Re:Setting up Starlink
by mvanbaak on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:25PM
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FTTH with asynchronous speeds? Thats bullshit. The only reason for that is that they use cable or dsl somewhere in the path from you into their core network
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I take it you mean asymmetric speeds.
It is done for market segmentation purposes, not because there is a technical requirement for it. Asymmetric vs symmetric is used to separate residential from business customers, and charge the later category higher prices.
If they offer symmetric speeds to home users, they worry that business customers will try to switch to residential plans in order to save money.
> If they offer symmetric speeds to home users, they worry that business customers will try to switch to residential plans in order to save money.
If their key differentiator between the two connection types are upload speeds then they should adjust the pricing and/or clarify (or actually add some) the value add for the business line. That is just unfortunate
Re:Setting up Starlink
by glitchcrab on Sunday April 11, 2021 @03:22AM
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As another user commented, it's about market segmentation and not equipment limitations. I can get near-symmetric speeds from other FTTH ISPs but it was significantly more expensive than I was willing to pay, and I don't really need it anyway.