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Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by vlunkr on Thursday June 30, 2022 @02:14PM (#31936319)
Anyone who has lived with rural internet will be blown away by 90MB. This is an incredibly high bar.
Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by ketzo on Thursday June 30, 2022 @02:32PM (#31936586)
It’s an incredibly high bar that SpaceX explicitly said it would meet in order to receive more government funds.

It’s not an arbitrary threshold.

Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by happyopossum on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:54PM (#31938481)
> that SpaceX explicitly said it would meet

By 2028? So where exactly is the sky falling?

Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by ketzo on Thursday June 30, 2022 @09:42PM (#31941142)
Well, the article makes the point that Starlink is definitely not under anything close to what it’s expected “peak load” will be, and even so, it’s not currently meeting speed requirements.

But mostly, I agree — the article seems a little over-worried.

Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by olyjohn on Thursday June 30, 2022 @10:15PM (#31941414)
I didn't know why people are getting bad speeds, because I'm regularly exceeding these speeds on my dish. Starlink requires self-installation and I'm willing to bet that a lot of people don't understand how to set it up properly. I will say it took me over 2 weeks to really get a good location, top some trees and set up a proper mount above the house. People post pictures of their dishes just sitting on the ground, and a lot of people don't have patience or time to get the connection working well.
Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by panick21_ on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:21PM (#31939998)
Sky is not falling, people just make a big deal because its SpaceX and Musk.
Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by lostlogin on Thursday June 30, 2022 @02:20PM (#31936405)
They will, and they are judging by reviews.

It’s a bit nitpicky but that B needs to be a lowercase one.

Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by wdb on Thursday June 30, 2022 @03:41PM (#31937544)
Even in Central London (UK) that's fast internet. I can't get 90MB in Zone 1
Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by sekh60 on Friday July 01, 2022 @07:26AM (#31944881)
I presume you mean 90Mb, if it is MB I am envious.
Re:What do Starlink’s latest Ookla results mean for its RDOF... by 867-5309 on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:07PM (#31937885)
through your phone line