Starlink helping in New Zealand due to cyclone.
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I dunno, seems like Starlink is profitable and has little competition. I agree that it sucks for congested areas. I think Starlink has decided it wants to reach as many people as possible - those that don't like the slower service are free to choose other services...So now in oversold, congested service areas with poor service prices are going up to $120/month, while those with the best service in the undersold areas get a discount to $90/month. What a business model. Pay the most for the worst. I know, supply and demand, but that only works when you have product for everyone. Now we pay extra for less product. They need a CEO.
The problem is that Starlink was supposed to be for folks that are rural and had no other options. They are bring fiber in pretty fast up here now, so hopefully when they get a new CEO they will come to their senses, or they are free to fail.I dunno, seems like Starlink is profitable and has little competition. I agree that it sucks for congested areas. I think Starlink has decided it wants to reach as many people as possible - those that don't like the slower service are free to choose other services...
But how do you police that? How can Starlink make that determination? Ask a questionnaire?The problem is that Starlink was supposed to be for folks that are rural and had no other options. They are bring fiber in pretty fast up here now, so hopefully when they get a new CEO they will come to their senses, or they are free to fail.
But for someone who truly has no alternative, that level of service is fine. They can browse the Internet and access social media just fine. It wasn’t that long ago that I had an 8 Mbps Internet connection. I rarely watched videos. Yes I am totally spoiled now with my fiber connection, and my household watches multiple 4K video streams at the drop of a hat, but I wouldn’t expect that level of service from a last resorts kind of connection.They can stop over selling it in oversold areas. They are far beyond capacity around here. Pixelation, fuzzy pictures, frozen pictures. Fiber is the answer. Let Starlink sell to the luxury yachts, airplanes and trucks. Crazy business model. But a new CEO (a professional who doesn’t need money to buy entertainment and annoy customers with high cost terrible service) can fix this.
You have to remember that in places like where I live the only options are DSL ( 3 mb/s) and geostationary satellite internet. No fiber, no cable, no cellular. Neither of those two options are sufficient to work from home, video call, etc. Just going from 3 mb/s to say 20 mb/s is a huge advance and opens the doors to the rural community to have access to services not previously available. I was one of the first in my area to get starlink (signed up the day it came live) and the speed has slowed (and I just got a notification they are raising my rate since I'm in a congested area) but I'm still at 50+ mb/s and I am working from home today. Better to get many people basic functionality than a few with high functionality. People are literally begging for Starlink here, even if it slowed to only 20 mb/s it will change lives.They can stop over selling it in oversold areas. They are far beyond capacity around here. Pixelation, fuzzy pictures, frozen pictures. Fiber is the answer. Let Starlink sell to the luxury yachts, airplanes and trucks. Crazy business model. But a new CEO (a professional who doesn’t need money to buy entertainment and annoy customers with high cost terrible service) can fix this.
What is this "around here" of which you speak?They can stop over selling it in oversold areas. They are far beyond capacity around here. Pixelation, fuzzy pictures, frozen pictures. Fiber is the answer. Let Starlink sell to the luxury yachts, airplanes and trucks. Crazy business model. But a new CEO (a professional who doesn’t need money to buy entertainment and annoy customers with high cost terrible service) can fix this.
You are misreading the color scale.What is this "around here" of which you speak?
Wisconsin is (mostly) not yet in active service.
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The monthly service price for Starlink is increasing in areas with limited capacity. As a service that can be used in any area, including those with limited capacity, the monthly service price for existing Starlink for RV customers will increase by $15 to $150/month beginning April 24, 2023.
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Medium blue is wait list, which is coverage but not available for new service. I live in this color and had to get an RV system (best effort, low capacity) while waiting for my Dishy I ordered in Feb 2021.You are misreading the color scale.
Light blue is in active service, med blue is in active service. All of Wisconsin is in active service.
The difference between the two is the light blue now gets the $90 price and the med blue now gets the $120 price.
Yup, even if you only have RV to bypass the waitlist.Just got this message regarding my “Starlink for RV” account (for our camper van):
Medium blue is wait list, which is coverage but not available for new service. I live in this color and had to get an RV system (best effort, low capacity) while waiting for my Dishy I ordered in Feb 2021.
AFAIK, the eastern US has never been shown as active and isn't being sold into now, so I really don't understand the "They can stop over selling it in oversold areas" complaint.
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You keep using the word "active" in a way that is objectively wrong. Starlink service is "active" in all of the US that isn't a radio quiet zone.
Can you post a speed test and obstruction graph?I only have 2mb wireless service as an option. Should have looked at musks history of selling stuff he doesn’t have. Now I have to subsidize folks with good service and get much worse. Fiber and a new CEO are the answer. But if everyone Is happy but me, more power to all of you. Wisconsin is for the most part overcapacity. They have put folks online with their “best effort” even though they don’t have the capacity for it. I guess best effort is by taking away from the rest of us suckers (And charging us extra for the privilege).