GrilledSpamSteaks t1_jbej2kd wrote on March 8, 2023 at 2:06 PM

TDS or Starlink. You get to choose between craptastic fiber or the minimum milliseconds delay that comes with all satellite connectivity.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jbewxiw wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:43 PM

Average of 34ms. I get folks hate Elon but facts are facts.

TwoNewfies t1_jbf5tek wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Seriously. My husband won't consider Starlink (or a Tesla, even though we do have Tesla solar and batteries) since Elon's been putting his personality out there. I think he's using his Occupy Mars t-shirts for paint tags!

GrilledSpamSteaks t1_jbf78a8 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:50 PM

550km (starlink’s lowest altitude at perigee) is 0.00183 light seconds which is the absolute limit light (and radio) can travel in one second in a vacuum. Add in processing, heavy cloud cover, additional transmission, it not being in a vacuum, etc… etc… and there you go. Physics doesn’t hate anyone, even Musk.

flipz4444 t1_jbfafc7 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 5:10 PM

I agree with the other guy, ping hovers around 35-45 ms and keeps getting more and more stable. Don't know what you're going on about. Obviously you've never tested Starlink.

Loudergood t1_jblumbm wrote on March 9, 2023 at 11:34 PM

Old school geosync satellite internet is 42,000km up. The difference is clear.

Sjfilbey OP t1_jbejsq3 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 2:12 PM

We currently have TDS at the house up there, and it’s terrible. They can’t meet the speeds my IT department requires for remote work