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Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by yooperdave, Jan 21, 2021.

  1. eatonpcat

    eatonpcat

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    Sadly that is the big city!!
     
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  2. brenndatomu

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    Not sadly...fortunately! Less citidiots around! :thumbs:
     
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  3. bushpilot

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    I have had Starlink going for about a week. Still trying to get the best placement worked out, but I'm just about there. The location is surrounded by tall trees, so we have some issues, but generally it is working well.

    Highest observed speed yet was 100 mbps down.

    Other than the trees issue, the install is child's play. No tools, just snap the dish onto the stand, plug it in, and 15 minutes later you have internet. If dealing with trees, there is an app to help with choosing the best placement.
     
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  4. Gpsfool

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    Check Starlink - SpaceX. They are still deploying sats but have enough in orbit that they’ve started selling service in the northern US area.
     
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  5. bushpilot

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    It is currently in limited beta. But there is no harm in signing up for it, you can always not join if they offer.

    I signed up within a week of the start of the public beta (sometime last year), and got enrolled in February. Finally installed last week (I had been out of town).
     
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