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Re:Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow by simfree on Friday September 23, 2022 @03:10PM (#32955846)
Anything below the current definition of FCC fundable rural broadband (100Mbps by 20Mbps) is slow.

This is why the FCC doesn't want to pay out the $886 million in rural connectivity funds to Starlink, they are already providing substandard connectivity, and could easily end up like Hugesnet or Viasat's overloaded networks.

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Re:Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow by olyjohn on Friday September 23, 2022 @03:23PM (#32955999)
That's not slow. What's slow is the 1.5mbit DSL that I was stuck with before. Starlink is a godsend for people with no options but shit DSL. Starlink would be a godsend for me even at 10mbits. And I know the same is true for millions of other people. Wireline providers have stalled here for the last 15 years.
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