Quote from: Hoofer on March 17, 2021, 10:34:00 AM
Please run a speed test, screen shot it, so we can see it.  a couple of them would be somewhat of an example.

That would entail setting up a photo hosting account. You'll just have to take my word for it. I posted the numbers earlier, and it does vary from 40 MBS to 200 plus.
I'm usually running around 150.

Quote from: Solar on March 17, 2021, 11:40:43 AM
That would entail setting up a photo hosting account. You'll just have to take my word for it. I posted the numbers earlier, and it does vary from 40 MBS to 200 plus.
I'm usually running around 150.

What kind of upload speed and latency?

Just did one at work.... 33Mbps up, but Ping is 74ms... ugh!

Quote from: Hoofer on March 17, 2021, 11:58:42 AM
What kind of upload speed and latency?

Just did one at work.... 33Mbps up, but Ping is 74ms... ugh!

Latency is always in the low 30s, usually 32ms. That's one of the reasons we dropped Viasat, the download speed was fair, but a full second of latency is enough to lose the connection (timed out), drove us nuts.

Quote from: Hoofer on March 17, 2021, 10:34:00 AM
Please run a speed test, screen shot it, so we can see it.  a couple of them would be somewhat of an example.

Use this to test your speed :https://www.speedtest.net/

Quote from: VVet69 on March 17, 2021, 04:31:40 PM
Use this to test your speed :https://www.speedtest.net/

I got my Starlink last Friday.  It took me about an hour to install as I mounted it to the roof of the house.  It sets itself up finding the optimum position to pick up the satellites.  Pretty cool.  It takes under 30 minutes for it to find that position.  The "DSL" I had before ran at approx. 1.2Mbps down and .76 up with ping at 55ms.  I'm happy I invested.

Quote from: Woofr on March 18, 2021, 03:10:42 PM
I got my Starlink last Friday.  It took me about an hour to install as I mounted it to the roof of the house.  It sets itself up finding the optimum position to pick up the satellites.  Pretty cool.  It takes under 30 minutes for it to find that position.  The "DSL" I had before ran at approx. 1.2Mbps down and .76 up with ping at 55ms.  I'm happy I invested.

And they say that just the start.   

OK, that's better... just ran speedtest.net from home.
Download 7.51
Upload 0.68
Ping 26ms (pretty good, until you realize it had not left the State of Virginia)

Also using ExpressVPN - which actually gives me faster DL/UP speeds & lower latency.
(funny how, if your data is encrypted, the local ISP probably figures, "the heck with him, let him go"

Thanks for the update, I think we're going to order, even though it won't be till late 2021.

Quote from: Hoofer on March 18, 2021, 03:49:05 PM
OK, that's better... just ran speedtest.net from home.
Download 7.51
Upload 0.68
Ping 26ms (pretty good, until you realize it had not left the State of Virginia)

Also using ExpressVPN - which actually gives me faster DL/UP speeds & lower latency.
(funny how, if your data is encrypted, the local ISP probably figures, "the heck with him, let him go"

Thanks for the update, I think we're going to order, even though it won't be till late 2021.

You'll be just in time for the doubling of satellites to come this summer. With that many, I should never see any down time at all.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55775977

"A new world record has been set for the number of satellites sent to space on a single rocket.

The 143 payloads, of all shapes and sizes, rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket that launched out of Florida.

The number beats the previous record of 104 satellites carried aloft by an Indian vehicle in 2017.

It's further evidence of the major structural changes taking place in space activity that are allowing many more actors to get involved.

This shift is the result of a revolution in robust, miniaturised, low-cost components - many taken direct from consumer electronics such as smartphones - that mean pretty much anyone can now build a capable satellite in a very small package."

Quote from: Hoofer on April 23, 2021, 05:00:04 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55775977

"A new world record has been set for the number of satellites sent to space on a single rocket.

The 143 payloads, of all shapes and sizes, rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket that launched out of Florida.

The number beats the previous record of 104 satellites carried aloft by an Indian vehicle in 2017.

It's further evidence of the major structural changes taking place in space activity that are allowing many more actors to get involved.

This shift is the result of a revolution in robust, miniaturised, low-cost components - many taken direct from consumer electronics such as smartphones - that mean pretty much anyone can now build a capable satellite in a very small package."

There's already a lot of junk in orbit. Pretty soon there won't be any more space in our space.

Quote from: dickfoster on April 24, 2021, 10:34:07 AM
There's already a lot of junk in orbit. Pretty soon there won't be any more space in our space.

Why does Bill Gates want to put pixie dust up there, when we can let Elon Musk make a blanket of mini-transponders do the same thing - and get something back for the effort (besides lung cancer)?