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• Jan 15, 2021

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jhurkot said:

I haven't been able to do a speed test in a heavy snow event but we had a light snow of about 1cm and did not see any speed difference. Even with a small accumulation of snow on the dish. The wind has been really bad lately as well and the antenna seems to be holding up.

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any updates? how are you liking the service? any major interruptions? still good uptime? no latency issues?

 

• Jan 16, 2021

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TylerG said:

any updates? how are you liking the service? any major interruptions? still good uptime? no latency issues?

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It’s working great. Maybe 2-5minutes per 24h of downtime. It might not be ready for hardcore gamers...yet.

 

• Jan 16, 2021

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Have you done a speed check with it? Any slowing down or freezing of the video?

 

• Jan 16, 2021

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I can't get a response from them

 

• Jan 16, 2021

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S.W.A.T. said:

I can't get a response from them

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You're outside of the beta test region.

They only contact those eligible for the beta test.

 

• Jan 17, 2021

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Cdnfireman said:

Have you done a speed check with it? Any slowing down or freezing of the video?

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I set one up in Revelstoke 2 days ago and the initial speed test bounced off 290Mbps and settled at 180Mbit. Averaging around 100Mbit. 10Mbit would be enough to stream HD Netflix. Ping is 25-50ms.

 

• Jan 17, 2021

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ABMax24 said:

You're outside of the beta test region.

They only contact those eligible for the beta test.

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Thats racist

 

• Jan 20, 2021

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Another 60 satellites went up this morning. Hope you northern guys get service soon!

 

• Jan 20, 2021

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jhurkot said:

Another 60 satellites went up this morning. Hope you northern guys get service soon!

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How do you tell the service area

 

• Jan 20, 2021

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S.W.A.T. said:

How do you tell the service area

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i don’t think you can. All you can do is send in your info and they’ll let you know if and when!

 

• Jan 20, 2021

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This is the beta test area.

 

• Jan 21, 2021

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Like how all the major Canadian cities are in there lol

 

• Jan 21, 2021

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ABMax24 said:

This is the beta test area.

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Are they north of Edmonton now?

 

• Jan 23, 2021

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• Jan 25, 2021

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jhurkot said:

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Are you on the pilot program Johnny? Want to get my parents on this when it’s available.

 

• Jan 26, 2021

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niner said:

Are you on the pilot program Johnny? Want to get my parents on this when it’s available.

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Yeah I've had it for about a month now and it's a game changer. You don't need an invite anymore if you live between the Canada/USA border and Revelstoke's Northern Latitude. 52.1 degrees north is the limit right now.

 

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Got a email from them today, pricy, and a 15 min time limit to order, and 129 a month

 

• Feb 3, 2021

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rsaint said:

Got a email from them today, pricy, and a 15 min time limit to order, and 129 a month

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What is pricy?

 

• Feb 3, 2021

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S.W.A.T. said:

What is pricy?

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I think he means the hardware. It’s about $700.