Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j0zgktc wrote on December 20, 2022 at 3:49 PM

Reply to comment by truckingon in Cell Coverage in VT - Now I know... to switch provider by ExpressionFamiliar98

> better uses for $51 million.

Heck they gave a shit ton to our CUD to bring out fiber and while yes they are very slowly doing so the monthly fees are insane! Over a hundred a month for 250/250 and what a load of shit 79.99 a month for 50/50!!!! Was hoping to switch from Starlink once we got fiber but nope fuck that.

OrdinaryTension t1_j0zrlkd wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Starlink is $110 and with the current over-subscriptions, their rate has fallen to something around 65/15. 250/250 is still a much better deal.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j0zwgh7 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Ya I keep hearing this not for me though. And how can 250/250 for over a hundred bucks be a good deal in any world for fiber? Fiduim is about 70 for a gig same with BTC. EVFiber is 134 for a gig way too much IMO and VTell is 39.95 right now for a gig. With the tax pay payer funds they have been getting they should pass it on.

And for the Starlink stuff just ran a test while making this reply 205/18 and here is the link before you call BS it's timestamped too.

https://www.speedtest.net/result/14100345895

OrdinaryTension t1_j0zyaep wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:44 PM

I was seeing speeds around 75/20 when I cancelled starlink in August. Sometimes it would go up to maybe 120/20, but it depended on the time of day. For some unknown reason it would also drop out for a couple of minutes around 2pm each day, We get 40/20 from TMobile, it's more consistent and a lot cheaper.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j0zzhvy wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:52 PM

40/20 would kill me got 5 kids all with toys we need the bandwidth. Going on about a year now with Starlink no issues with slowing speeds at all. In fact it's has gotten a bit faster now. Sometime in the last few weeks it started spending a fair part of the day pointed more easterly instead of north. Getting to some unused sats over the Atlantic would be my guess.