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Re:Starlink's current problem is capacity by adastra22 on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @02:51PM (#32254872)
I’m in San Jose. My choices are 25Mbps DSL or cable internet through Xfinity. After my previous interactions with Xfinity I will never touch them again.

Starlink is looking pretty good by comparison.

Re:Starlink's current problem is capacity by coder543 on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:49PM (#32256734)
You should also check out recent wireless options like T-Mobile's 5G Home Internet, which reportedly works quite well, and it makes a lot more sense (in my opinion) from an infrastructure standpoint than urban Starlink, unless you just absolutely require an internet connection that can continue working during a city-wide internet disruption. It's also like half the price of Starlink, with no upfront cost at all, IIRC. I've also seen people online get speeds upwards of 700Mbps, which is higher than I've seen anyone report on Starlink, but it is apparently highly variable from location to location based on your local cell network infrastructure.

I think Verizon and AT&T also offer 5G Home Internet options, but T-Mobile's offering seems to be the best from what I've seen online.

(Keep in mind that all of these services provide a specialized box that acts as a cell modem and router, and it should offer much stronger and better connectivity to the carrier's network than a mobile phone.)

Re:Starlink's current problem is capacity by adastra22 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:35AM (#32261116)
I’m in a cell phone dead zone :(
Re:Starlink's current problem is capacity by shaklee3 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @12:53AM (#32260616)
Xfinity works just fine, and you haven't used starlink yet. grass is always greener.
Re:Starlink's current problem is capacity by adastra22 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:37AM (#32261124)
That was not my experience.