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Dear SpaceX, How about you just give me service in middle USA. I pre-ordered in 2021, you’re currently saying I have to wait until 2023. What gives? You’re lau
by lettergram 4y ago
Dear SpaceX,
How about you just give me service in middle USA. I pre-ordered in 2021, you’re currently saying I have to wait until 2023. What gives? You’re launching over oceans, Europe, South America, why not Missouri or Indiana or Kentucky?
- post_break 4y agoProbably because the base station in that area is maxed out. Not a limitation of the part in space.
- simfree 4y agoBuilding and shopping dishes at a loss is expensive and requires money to scale, signing roaming agreements that bring in cash with no customer service work or hardware manufacturing required is comparatively easy.
- SECProto 4y ago> I pre-ordered in 2021, you’re currently saying I have to wait until 2023. What gives? The current network in Missouri and Indiana and Kentucky is saturated [1]. This will get better as they launch the next shell of satellites, and as they upgrade the satellites to v2 (more/better antennae, laser interlink). There can only be so many subscribers per "cell" on the map. [1] https://www.starlink.com/map https://www.starlink.com/map
- wongarsu 4y agoThe satellites aren't geostationary. That satellite that's currently over your head will also travel over Europe, South America and even some oceans. Would be kind of a waste not to use it there too.
- mlindner 4y agoBecause your area is already at capacity. It doesn't affect you for them to operate in other locations.
- hedora 4y agoYou can always pay extra for their marginally slower RV service.
- alphakilo 4y agoOne reason may be the deployment of Starlink to Ukraine