Just curious if anyone has Starlink for Internet, especially as the network has filled in. With AT&T jacking up the price on even crappy, old ADSL, it's not much more.
I understand the latency, but it's much better than old geosychronous satellites, and basically not much worse than 4G/5G wireless Internet. I have that at my new place in Huntsville (T-mobile 5G is working well, better than Verizon's), since the wired options are just as bad at my home mid-state.
Long story short, I live in a very beautiful, but hilly area -- which is blocking even 600 & 700MHz towers -- where most everyone has 3-40 acres (myself included). So there are only a few dozen of us, and it's not worth anyone running any cable, despite some of the rural initiatives here. I'd start my own service provider, but I'm not at my home throughout the week (at least not right now, that may change). There's a fiber trunk only 1.4 miles away, but it's the university, let alone DSL really doesn't run over a mile.
Again, AT&T isn't going to spend the money to upgrade any copper, much less lay fiber, for a couple dozen homes over many square miles. And yes, again, I've tried wireless Internet, it's just too hilly. But I'm not paying $80 for 10/1Mbps ADSL ... asychronous, any burst upload kills it. Otherwise, the 20ms latency is pretty good, and even fine for video conferencing.
Hence the inquiry about Starlink. It's probably worth it at this point, especially if I take on more remote work in the coming weeks.
I understand the latency, but it's much better than old geosychronous satellites, and basically not much worse than 4G/5G wireless Internet. I have that at my new place in Huntsville (T-mobile 5G is working well, better than Verizon's), since the wired options are just as bad at my home mid-state.
Long story short, I live in a very beautiful, but hilly area -- which is blocking even 600 & 700MHz towers -- where most everyone has 3-40 acres (myself included). So there are only a few dozen of us, and it's not worth anyone running any cable, despite some of the rural initiatives here. I'd start my own service provider, but I'm not at my home throughout the week (at least not right now, that may change). There's a fiber trunk only 1.4 miles away, but it's the university, let alone DSL really doesn't run over a mile.
Again, AT&T isn't going to spend the money to upgrade any copper, much less lay fiber, for a couple dozen homes over many square miles. And yes, again, I've tried wireless Internet, it's just too hilly. But I'm not paying $80 for 10/1Mbps ADSL ... asychronous, any burst upload kills it. Otherwise, the 20ms latency is pretty good, and even fine for video conferencing.
Hence the inquiry about Starlink. It's probably worth it at this point, especially if I take on more remote work in the coming weeks.
