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Ah, but anecdotes don't mean reality: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/ookla-starlinks-median-us-download-speed-fell-nearly-30mbps-in-q2-2022/ https

Ah, but anecdotes don't mean reality: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/ookla-starlinks-median-us-download-speed-fell-nearly-30mbps-in-q2-2022/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/ookla-starlinks-... Starlink's median download speeds in the US dropped from 90.6Mbps to 62.5Mbps between the first and second quarters of 2022, according to Ookla speed tests. Satellite broadband has been able to hit 200Mbps to a single terminal for over a decade, but it makes no business sense to do that. This is why Starlink speeds are slowly degrading to where legacy satellite companies are. So having an anecdote from 4 years ago where the first Starlink terminals hit those speeds has really no basis in reality today as the system fills up.

yencabulator 3y ago
Anecdote from 4 years ago? I ran that speedtest while writing the comment. You're blinded by your hate.
- shaklee3 3y ago
  I'm not sure how many times you want me to repeat the same comment, but anecdotes don't match reality. Ookla and the FAA consistently show Starlink speeds on the decline to about 1/3 of what you're seeing for most users. The fact that you're in a (temporarily) uncongested area doesn't mean your speeds will stay what they are.
  - yencabulator 3y ago
    It's a little weird to me that you're telling me the thing I just experienced "doesn't match reality". You can say it doesn't match the typical experience or something, but surely what I just experienced is reality. What me being in a relatively uncongested area means is that I'm exactly the kind of customer Starlink was meant for...
    - shaklee3 3y ago
      https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download
  - inemesitaffia 3y ago
    FCC cited Ookla. These aren't independent sources
    - shaklee3 3y ago
      https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download
      - inemesitaffia 3y ago
        Merci. Still not relevant for the subsidies though since it's forward looking
      - inemesitaffia 3y ago
        Moreso these aren't relevant to denial of the application because it wasn't publicly available then. And these are peak hours rather than median living day hours that providers usually use

yencabulator 3y ago

Anecdote from 4 years ago? I ran that speedtest while writing the comment. You're blinded by your hate.

shaklee3 3y ago
I'm not sure how many times you want me to repeat the same comment, but anecdotes don't match reality. Ookla and the FAA consistently show Starlink speeds on the decline to about 1/3 of what you're seeing for most users. The fact that you're in a (temporarily) uncongested area doesn't mean your speeds will stay what they are.
- yencabulator 3y ago
  It's a little weird to me that you're telling me the thing I just experienced "doesn't match reality". You can say it doesn't match the typical experience or something, but surely what I just experienced is reality. What me being in a relatively uncongested area means is that I'm exactly the kind of customer Starlink was meant for...
  - shaklee3 3y ago
    https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download
- inemesitaffia 3y ago
  FCC cited Ookla. These aren't independent sources
  - shaklee3 3y ago
    https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download https://www.starlink.com/map?view=download
    - inemesitaffia 3y ago
      Merci. Still not relevant for the subsidies though since it's forward looking
    - inemesitaffia 3y ago
      Moreso these aren't relevant to denial of the application because it wasn't publicly available then. And these are peak hours rather than median living day hours that providers usually use