Ricki Bobby
Active VIP Member
That's the email I received as well
Starlink
- Thread starter jhurkot
- Start date
DRD
Active VIP Member
The promise it won’t suck like xplornet or Telus hub??
ABMax24
Active VIP Member
Traditional internet dishes take a signal from a geostationary satellite roughly 36,000km off the earths surface. That signal takes 500-600ms (0.5-0.6 seconds) round trip to reach your satellite dish (also called latency), which decreases response time and makes online gaming impossible for those that do such a thing.
Starlink uses satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) that are 550km above the surface, this takes the latency down to around 30-40ms (0.03-0.04 seconds) which is better than most people get on DSL and even fiber connections in a lot of cities. Starlink is also supposed to be able to support speeds much higher than that of geostationary satellites.
Cdnfireman
Active VIP Member
Gonna be interesting to see how well it works. Theoretically the science is there for the latency and speed figures. The real unknown is how badly the CRTC is gonna **ck it up for Canadian users. Once Telus, bell and Shaw send their lobbyists to Ottawa, I see the price and taxes driving the price up to many hundreds of dollars per month. God forbid we Canadians in the rural areas have a system that is viable and cost effective.
ABMax24
Active VIP Member
I really wouldn't worry about that, I can get Gigabit speed internet for about the same price as Starlink. Realistically 6 times the speed for the same price. Starlink won't really compete in cities, where it will shine is where these companies don't operate. The businesses that will complain are those like xplornet as Starlink will wipe them off the map.
Please god give me starlink!
TROLLCAT
Active VIP Member
- Thread starter
- #30
jhurkot
Active VIP Member
Package just arrived in Calgary. Might be a chance it's delivered today.
S.W.A.T.
Active VIP Member
We use a local company called Starlynx, not bad but it does piggy back off the telus tower. I would be interested to see if this new dish is cost effective. Currently pay $84/month for unlimited use.
TROLLCAT
Active VIP Member
Between the 2 dishes over $200.00 a month, and there always tryin to frigger out how to charge more
S.W.A.T.
Active VIP Member
Between the 2 dishes over $200.00 a month, and there always tryin to frigger out how to charge more
We were paying that with telus or rogers on the hubs. But you dont have cell reception up there do you?
Cdnfireman
Active VIP Member
You obviously have more faith in the government than I do....the CRTC has stood by and watched as the big providers have either predatory priced competitors out of existence or bought them out to continue their monopolies.That’s why Canada has the most expensive cell phone and internet fees in the world. I’m thinking that starlink will be labeled as an “American “ system and using it will be illegal just like the American satellite tv systems are now. The only reason the rural internet companies haven’t been forced out of business yet is the fact that they’re not competing in an area where the big providers care about.
TROLLCAT
Active VIP Member
- Moderator
- #36
That's a really good rate. We pay $80/month for internet only, through Shaw cable(hard line) in Calgary
- Thread starter
- #38
jhurkot
Active VIP Member
Ricki Bobby
Active VIP Member
Please keep us in the loop
Similar threads
