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One of the big drivers in Los Alamos is working from home. I think that StarLink's latency would be a problem there.
by fraserphysics 5y ago
One of the big drivers in Los Alamos is working from home. I think that StarLink's latency would be a problem there.
- natch 5y agoPlease tell us more about StarLink’s latency.
- fraserphysics 5y agoI don't have any personal knowledge about it. I just did a Google search on starlink latency, and as Trump would say "people are saying ..." Seriously, I just checked the search results again and find that https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/starlink-hughesnet-viasat-performance-q2-2021/ https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/starlink-hughesnet-v... says starlink's latency varies with location. EG. 45 ms in the US and 101 ms in New Zealand. Better than I would have guessed, but still not great.
- natch 5y agoOthers are reporting 23-30 ms in US. What latency number do you require?
- fraserphysics 5y agoI don't know. I want to run an X-11 server at home and use applications across town.
- natch 5y agoIf it’s good enough for gaming it should be good enough for X-11 and, I don’t know, CFS.
- walrus01 5y agoMy starlink terminal is 23-30ms to downtown Seattle. Not as good as well implemented terrestrial connections but it's amazingly better than anything else satellite based.
- dreamcompiler 5y agoAs a LEO network Starlink should have latency comparable to terrestrial connections. I've signed up and they say they'll service my area in "Fall of 2021." And I can see LANL from my house, so it's worth checking.