Anyone else see a proto-Dalek?
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Starlink is now open for reservations! First come first served.
They are targeting to come to Taiwan in 2022.
Deposit is 99 USD.
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Where would this be useful in Taiwan? Aside from up in the mountains, where can you not get at least 100mpbs/down DSL or cable?
If you move a lot this could be REALLY helpful. I don’t know if 4G/5G can match this speed.
If you are in China this will circumvent those firewalls, but not sure if customs will confiscate devices like this. This is one reason why Starlink was made in the first place. Until the US go the path of repressive countries that is (could happen).
Not for now. At the moment the satellites just relay the signal to ground stations. So if there are no ground stations, it will not work.
They just launched new satellite version for polar regions which use lasers to send signals between satellites, this can circumvent censorship.
So even if sea cables are cut you will still have internet.
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If you’re able to get unrestricted internet in China via StarLink this could be huge. Not just for expats, but there are all sorts of uses ie. needed to develop software/hardware for Android. I know that plenty of companies in Shenzhen point directional microwave antennas at receivers in Hong Kong for this very reason.
Wouldn’t companies with legitimate need can get unrestricted internet already?
Do you mean towers?
So what are the range of ground stations? If you need ground stations then what’s the point of Starlink?
If the range is pretty big then they could put a bunch in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and can still bypass China’s censors.
This is how it works at the moment, the signal from your dish goes to satellite and is relayed back down to the ground station which is connected to the internet.
Your home and the ground station must be both in range of the satellite. Satellites are moving so there must be a lot of them to ensure continuous coverage.
In the future the satellites will have a laser-link between neighbors to cover areas without immediate ground stations.
The circles indicate approximate range of the satellites.
The constellation is not complete yet. There might be times without connection, hence it is currently ‘better than nothing beta’. Initial stage will be completed this year.
1021 deployed (~65%)
1584 planned
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You have to have pretty epic guanxi for this. Maybe if you are IBM for a branch office of an American bank.
The Starlink team is expanding their international service this week:
Germany: launching this week in parts of western Germany and expanding in the coming weeks
United Kingdom: expanding coverage beyond southern England to include parts of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England
New Zealand: launching in parts of the South Island and expanding in the coming weeks
You can check availability for your location on starlink.com by entering your service address. If Starlink is not yet available in your area, you can place a deposit to hold your space in line for future service. All orders are first come, first served.
Anyone know what is dat? Cause Elon now on board of Twitter, or something else?
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Hey what’s the TL;DR on the availability of this in New Taipei? Not for the speed, but for the latency! Seems like it’s faster traveling from TW to USA vs traditional fiber? Did I read that correctly? For example, a gamer that games with US east coast buddies? 
If available, did anyone try it try? Where the heck can I sign up?
They raised the price just recently and it won’t be in Taiwan probably for another year.
They just started catching up on orders in USA.
It will be great in Taiwan for roaming around in mountains and anywhere without good 4G signal. Great for event organizers to get fast internet anywhere.
I preordered for 99$ but refunded when the timeline got pushed back and the price increased.
Doesn’t this require a stationary base with a power supply?