Starlink

   / Starlink #651  
Don't forget the monopoly and antitrust laws...it's all about the retail commercial market...the FCC governs the rights to all (RF) frequencies...There are regulations that prevent exclusive frequency rights that could create a market monopoly...

Starlink and others are NOT new business models...when it comes to the business end they are no different than any other ISP...terrestrial or otherwise...
 
   / Starlink #652  
LOL. Do you see the problem in your reply?

If it does not belong to you, then why can't I do what I want. What authority do you have to tell me what I can do?

Hmm, I thought my response was pretty clear but obviously not. If he can do what ever he wants why did he need FCC approval to put the satellites up there?
 
   / Starlink #653  
SpaceX'''s Starlink accepting $99 preorders as Musk considers IPO

Maybe the IPO is a concern to Jeff?

Since Starlink is as also a military application and like 43K satellites are pre approved an IPO could seal the deal for rural internet to the free world.

I'm not sure I'd get to excited about Starlink being spun off into an IPO. The marketplace is riddled with failed companies that were very successful under private ownership and failed as a publicly owned and traded entity.

I'm going to speculate. Right now, all those satellites are being lifted up into orbit by SpaceX. I think Starlink is currently owned by SpaceX. So, right now, Musk is getting his satellites into orbit at cost. Once Starlink is no longer under SpaceX, the cost of replacing lost satellites due to normal attrition will go up considerably.
 
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#654  
Thanks for posting. Just paid the $99 and will see what happens. I suspect everyone is getting the same "available mid to late 2021" message.

:welcome: I agree that the "available mid to late 2021" message is generic. It will likely happen sooner, especially for those who pre-order.
 
   / Starlink #655  
I think he needs approval for the frequency delivery. Not the methodology.
Hmm, I thought my response was pretty clear but obviously not. If he can do what ever he wants why did he need FCC approval to put the satellites up there?
 
   / Starlink #656  
What will happen if they come out with better equipment later , will early systems have to be replaced or upgraded and if so what will the cost be for those that have older systems?
 
   / Starlink #657  
What will happen if they come out with better equipment later , will early systems have to be replaced or upgraded and if so what will the cost be for those that have older systems?

Who knows? You can apply that "question" to almost anything.
 
   / Starlink #658  
Signed up .. and paid my $99 today.
 
   / Starlink #659  
What will happen if they come out with better equipment later , will early systems have to be replaced or upgraded and if so what will the cost be for those that have older systems?

True. I guess you pretty much have to say the initial $500 cost is more like buying a ticket to the show. How long will it be good for. Not a huge dollar gamble though for what it is. Goes along with monthly pricing and caps and the future of all that.
I told the misses whatever she decides as she is the resident tech guru. I guess all I have to say to give her a nudge is that" I'm thinking about the new Harbor Freight satellite system." Comes with it's own bottle rocket...
 
   / Starlink #660  
I'm doubtful that you would get a static IP; they aren't available now.

Peter,

I monitor multiple remote locations using IP cameras and using a Synology server and other hardware in each location. Synology is a fantastic product, but I don't like their quickconnect (dynamic dns) implementation. So I'd prefer to have static IP's at each location so I know exactly how to get there without going through someone else's interface. Also, I built some remote monitoring using a PLC that runs as a specific address, using port 9000. I like to be able to directly address that from a remote location.

I'm open to new ideas. Other than subscribing to a dynamic dns service, do you know of a better way that would preclude my desire for static IP's instead of dynamic?

btw one of my locations is behind HughesNet's admin server using sat internet. Dynamic dns won't work with those since it is double layer. For that location I have to connect in using TeamViewer. It constantly updates the host and remote locations using its own bridging method, precluding a need for dynamic dns going through double layer.
 

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