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ponytug
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FWIW: I dropped my DSL pings from the sixty millisecond range to about ten by reprogramming my router to use different DNS servers than the one provided by my DSL provider. While the change didn't shift the top speed (5Mbit/s) for us, web surfing became far more responsive.
Google and others provide it as a free service. 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are two to try.
Back to awaiting a StarLink invite...
All the best,
Peter
Google and others provide it as a free service. 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are two to try.
Back to awaiting a StarLink invite...
All the best,
Peter
Diggin It
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List of free public DNS servers: Free and Public DNS Server List (Valid November 2020)
Some are better than others. Some track you, some don't. Some have content filters that may block sites you want to visit, others don't block anything.
Some are better than others. Some track you, some don't. Some have content filters that may block sites you want to visit, others don't block anything.
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The giant mushrooms (aka ground stations) will NOT be at users' residences.
I read a little last nite and to me, it's still confusing. Back in the day, those radomes were EXPENSIVE!
dmccarty
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StarLink's ground stations are the link between their satellites, the user's/subscriber's antennae, and the Internet.
In our house, we have several networks running, but when we connect to one of those networks we are not on the Internet, only our internal network. We have to go through either a DSL box or our MoFi box that provides access to the Internet. The Starlink ground stations are what provides access to the Internet. Just connecting to one of the Starlink satellites does not get one to the Internet. There has to be a ground station. The subscriber is not the ground station.
Coverage of the Starlink network is limited by the location of the Starlink ground stations. The satellite has to be able to link the subscriber to a ground station for Internet connectivity.
There is version of Starlink satellites that will use lasers so that the satellites can pass information between each other and act as a relay to get to a ground station. This will minimize the need for ground stations. The earliest satellites did not have this laser link. Not sure when/if they have launched satellites with this capability yet.
Later,
Dan
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Yup. Thx
I was stuck in the 80s thinking dbs tv etc.
I was stuck in the 80s thinking dbs tv etc.
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Is anyone getting any emails from starlink?
riptides
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No, but the FCC is giving them a funding stream.
SpaceX Starlink wins nearly $9 million in FCC subsidies auction
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Just curious. Seems in the last few days I'm seeing lots of commercials for sat. internet, 3x speed of dsl.
That's not Starlink is it? Possibly something like via sat?
That's not Starlink is it? Possibly something like via sat?
riptides
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I have not seen Starlink on the main stream advertised yet. ViaSat and HughesNet are advertising in my area.
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rekees4300
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No. We wont get any invite emails from Starlink unless selected to do beta testing. When/if that will happen in PA. is unknown at this time. However according to Elon Musk the goal is to achieve complete global coverage in 2021! The light at the end of the tunnel will soon be one helleva fast train for all USA rural folks!
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3x the speed of DSL? That could be 3 meg
Diggin It
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Does a multi billionaire need money for rural incentives?
ponytug
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The ads are ViaSat or perhaps Hughes, if it is only three times DSL.
Starlink isn't advertising. Given the way Elon Musk runs his other companies, sales and marketing will be nonexistent. He prefers to sell to fans, who then do the sales work. :thumbsup: I am ready to sign up for that job.
Our phone and DSL has been so unreliable lately, made worse by power outages that cause the phone services to fail after a few hours. Fundamentally, our issue is that you can't really sustain even a single zoom/webex call on 600kb of upload bandwidth.
The next couple of batches of Starlink satellites are supposed to arrive on orbit early next week, and then some more in January. Starlink is talking about more beta testing invites late January / early February at lower latitudes.
Fingers crossed!
All the best, Peter
Starlink isn't advertising. Given the way Elon Musk runs his other companies, sales and marketing will be nonexistent. He prefers to sell to fans, who then do the sales work. :thumbsup: I am ready to sign up for that job.
Our phone and DSL has been so unreliable lately, made worse by power outages that cause the phone services to fail after a few hours. Fundamentally, our issue is that you can't really sustain even a single zoom/webex call on 600kb of upload bandwidth.
The next couple of batches of Starlink satellites are supposed to arrive on orbit early next week, and then some more in January. Starlink is talking about more beta testing invites late January / early February at lower latitudes.
Fingers crossed!
All the best, Peter
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rekees4300
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Elon's root mission is to make humans an interplanetary species to preclude inevitable extinction. Starlink is a way to fund a Mar's colony ASAP. We have all our eggs in one basket, all it would take is one large meteorite to cook the eggs.
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And here's a tip: don't hold your breath waiting for a response from them once you do send in request
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rekees4300
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Starlink will receive $886M from FCC over next decade to improve broadband in underserved rural areas across 35 states. This is great news for potential customers who may be concerned about the long term viability of Starlink. :thumbsup:
SpaceX's Starlink to Receive $886 Million From FCC to Improve Rural Broadband | PCMag
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-368588A1.pdf
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/k8n3lt/spacex_has_secured_8855m_in_fcc_rural_broadband/
SpaceX's Starlink to Receive $886 Million From FCC to Improve Rural Broadband | PCMag
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-368588A1.pdf
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/k8n3lt/spacex_has_secured_8855m_in_fcc_rural_broadband/
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KY made the list. My son is a low low connectivity area.
