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53 MB is more bandwidth that their competition (ViaSat, HughesNet) ever offered.

Starlink can handle the customers just fine.

By definition, if the customers could get something better for less money, they would.

Plus SpaceX is launching more satellites. They are at 1/20 of the number of satellites they want to have, so the total bandwidth available will go up.



For most people unmetered 30-50 Mbps down is all they really need. Handle at least a couple streaming services or a video call. Stuff beyond that is basically luxury territory.


Yes and no. 30Mbps on a landline with zero packet loss and fixed latency is noticeably different than Starlink/5G/Wireless connections that are only mostly reliable.

It’s like how playing a game at rock solid 30 FPS is actually fine, but games with average frame rate of 30FPS that have significant random stuttering can be unplayable.




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