It’s a little steep costing $499 … but you do get to have internet in remote places with average download speeds of 300+Mbps, and upload speeds of around 36+Mbps. Speeds do vary from location to location depending on satellite coverage.
Taken from Engadget … Starlink has already shipped 100,000 satellite internet terminals before it has even achieved global coverage. SpaceX chief Elon Musk has revealed the figure on Twitter, where he also listed the 14 regions where the service is currently available. “Our license applications are pending in many more countries. Hoping to serve Earth soon!” he said in a follow-up tweet.
SpaceX launched Starlink as a beta service in late 2020, offering potential testers at the time the chance to be the first ones to it for $99 a month. The terminal itself isn’t included in the monthly fee: Starlink sells its starter kit with the user terminal or antenna dish, its stand and power supply, as well as a WiFi router for an additional $499, which customers will have to pay up front. You can see what the terminal looks like in the image above, showing a dish installed on the roof of a school in Chile.
Source: Engadget
