ft tall trees. So we are still stuck on microwave links. (ATT ran fiber to within yards of the house more than a decade ago, and never lit it because the FCC allowed them not to. They pocketed the $half-trillion the FCC let them tax landlines for to build it, though.) But it is good news that Pville is in a served area now. Where did you find a prairie in Pville?
- fossuser 5y ago
  We're lucky - it's at the top of a hill overlooking a giant valley up mosquito road I think on the west side of town? It took a few tries and there is still a minor obstruction which causes occasional 10s drops. It's my in-laws house (I just bought the starlink set up for them so there would be better connectivity when I'm there). If I had control over placement and such I think I could get a view without obstruction. They still have calnet as a fallback network, but it's slow and has similar latency.
- iso1210 5y ago
  https://towerdirect.net/product/used-120ft-sabre-self-supporting-tower/ https://towerdirect.net/product/used-120ft-sabre-self-suppor...
- missedthecue 5y ago
  The fcc never gave them half a trillion. The fcc never had half a trillion to give. Can you show me where in ATTs financial statements they gained $500 billion or anywhere near that?
  - mmmBacon 5y ago
    Are you familiar with the concept of hyperbole? A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
  - ncmncm 5y ago
    It was a $half billion. And obviously the FCC never gave it to anybody; as I wrote right there in the very posting you replied to, landline subscribers were taxed for it. A $half billion seemed like a lot of money back then.
    - ncmncm 5y ago
      Per rasz's link, it is $400B and rising. Only the reduced number of landlines in use makes it rise more slowly.
  - rasz 5y ago
    https://newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm https://newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm
- BostonEnginerd 5y ago
  Have you looked at T-Mobile's home ISP product? I'm in an urban area, but it's been working great here @ $50/mo. Last speed test was 220Mbps down / 60Mbps up.

We got Starlink in Placerville California and it’s great. Just make sure you place the dish in a location with zero obstructions. 50-180mbps down and 24-40ms latency. ~25mbps up.

ncmncm 5y ago

We just didn't get Starlink in Placerville, because we are surrounded by 100-ft tall trees. So we are still stuck on microwave links. (ATT ran fiber to within yards of the house more than a decade ago, and never lit it because the FCC allowed them not to. They pocketed the $half-trillion the FCC let them tax landlines for to build it, though.) But it is good news that Pville is in a served area now. Where did you find a prairie in Pville?

fossuser 5y ago
We're lucky - it's at the top of a hill overlooking a giant valley up mosquito road I think on the west side of town? It took a few tries and there is still a minor obstruction which causes occasional 10s drops. It's my in-laws house (I just bought the starlink set up for them so there would be better connectivity when I'm there). If I had control over placement and such I think I could get a view without obstruction. They still have calnet as a fallback network, but it's slow and has similar latency.
iso1210 5y ago
https://towerdirect.net/product/used-120ft-sabre-self-supporting-tower/ https://towerdirect.net/product/used-120ft-sabre-self-suppor...
missedthecue 5y ago
The fcc never gave them half a trillion. The fcc never had half a trillion to give. Can you show me where in ATTs financial statements they gained $500 billion or anywhere near that?
- mmmBacon 5y ago
  Are you familiar with the concept of hyperbole? A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
- ncmncm 5y ago
  It was a $half billion. And obviously the FCC never gave it to anybody; as I wrote right there in the very posting you replied to, landline subscribers were taxed for it. A $half billion seemed like a lot of money back then.
  - ncmncm 5y ago
    Per rasz's link, it is $400B and rising. Only the reduced number of landlines in use makes it rise more slowly.
- rasz 5y ago
  https://newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm https://newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm
BostonEnginerd 5y ago
Have you looked at T-Mobile's home ISP product? I'm in an urban area, but it's been working great here @ $50/mo. Last speed test was 220Mbps down / 60Mbps up.