The Starlink Internet service needs some sort of receiver. Combined this news with the recent speculation of a SpaceX - Apple partnership makes you wonder if the next models of iPhones will have that receiver built in and allow for native Internet, voice, and texting via Starlink. Take you phone anywhere and still get a signal. That would be a big selling feature. (Photo via)
EDIT: Elon Musk says this report is fake news. Too bad - a guy can dream of a better iPhone though.
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Reports are floating about that they have.
Network congestion must be more of a problem then being reported. Have heard from a few who have Starlink that the longer they've had the service the slower the speed they see on speed tests. Growing pains or a fatal flaw?
Reportedly it costs SpaceX $20 million a month to maintain the Starlink service that has been so valuable to the people and military pf Ukraine. Musk is tired of that cost being his to bear,
Don't blame him.
Was surprised at both the download speeds (up to 350 Mbps) and its cost ($5,000 per month). Guess the thinking is if you can afford a yacht - you can afford $5,000 a month for Internet.
This makes sense as Starlink is a shared network and the more users the more bandwidth contention you'll run into. It's also good to remember that even Elon Musk calls the service, "better than nothing." Which it is - if you have no access to broadband at your home or just DSL - Starlink is a fantastic solution. But if you have access to fiber or cable services - you'll get better broadband going those routes.
Where I see Starlink being really financially successful is in non-traditional connection settings. Longhaul trucks, RV's, yachts, boats of all kinds, and airlines are some applications just to name a few. Also the T-Mobile partnership is very interesting - potentially you could have cell service in North America everywhere you can see the sky.
Lost in the news about Elon Musk vs Twitter is another battle Musk is waging - SpaceX vs DISH Network.
My money is on SpaceX on this one.