Starlink

[grsthegreat]

Believe me, as soon, if ever, as fiber gets to us this dish is gone. Man, fiber is SOOOOO much cheaper per month.

 

[K5lwq]

I think the change is they are now throttling us back during peak times. Unless we want to pay more per month.

 

[grsthegreat]

No, there is no throttling going on, theres just some change to the name used is what ive been told. Somehow i bet hes adding a X to it.



An updated Terms of Service will go into effect on 10/10/2024. No action is required on your behalf. Based on your location, changes may include a new name for your service plan.

Thank you for being a Starlink customer and supporting our efforts to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet across the globe!

The Starlink Team

If you wish to discontinue your Starlink service, you may cancel at any time.

 

[K5lwq]

This is what I read when I click the link and look at terms of service.
This is why I think they will throttle us back.

 

[BigBlue1]

That's 'Residential Lite' plan. That's why the data is deprioritized. The standard 'Residential' plan doesn't have deprioritized data. That said, the system has a fixed pipe and all 'Residential' customers will compete during peak times and share it. But they will be ahead of the 'Lite' customers in priority.

 

[K5lwq]

That's 'Residential Lite' plan. That's why the data is deprioritized. The standard 'Residential' plan doesn't have deprioritized data. That said, the system has a fixed pipe and all 'Residential' customers will compete during peak times and share it. But they will be ahead of the 'Lite' customers in priority.

My bad. Guess I didn’t realize there was a lite plan. I have no idea then.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Does it really matter? We're kinda stuck with it unless we want to cancel service. And most folks with Starlink have very few alternatives. Corporations have you by the short hairs and can do what they want, mostly.

Corporations have us by the short hairs? Come on, if it weren't for that corporation investing in the low orbit satellites my family would be stuck with crappy cell phone wifi. If corporations aren't going to take the initiative who is going to do it, the government? I for one am grateful for the service offered at the price it's offered. You can always cancel in protest.

 

[sodamo]

Believe me, as soon, if ever, as fiber gets to us this dish is gone. Man, fiber is SOOOOO much cheaper per month.

Have a neighbor not far away, has fiber, well sorta. Went down in storm almost 2 weeks ago and still not fixed. Wife works from home and seriously considering Starlink as backup. Their cell is not good either.

 

[BigBlue1]

Corporations have us by the short hairs? Come on, if it weren't for that corporation investing in the low orbit satellites my family would be stuck with crappy cell phone wifi. If corporations aren't going to take the initiative who is going to do it, the government? I for one am grateful for the service offered at the price it's offered. You can always cancel in protest.

You're apparently badly misreading the context of my comments.

I'm talking specifically about their Terms of Service not about what products are offered/created. What input does a customer have to pick & choose the Terms of Service they agree to when they want a product or service? You either accept what the company presents or you don't use the service. There are no options beyond that. That's what I'm referring to. That's true for any company and any service. You as a customer have no say in the terms other than to fully accept them (legally) or fully cease use. And for Starlink in particular, which is often an "only viable option" for customers who use it, not using the product isn't really an option even if you don't fully like the terms unless you're going to stand so firm on your convictions that you go without good Internet. So, yes, corporations have customers by the short hairs. You agree or you don't consume the service. It's not that complicated.

 

[NoTrespassing]

You're apparently badly misreading the context of my comments.

I'm talking specifically about their Terms of Service not about what products are offered/created. What input does a customer have to pick & choose the Terms of Service they agree to when they want a product or service? You either accept what the company presents or you don't use the service. There are no options beyond that. That's what I'm referring to. That's true for any company and any service. You as a customer have no say in the terms other than to fully accept them (legally) or fully cease use. And for Starlink in particular, which is often an "only viable option" for customers who use it, not using the product isn't really an option even if you don't fully like the terms unless you're going to stand so firm on your convictions that you go without good Internet. So, yes, corporations have customers by the short hairs. You agree or you don't consume the service. It's not that complicated.

I clearly understand your comments and the context of your comments.

If I don't like their terms of service I have several options.

1.) I can cancel the service and go back to cell phone hotspot. There are several available, but none are as fast, reliable, unlimited, or low latency as Starlink.
2.) Move to a location with better internet
3.) Go without internet

It just bothers me when a "corporation" develops something and fills a void and then people complain about that corporation. We have choices and if it weren't for Starlink I would have one less choice. And for me, it's the very best choice so far.

My neighbors are constantly complaining about their internet and always asking me how well the Starlink works. I try not to talk it up to them because I'd rather have the bandwidth for myself. Last night I had about 100 down 35 up and 24ms latency.