To qualify that a bit, I'm referring to residential users. There may be niche markets like HFT that will have benefits when using it.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > The difference being that this is a side project for one of the main > businesses, not their primary purpose. At best I don't think this is going > to be anything besides a better alternative to other satellite internet > options. > > On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Darin Steffl <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> > wrote: > >> Guys, lots of misinformation here. >> >> They are NO plans nor hints of integrating Starlink antennas into Tesla >> cars. It may happen but no one has hinted of this happening. All Tesla's >> have 3G or 4G modems already built-in to them along with WiFi. Updates are >> sent via WiFi first and after the fleet has received the updates, they >> eventually push it to cars via cellular data that haven't updated via WiFi. >> >> Regarding B2B backhaul, I don't believe you'll see this as an option >> anytime soon for WISP's or other ISP's. They're targeting residential and >> small businesses as well as government contracts. The cost if they did >> offer B2B backhaul services would likely be higher than fiber to your >> network. Please stop thinking this will happen as I bet it will not. >> >> They may offer a self install option but they'll also have a contractor >> to perform most installs for a cost is my guess. Maybe they'll send a self >> install kit for X price and if you can't get it working, they'll schedule a >> contract install for XX price. >> >> I'll also say that you should not doubt Elon's passion to achieve great >> things. I have a Tesla and it's a work of art and by far the best vehicle >> I've ever driven. 99% of people who have driven one also think this. Tesla >> is succeeding, SpaceX is on it's way there, The Boring Company is half done >> with their Vegas tunnel, and Starlink will likely be a viable competitor >> for us. >> >> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 4:48 PM Ryan Ray <ryan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Can you link that? What exactly were they testing? >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:36 PM Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Somehow they passed a first review from US DOD... Can't be all smoke >>>> and mirrors in space... >>>> >>>> On 01/21/2020 12:18 PM, Ryan Ray wrote: >>>> > I'm still very wary of this. There seems to be a lot of >>>> over-promising >>>> > under delivering. In typical Elon fashion, no details but the world >>>> runs >>>> > with it and puts out all these data models that make it seem like the >>>> > second coming of christ. Customer CPE is a pizza box ufo <$200 and >>>> they >>>> > are starting in 2020, but there's no pictures or details. How is that >>>> > even possible? We're buying 450b at a more expensive cost and there >>>> > ain't no phased antenna with motors in it. >>>> > >>>> > Then all you read online is the cult following of spaceslax who takes >>>> a >>>> > twitter post as gospel and just keeps perpetuating the same tired >>>> > information. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 10:02 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com >>>> > <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > If the SpaceX Starlink system works at 50% of what it's hyped, it >>>> will >>>> > become the future of rural internet. Urban is still going to be >>>> > dominated (eventually) by fiber for the foreseeable future. Higher >>>> > speed >>>> > wireless will be very, very local. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > bp >>>> > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>> > >>>> > On 1/19/2020 6:29 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: >>>> > > I don’t know why, but this evening got me thinking about >>>> > broadband delivery over the past 30 years and the future of >>>> broadband. >>>> > > >>>> > > First we had nothing, then along came dial-up and that was >>>> > amazing and many companies sprung up offering the service. Giants >>>> > like AOL and Prodigy. >>>> > > >>>> > > Then DSL and Cable came along as well as wireless and dial-up >>>> has >>>> > all but died. >>>> > > >>>> > > Now DSL is basically dead, cable and wireless have gone through >>>> > several iterations and we are seeing a push to fiber. >>>> > > >>>> > > What’s the possibility in the next 10 years cable and wireless >>>> > will be dead technologies with fiber at the fore front? Possibly. >>>> > > >>>> > > But then..... is fiber really future proof? We are talking >>>> about >>>> > investing hundreds of millions into fiber infrastructure, because >>>> > it’s “the future”. But is it? >>>> > > >>>> > > So far every technology delivery mechanism to date has become >>>> > obsolete in as little as 6-10 years. >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > AF mailing list >>>> > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> >>>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> Darin Steffl >> Minnesota WiFi >> www.mnwifi.com >> 507-634-WiFi >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> >> >
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