Keep in mind they don't have enough satellites launched yet for full coverage. It's moderate coverage. Their beta invites specifically say that they can expect interruptions and periods of downtime until more satellites are launched and reach their desired orbits.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2020, 9:35 AM Darin Steffl <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> wrote: > This is BETA! > > It will only get better and they're targeting less than 20ms next year. > Averages are about 40ms now so they're well below the 100ms threshold on > average which is what matters, not the couple pings that are higher. > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2020, 9:30 AM <fiber...@mail.com> wrote: > >> The first beta testers have received their UFOs and performance reports >> are emerging. While download speeds are respectable on an empty network, >> Starlink's main weakness is its highly variable latency. >> >> Typical beta user minimum latencies are in the mid 30ies with very high >> variability. Ping tests that hover around 40 ms will go to high 60ies from >> one second to the other. Worst case latencies are well over 100 ms. >> >> The last part is what I consider disqualifying Starlink for RDOF funds >> meeting the low-latency standard, but I guess that's what Elon has lawyers >> for. >> >> >> Jared >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >
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