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Alupis
on Aug 14, 2020
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Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 M...
Fair enough... except everyone here is in awe of 11Mbps satellite service, as-if satellite internet is some brand new thing.
yencabulator
on Aug 14, 2020
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If Hughes had been serving 11-60 Mbps at 31-94 ms ping without caps, Starlink wouldn't need to exist. Starlink is absolutely not the same as the previous generation of satellite internet. This
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Alupis
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OK, but they've touted each satellite in the cluster being capable of driving 20Gbps all by itself.
So why are people only getting 11Mbps? Beta or not, that's a very far cry from the promised specs.
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