Starlink

[cqaigy2]

Starlink put some more laserfied sats up. Laserfied, that's a word right? :laughing:

 

[/pine]

Musk is already changing strategies and is now trying to use laser technology with the latest satellites...others will be able to accomplish the same basic coverage with far, far fewer satellites...

 

[kcflhrc]

I see pretty high bandwidth users on a daily basis. Most of our fiber customers are buying the 1 gig service because it is so cheap. Free modem and free installation. It's a great deal. I have literally seen smart homes with over 150 devices connected to their service both wired and wireless. So yeah, these users would see a real big difference between 25 meg and 1 gig.
You start streaming 3 TVS, an XBOX and a couple laptops and that 25 meg would be used up in a hurry. Not sure there is such a thing as an "average" user any more. However, the FCC says 25 meg is considered broadband and is their standard. Lots of folks would consider 25 meg amazing but on the other hand there are a lot of folks that would laugh at 25 meg.

 

[/pine]

The competition is just getting started:

Amazon

 

[Oaktree]

I see pretty high bandwidth users on a daily basis. Most of our fiber customers are buying the 1 gig service because it is so cheap. Free modem and free installation. It's a great deal. I have literally seen smart homes with over 150 devices connected to their service both wired and wireless. So yeah, these users would see a real big difference between 25 meg and 1 gig.
You start streaming 3 TVS, an XBOX and a couple laptops and that 25 meg would be used up in a hurry. Not sure there is such a thing as an "average" user any more. However, the FCC says 25 meg is considered broadband and is their standard. Lots of folks would consider 25 meg amazing but on the other hand there are a lot of folks that would laugh at 25 meg.

Maybe I just hang out with a very low-tech crowd, but that seems a bit excessive. Not to say there aren't those who do, but I can't imagine they're any more than a couple % of the population at best.

 

[Oaktree]

The competition is just getting started:

Amazon

Whatever happened to Google fiber? Haven't heard much about that lately.

 

[kcflhrc]

Maybe I just hang out with a very low-tech crowd, but that seems a bit excessive. Not to say there aren't those who do, but I can't imagine they're any more than a couple % of the population at best.

I would agree, seems excessive. But when the 1 gig service is only $65 a month, why wouldn't you have it? We have competition that charges twice that for 100 meg. Needless to say we get a lot of work. And before you ask that is $65 a month for as long as you want the service, never goes up and no data caps. Never understood data caps on wired services, makes no sense. But I still see it.

 

[kcflhrc]

Whatever happened to Google fiber? Haven't heard much about that lately.

They are still here in Kansas City and the Suburbs. Google Fiber 1 gig is $70 a month here

 

[cqaigy2]

For $65 a month, sign me up.

 

[cqaigy2]

Musk is already changing strategies and is now trying to use laser technology with the latest satellites...others will be able to accomplish the same basic coverage with far, far fewer satellites...

Not changing tactics, it was always a part of their strategy.