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[–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

Ah great. My Starlink hardware just arrived.

I wasn't charged any high-demand surcharge though. I probably wouldn't have ordered it if I had to pay one of those.

I don't think my area will have high demand for Starlink anyway. Even their fastest options are slow. There are options for like 5-10x the speed around the same price in my area. The only downside: There's like a 50% chance of lightning frying my modem each year, and it takes like a week to get a tech on site.

Starlink is a great backup connection. It's cheap to just keep in standby mode (~$15/month, IIRC). An unexpected, heavy surcharge might be a deal breaker though

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

When do I get charged??

I've had Starlink for two years. My monthly bill is $55 a month, and no rental either...

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"high demand" usually equates to throttling

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Didn't they just drop the startup equipment costs a lot?

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