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I cancelled my Starlink pre-order yesterday. I had been stuck on old satellite internet at the house (HughesNet) and was really excited about Starlink. I signed

by agency 5y ago

I cancelled my Starlink pre-order yesterday. I had been stuck on old satellite internet at the house (HughesNet) and was really excited about Starlink. I signed up for the beta as soon as I was eligible but didn’t get in, then pre-ordered on the first day I was eligible but the ETA for the order kept getting pushed back. Also they said that the pre-order saved your spot in line and I’m certain I pre-ordered before my neighbor but they just got their dish. In the meantime I happened to see an ad for T-Mobile’s 5G home internet offering and surprisingly they said I was in range. It’s cheap ($50/mo, half the price of Starlink) and there’s no contract so I gave it a shot and it’s been great the past month. Speeds and ping comparable to what I’ve seen people getting on Starlink.

LinuxBender 5y ago
I've contemplated that as well to tie me over until I have fiber. The only thing holding me back is their history of being hacked every couple of years but maybe I can use fake info. What is the cumulative bandwidth cap and what is the cost if you go over?
- toomuchtodo 5y ago
  No cap, but the device receives the lowest priority on the tower.
oceanplexian 5y ago
I've got Starlink and have been nothing but impressed. Granted I'm not the target audience, for me it's a backup to a fiber connection, but I've had some substantial time to play with it. Starlink is much more consistent than an AT&T tethered through an iPhone (Not real 5G but "fake" 5G). Starlink will stay rock solid at 30ms, AT&T will fluctuate between 30-150 depending on the time of day and phase of the moon. Starlink gives me a rock solid 300Mbps/30Mbps, AT&T is all over the map, sometimes i'll hit 150 or 200Mbps, sometimes I'll struggle to hit 10. Plus with ATT, Verizon, or even T-Mobile I'm supporting an highly corrupt telecom oligopoly, where with SpaceX my money is going towards bringing high-speed internet to the world. It was a no brainer.
- cyanydeez 5y ago
  thanks elon

by agency 5y ago

LinuxBender 5y ago

I've contemplated that as well to tie me over until I have fiber. The only thing holding me back is their history of being hacked every couple of years but maybe I can use fake info. What is the cumulative bandwidth cap and what is the cost if you go over?

toomuchtodo 5y ago
No cap, but the device receives the lowest priority on the tower.

oceanplexian 5y ago

I've got Starlink and have been nothing but impressed. Granted I'm not the target audience, for me it's a backup to a fiber connection, but I've had some substantial time to play with it. Starlink is much more consistent than an AT&T tethered through an iPhone (Not real 5G but "fake" 5G). Starlink will stay rock solid at 30ms, AT&T will fluctuate between 30-150 depending on the time of day and phase of the moon. Starlink gives me a rock solid 300Mbps/30Mbps, AT&T is all over the map, sometimes i'll hit 150 or 200Mbps, sometimes I'll struggle to hit 10. Plus with ATT, Verizon, or even T-Mobile I'm supporting an highly corrupt telecom oligopoly, where with SpaceX my money is going towards bringing high-speed internet to the world. It was a no brainer.

cyanydeez 5y ago
thanks elon