Starlink

[Frankenkubota]

As I said, I was not sure but I wonder why I even had that thought. Now it痴 research time.

Amazing technology!

 

[Frankenkubota]

As I said, I was not sure but I wonder why I even had that thought. Now itç—´ research time.

Amazing technology!

Looks like segway was bought by some english guy in 2009. He promptly drove his segway off a cliff and was killed. Sounds like darwin to me.

 

[cqaigy2]

You just need the total capacity these days. Network and server appliances are smart now...they will give you what you need up to what you pay for Just like today's cloud....

Starlink can link everyone anywhere to the internet, doesnt have to be perfect but it must be useable I lknow there are experiments on going with balloons that also provide free internet hotspots but only when in range-aka google balloon, aka Loon.

Not sure if it's still a thing, but they were using balloons down in South America, for military comms. Up here in North America, they were trying to use them for Internet.

 

[lman]

It's called Bandwidth Exhaust and happens quite frequently on DSL Systems, fiber, rarely.

If I recall correctly, I remember in the early days of DSL they said that dsl would not slow down as cable would from heavy use. Now it sounds like that was fake news.

 

[riptides]

Wish I had the terra-byte problem.

Caps on fiber. Hmmmm............


Data Usage and Unlimited Data - Xfinity

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Starship SN8 wreckage & Flight info, SN9 tips over, CRS-21, Chang'e 5 samples in lunar orbit - YouTube

This covers a lot but I am posting it since not everyone understood the mega successful test flight of SN8 this week and its implication for Starlink rollout planned for mid 2022.

 

[cqaigy2]

The fact they got the SN8 to turn around and start rocket burn is a huge success.

I found the landing to be very dramatic ending. I'm guessing the lack of pressure in the landing system caused the engines to burn incorrectly and start to eat themselves, you can see a bright green light indicating copper burn. Now we just need to see the next version.

 

[Diggin It]

If I recall correctly, I remember in the early days of DSL they said that dsl would not slow down as cable would from heavy use. Now it sounds like that was fake news.

DSL doesn't slow down as much as cable does. It slows some in peak times, but not as bad. Main reason being that the TelCos don't try to cram as many people on DSL as cable companies do. Also, most on DSL are only using data while cable is trying to cram in video. Or better said, cable is a video service trying to cram in data. DSL is designed for data on unused voice lines.

 

[kcflhrc]

DSL is designed for data on unused voice lines.

What? DSL uses the same pair of wires for the voice as it does the DSL, the DSL is just at a different frequency. Dial tone out of the CO for dial tone, then that runs through the DSLAM and then out to the cable pair to the house. That's why you need filters on the phones. DSL can slow down just as much as cable if the pipe feeding the DSLAM is at capacity. Back to my funnel analogy.

 

[/pine]

FWIW...It's actually possible to get data with just a single wire...

 

[Diggin It]

I stand by my statement. DSL is multiplexed to work on voice lines whether or not they currently have voice traffic. Since most of us do not use landlines for conversations 24 hours a day, those lines and mostly unused. The second pair of bonded DSL is unused for voice.

 

[kcflhrc]

The second pair of bonded DSL is unused for voice.

Not always true either. We have plenty of Business Customer's with more than 1 phone line where the 1st pair and the bonded pair both carry voice traffic

 

[ernemats]

Has anyone on here been chosen for starlink, if so what is your opinion of it so far?

 

[rekees4300]

Has anyone on here been chosen for starlink, if so what is your opinion of it so far?

Haven't seen any beta testers on TBN yet. However, the public beta test will be expanding southward in USA during the Jan/Feb 2021 time frame so more TBN members should be chosen as testers. Until then lots of opinions/facts/questions re Starlink can be found at: Starlink - SpaceX Satellite Internet Constellation My opinion based on that forum is that most beta testers are very impressed with Starlink's speed and Winter weather performance.

 

[ernemats]

Thanks for the link

 

[Diggin It]

Dude seems a little goofy. Not sure I'd want to be a part of his gatherings.

Here's how many millions of users Starlink may need to break even if it loses $2,000 for every satellite dish it sells, according to experts

Business Insider|23 minutes ago

Elon Musk hopes Starlink will net the company $30 billion to $50 billion a year. He'll need millions of customers to make that a reality.

How many users SpaceX'''s Starlink needs to break even - Business Insider

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Dude seems a little goofy. Not sure I'd want to be a part of his gatherings.

Here's how many millions of users Starlink may need to break even if it loses $2,000 for every satellite dish it sells, according to experts

Business Insider|23 minutes ago

Elon Musk hopes Starlink will net the company $30 billion to $50 billion a year. He'll need millions of customers to make that a reality.

How many users SpaceX'''s Starlink needs to break even - Business Insider

When selling at a loss some try to make it up in volume. Nissan seems to show that is a hard row to hoe.

 

[rekees4300]

Elon Musk Is the Richest Man in the World ... His net worth is about :dollarsign:190 billion

Tesla Stock’s Rise Means Elon Musk Is the Richest Man in the World | Barron's

 

[lman]

Elon Musk Is the Richest Man in the World ... His net worth is about :dollarsign:190 billion

Tesla Stock’s Rise Means Elon Musk Is the Richest Man in the World | Barron's

Hey, I think he's my 4th cousin!

 

[rekees4300]

Hey, I think he's my 4th cousin!

Cultivate a relationship with him, maybe he'll bequeath some of his fortune to you?