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Depends how you look at it. The target market for Starlink are likely to be paying far more than £20 and getting a poor service, and they might already be paying fairly large sums to. bond lines or use 4G type things, so ultimately if they can have good speed, good latency service for £90 a month you can bet people will take it in a heartbeat.Way too expensive to be mainstream. I'm curious how much 'normal' satellite and unusual configurations cost?
For the US market this is fairly reasonably priced but for the UK market where you can get basic unlimited via fixed or mobile lines for about 20 quid it's huge.
I just had the feeling the way Starlink were talking about this global internet service that it would be a bit more mainstream. With these prices in the UK market it's definitely geared towards a very specific niche that's currently underserved.
Perhaps that's just the beginning.
For the US market this is fairly reasonably priced but for the UK market where you can get basic unlimited via fixed or mobile lines for about 20 quid it's huge.
Starlink is now available for order to a limited number of users in your coverage area. Placing your order now will hold your place in line for future service. Orders will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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During beta, users can expect to see data speeds vary from 50Mb/s to 150Mb/s and latency from 20ms to 40ms in most locations over the next several months as we enhance the Starlink system. There will also be brief periods of no connectivity at all. As we launch more satellites, install more ground stations and improve our networking software, data speed, latency and uptime will improve dramatically. The Starlink team will provide periodic updates on availability as we launch more satellites and expand our coverage area. Depending on your location, some orders may take 6 months or more to fulfill. |
They give you a limited window because they literally do only allow so many orders in a given area and have so much kit, and limit the window once you start ordering to 15 minutes before the order is abandoned (nothing stopping you just coming back later and trying again assuming they have kit left)..
The same way ticket sales work for major events - otherwise you can easily end up with all the tickets "half" purchased - and thus a load unsold in the end. Nothing weird, pushy or anything about it.
It's a 15 minute timer...I guess i just didn't get why they had to put a 5 min timer on the order page. It's not even enough time to digest the info on the page. Kinda felt like order now! your special offer ends in 4:59... I'm like @Mark.J I don't really need it but I'd be interested in ordering just to try it out. I know it's expensive, and my mobile option is doing very well since I ditched VM. Might do it one night when i've had too many beverages , might not.
It's a 15 minute timer...
14:59 "Orders must be completed in the time remaining. If time expires, you will be redirected to the main landing page."
Why don’t you start a little fund on the forum?Yep, got that too, think they've been sending them out in batches for the pre-order scheme over the past few weeks. But it's not clear how long people will have to wait to receive the kit. I am contemplating an order just so that I can experiment and write about it.. but it is quite pricey.