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Today your speed tier is based on what you pay. If you pay for the priority or business tier service you absolutely get over 100Mbps consistently, a lot more.
by pmorici 3y ago
Today your speed tier is based on what you pay. If you pay for the priority or business tier service you absolutely get over 100Mbps consistently, a lot more. If you pay for the basic service tier then yeah you might only get 3-4x DSL speeds which is still phenomenal for the purpose being discussed here.
- altairprime 3y agoIf your basic service tier is lower than 100/20, you would be disqualified for the subsidy.
- pmorici 3y agoThat's not how it works, they just need to offer a service tier that provides a service with the required minimums by a particular date, it is obviously possible unless you are blinded by revenge politics.
- altairprime 3y agoI see. I've misunderstood the broadband auctions, and have reviewed https://www.fcc.gov/auction/904 https://www.fcc.gov/auction/904 to determine more correctly what's going on here. All, please disregard my comment and refer instead to this top comment instead: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38628276 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38628276
- enraged_camel 3y agoThe question isnt whether it is phenomenal. The question is if Starlink is meeting the obligations outlined in the grant, and if so, why they didn’t bother to dispute the numbers FCC showed.