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SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million (arstechnica.com)
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SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million::Starlink has a fraction of the projected $12B revenue and 20M users, WSJ says.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I get 150 down, 15 up with T-Mobile out in the boondocks, so much better than Starlink when you consider it's $50/month versus $150/month. Starlink also raised prices on me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in the sticks and have no T-Mobile signal at all. I have to rely on wifi calling when I'm at home.

I only can get DSL, and only at the lowest tier since I'm at the edge of the delivery area, I checked the signal to noise that the modem reports and it's not good (apparently)

I was considering getting starlink but I would probably need to place it on a big ass tower https://www.amazon.com/Rohn-25-40-Basic-Tower/dp/B077ZF7V1Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_8_sspa?crid=3MNO34QHYV0Q5&keywords=self+supporting+tower&qid=1694711820&sprefix=self+supp%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-8-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1&smid=A34PUGV9QVBZZY

And from my understanding, they EXPECT the network to become clogged and unusable, and it is already starting to happen...

At this point I have to pray for municipal network which is never going to happen.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Starlink really is great if you can give it full view of the sky. Other than Musk's anti democratic stances and heavy rain cutting it out, it works so well.