Starlink

[rekees4300]

Wow, 100Mb. Not sure what i'd do with 100 times more download speed.

100Mb is just the test phase. Starlink's goal in 2021, worldwide, is 1Tb (aka 1000 Mb)! With that much speed, rural folks will be able to do data streaming like Roku.

 

[kcflhrc]

100Mb is just the test phase. Starlink's goal in 2021, worldwide, is 1Tb (aka 1000 Mb)! With that much speed, rural folks will be able to do data streaming like Roku.

1000mb is Gig. That is fiber speeds. Doubt you will ever see that from a satellite but never say never. I stream without issue on my AT&T Mobley SIM Card in a Netgear 4G LTE Modem with a Netgear Nighthawk behind it. My download speed ranges from 20 meg to 60 meg and never had an issue streaming anything over a FireStick. And for $22 a month I will have it as long as they let me. ROKU according to their website will stream on 3 meg. CAF mandates minimum 10 meg so there ya go.

 

[rekees4300]

1000mb is Gig. That is fiber speeds. Doubt you will ever see that from a satellite but never say never. I stream without issue on my AT&T Mobley SIM Card in a Netgear 4G LTE Modem with a Netgear Nighthawk behind it. My download speed ranges from 20 meg to 60 meg and never had an issue streaming anything over a FireStick. And for $22 a month I will have it as long as they let me. ROKU according to their website will stream on 3 meg. CAF mandates minimum 10 meg so there ya go.

Thanks for the clarification: 1 Gigabyte (aka billion) = 1000 Megabytes (aka million)

A Roku movie download is 2-3 gigabytes. My monthly data cap from Verizon Wireless is 15 gigabytes which is barely enough to do Internet browsing much less streaming.

4 billion people on Earth don't have any Internet access. Starlink's mission is to remedy that problem. If successful the consequences will be dramatic.

 

[Diggin It]

100Mb is just the test phase. Starlink's goal in 2021, worldwide, is 1Tb (aka 1000 Mb)! With that much speed, rural folks will be able to do data streaming like Roku.

You can effectively stream some content at 10Mb, but maybe not the HiDef stuff. I have 25Mb DSL which is all I need. They would have to come in well below $50/mo for me to switch. Best option would be a tiered structure where customers could select their desired BW and price.

 

[rekees4300]

You can effectively stream some content at 10Mb, but maybe not the HiDef stuff. I have 25Mb DSL which is all I need. They would have to come in well below $50/mo for me to switch. Best option would be a tiered structure where customers could select their desired BW and price.

There will be many variables involved when we make the switch decision. In a few months we should know Starlink's marketing strategy and prices. Personally I feel like I've been ripped off for years by greedy rural ISPs so I'm willing to pay more for a service that is actually worth more. A service with reliability, high speed, no data cap, and a reasonable price would be a dream come true. :cloud9:

 

[kcflhrc]

We sell our Gigabit Fiber for $65 a month for as long as you keep it. Problem is, you need to be in one of the fiber subdivisions. But I would rather have crappy internet than live in a subdivision again. One of the tradeoffs of living rural but I wouldn't change a thing.

 

[shooterdon]

There will be many variables involved when we make the switch decision. In a few months we should know Starlink's marketing strategy and prices. Personally I feel like I've been ripped off for years by greedy rural ISPs so I'm willing to pay more for a service that is actually worth more. A service with reliability, high speed, no data cap, and a reasonable price would be a dream come true. :cloud9:

Exactly...I would pay $125/mo for unlimited HS for internet, and TV use.

 

[kcflhrc]

Exactly...I would pay $125/mo for unlimited HS for internet, and TV use.

I'm guessing that may be a little unrealistic. You might get the HSI for that price after the Feds tax the **** out of it.

 

[Diggin It]

We sell our Gigabit Fiber for $65 a month for as long as you keep it.

That's one of my issues. I'm on a frozen price plan with my Telco for DSL. If I cancel to try another service, don't like it and want to come back, I may not get the same price.

 

[kcflhrc]

That's one of my issues. I'm on a frozen price plan with my Telco for DSL. If I cancel to try another service, don't like it and want to come back, I may not get the same price.

See if the other service has a trial period and just keep the DSL until you test the other out thoroughly. I don't have a wired option where I live. I'm in AT&T territory but they don't do DSL where I'm at. They have opted to do it wireless with their Fixed Home Wireless solution. Little do they know my Mobley Sim uses the same tower for 1/2 the price. and it's unlimited. Their other plan has a data cap but it is very high. Pretty sure the price is $50 a month for it.