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Old 02-10-2021, 4:46am   #21
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There are currently 1,280 satellites in low Earth orbit. What's another 12,000?
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Does that mean you'll be posting less? Asking for a friend.
I will be posting more of my famous poop knife threads and doing it faster.
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Mid to late 2021 here.
$588 equipment fee and $99/mo for service.

We have a shitty ISP and people complain constantly...but it will be interesting to see how much of a dent Starlink puts in their customer base.
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I will be posting more of my famous poop knife threads and doing it faster.
Moist excrement.

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Is there any reason or benefit to pre-order if there’s not reliable coverage yet?
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Old 02-10-2021, 10:06am   #27
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Is there any reason or benefit to pre-order if there’s not reliable coverage yet?
Elon can use your money for a few months?

Probably gets you in line for the equipment to get shipped sooner.
If you don't, the demand could be higher and take longer to get it?
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Cause some of us live in the middle of nowhere.

Fiber = no
DSL = no
Cable = no
Dial up = no

ViaSat and Hughesnet are painful as they are 22,000 miles in space in a geosynchronous orbit.
500ms latency and one or two spacecraft.

Starlink is 300 miles and over 100 spacecraft.

Less latency and more speed.
How is the signal in shitty weather?
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That's going to depend on the amount of cloud cover.
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I'm pretty familiar with the technology. What is the draw in a fairly advanced network area? I understand wanting the service in mid-Africa, but why in the US?
Georgia, Africa, same same.
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