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What used to be "by mid to late 2021" is now "late 2022" for my location. I'm not shelling out another $400 for nothing. In fact, this reminded me to cancel my

What used to be "by mid to late 2021" is now "late 2022" for my location. I'm not shelling out another $400 for nothing. In fact, this reminded me to cancel my pre-order. Thank you! $99 back in my pocket. Deliver scalable GA and I'll subscribe.

robalfonso 5y ago
Sam here, still no news on the original order.
- frittata 5y ago
  hey Sam
gonehome 5y ago
I have one and it's really great. Went from high latency 10mbps (calnet) to low latency 150mbps (starlink). Prior to calnet we had geostationary satellite which was unusably bad and would try to tether through Verizon but signal was very weak. It's life changing if you're in an area without other options (though it does suck it's taking a long time for people to get access).
- CreepGin 5y ago
  Just curious. What is your avg ping for starlink? I'm looking forward to my future farmhouse and the ability to play ranked valorant on it.
  - gonehome 5y ago
    I bought it for my in-laws in Placerville California for when I’m there so can’t easily check right now, but I recall 24-40ms typically closer to 24-30ms. Probably good enough, biggest pain is finding a view without obstructions from trees.
mdasen 5y ago
I wonder if Starlink will start prioritizing their premium customers. If someone is willing to pay 5x more, it seems like Starlink would want to get to them first.
- dboreham 5y ago
  Depends how many of them there are.
- mromanuk 5y ago
  Of course they will. But that’s standard practice of every telecom company. Thats ingrained in the transport protocols, from TDM, to Frame Relay/ATM and also IP technologies Source: I used to work in one Telecom company
quantumduck 5y ago
Everyone seem to assume that the only reason dates got pushed was because they were looking for premium customers. I don't think that's true. I think a lot of dates that got pushed back are simply because they couldn't launch enough satellites to provide enough bandwidth in certain popular cells without degradation of quality. 'But tons of people who ordered way after me are getting them' you might say, but that's because they are being served by the same satellites in different cells that are likely less crowded along their trajectories. The were monetizing the capability that already exists, they are not prioritizing someone else.

robalfonso 5y ago

Sam here, still no news on the original order.

frittata 5y ago
hey Sam

gonehome 5y ago

I have one and it's really great. Went from high latency 10mbps (calnet) to low latency 150mbps (starlink). Prior to calnet we had geostationary satellite which was unusably bad and would try to tether through Verizon but signal was very weak. It's life changing if you're in an area without other options (though it does suck it's taking a long time for people to get access).

CreepGin 5y ago
Just curious. What is your avg ping for starlink? I'm looking forward to my future farmhouse and the ability to play ranked valorant on it.
- gonehome 5y ago
  I bought it for my in-laws in Placerville California for when I’m there so can’t easily check right now, but I recall 24-40ms typically closer to 24-30ms. Probably good enough, biggest pain is finding a view without obstructions from trees.

mdasen 5y ago

I wonder if Starlink will start prioritizing their premium customers. If someone is willing to pay 5x more, it seems like Starlink would want to get to them first.

dboreham 5y ago
Depends how many of them there are.
mromanuk 5y ago
Of course they will. But that’s standard practice of every telecom company. Thats ingrained in the transport protocols, from TDM, to Frame Relay/ATM and also IP technologies Source: I used to work in one Telecom company

quantumduck 5y ago

Everyone seem to assume that the only reason dates got pushed was because they were looking for premium customers. I don't think that's true. I think a lot of dates that got pushed back are simply because they couldn't launch enough satellites to provide enough bandwidth in certain popular cells without degradation of quality. 'But tons of people who ordered way after me are getting them' you might say, but that's because they are being served by the same satellites in different cells that are likely less crowded along their trajectories. The were monetizing the capability that already exists, they are not prioritizing someone else.