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Musk Feb 2021 "Speed will double to ~300Mb/s & latency will drop to ~20ms later this year" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1363763858121256963?lang=en http

Musk Feb 2021 "Speed will double to ~300Mb/s & latency will drop to ~20ms later this year" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1363763858121256963?lang=en https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1363763858121256963?lang... Again on Jun 2021 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1272363466288820224?lang=en https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1272363466288820224?lang...

modeless 5y ago
There are plenty of 300 Mbps+ speed tests posted on r/Starlink. But that's peak, vs the average that Speedtest is showing. Starlink's bandwidth and latency are way past good enough at this point. The issue with Starlink currently is reliability. Many people experience dropouts and jitter that make it unsuitable for video conferencing or gaming. This is often caused by people being unable to meet the requirement that the dish have a continuous unobstructed view of most of the sky, unlike a traditional satellite dish that stays pointed at one tiny section of sky. This will improve as more satellites are launched.
- mensetmanusman 5y ago
  There will be a market for large flag pole-like installations that are lightning resistant and are above the tree line.
lytedev 5y ago
Maybe I'm opening a can of worms here, but isn't Elon's Twitter an unreliable source of factual information when it comes to promises about the future capabilities of his companies?
- mcguire 5y ago
  Didn't the SEC have a chat with him about that?
  - AtlasBarfed 5y ago
    The SEC only had a chat with him because it has to maintain the facade that it does something. The mortgage crisis showed that the SEC is a toothless revolving door of rubberstampers. And still is.
- JoshTko 5y ago
  Depends on the figure type. A specific spec is usually reliable, AI timelines are very unreliable. Product launch dates are inconsistent. Shipment volumes have always been met, but are almost always delayed.

modeless 5y ago

There are plenty of 300 Mbps+ speed tests posted on r/Starlink. But that's peak, vs the average that Speedtest is showing. Starlink's bandwidth and latency are way past good enough at this point. The issue with Starlink currently is reliability. Many people experience dropouts and jitter that make it unsuitable for video conferencing or gaming. This is often caused by people being unable to meet the requirement that the dish have a continuous unobstructed view of most of the sky, unlike a traditional satellite dish that stays pointed at one tiny section of sky. This will improve as more satellites are launched.

mensetmanusman 5y ago
There will be a market for large flag pole-like installations that are lightning resistant and are above the tree line.

lytedev 5y ago

Maybe I'm opening a can of worms here, but isn't Elon's Twitter an unreliable source of factual information when it comes to promises about the future capabilities of his companies?

mcguire 5y ago
Didn't the SEC have a chat with him about that?
- AtlasBarfed 5y ago
  The SEC only had a chat with him because it has to maintain the facade that it does something. The mortgage crisis showed that the SEC is a toothless revolving door of rubberstampers. And still is.
JoshTko 5y ago
Depends on the figure type. A specific spec is usually reliable, AI timelines are very unreliable. Product launch dates are inconsistent. Shipment volumes have always been met, but are almost always delayed.