SpaceX Starlink Public Beta Begins: It's $99 a Month Plus $500 Up Front

[DEAD7]

SpaceX Starlink Public Beta Begins: It's $99 a Month Plus $500 Up Front


According to an email sent out to the Starlink mailing list, Starlink is now moving from a private, free, invite-only beta to a much larger, subscription-based public beta. Bandwidth estimates have risen to 50-150Mbps, while latency remains similar, at 20-40ms. This is expected to decrease to 16-19ms by summer of 2021. As it is a beta, the email cautions that "There will also be brief periods of no connectivity at all" as they enhance the system. Pricing involves an antenna purchase ($500) and a $99/mo subscription rate. There is no data cap. The beta currently only appears to be for the northern U.S. and Canada, but SpaceX expects to quickly move further south; "near global coverage" is targeted at summer of 2021.

 

[Jahbarri]

Is this a good thing ? Explain

 

[hashmander]

it'll be a good thing for me when it's international.

 

[Scholar]

When Tesla shareholders are prioritized in Starlink's future IPO

 

[Mowgli]

one hundred dollars just to say

ah ah ah have spaceex internet. fukk outta here. what's the value here for that price.

 

[comatose1]

one hundred dollars just to say

ah ah ah have spaceex internet. fukk outta here. what's the value here for that price.

It’s for ppl in rural areas that have shytty or no internet.

 

[Mowgli]

It’s for ppl in rural areas that have shytty or no internet.

o God yes please. these remote users that moved out to methtown no internet usa need this asap. give them data. give them information and give them speed

cuh cuh can u make my internet faster i cant work

 

[Lord Beasley]

o God yes please. these remote users that moved out to methtown no internet usa need this asap. give them data. give them information and give them speed

cuh cuh can u make my internet faster i cant work

you sound like a dumbass

 

[Mowgli]

you sound like a dumbass

you don't sound like a grown man

 

[Lord Beasley]

you don't sound like a grown man

 

[Mowgli]

yea. respond with emojis. watch how you respond to me

 

[Lord Beasley]

yea. respond with emojis. watch how you respond to me

stfu BJJ clown. you aint gonna do a damn thing

 

[Mowgli]

stfu BJJ clown. you aint gonna do a damn thing

I think our posting correspondences just got better after me checking you just now.

you don't talk to me like I'm one of your little friends pal. Copy? it wasn't warranted it made no sense. Talk like a grown man in real life. I don't like having to speak to you people like my kids

 

[Lord Beasley]

I think our posting correspondences just got better after me checking you just now.

you don't talk to me like I'm one of your little friends pal. Copy? it wasn't warranted it made no sense. Talk like a grown man in real life. I don't like having to speak to you people like my kids

i don't know what you're talking about, but aight.

Don't call me pal though Your comment wasnt warranted either.

 

[Mowgli]

i don't know what you're talking about, but aight.

Don't call me pal though Your comment wasnt warranted either.

little buddy I I'm talking about a real issue with us information technology specialist trying to support people that live in the boonies or connecting to Enterprise networks with trash connections like whatever ghetto DSL they're using or a hotspot from a cell phone in a area with no real cell towers.

a product like this is important

those of us who are working with this understand so I don't know where the fukk you were coming from with that bulshyt pal.

in all honesty you really should apologize and send me a positive rep for causing so much division among posters