"Elon Musk's high-speed satellite internet experiment is finally taking off.
The Starlink satellites from SpaceX will start to connect users to WiFi this week. CNBC reported Tuesday that SpaceX emails about pricing for early users went out Monday .
According to the documents CNBC viewed, Starlink service will be $99 per month. There's also an upfront $499 charge for a starter kit that includes the equipment necessary to connect — a terminal, tripod, and WiFi router. We reached out to SpaceX for confirmation on pricing, but didn't hear back.
As for the service provided, CNBC reports that the emails lay out expected broadband data speeds from 50 megabits per second to 150 Mb/s with 20 milliseconds to 40 ms latency as the system is established and improved."
https://mashable.com/article/spacex-starlink-early-users-satellite-internet/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mash-com-fb-main-link&utm_content=tech
The Starlink satellites from SpaceX will start to connect users to WiFi this week. CNBC reported Tuesday that SpaceX emails about pricing for early users went out Monday .
According to the documents CNBC viewed, Starlink service will be $99 per month. There's also an upfront $499 charge for a starter kit that includes the equipment necessary to connect — a terminal, tripod, and WiFi router. We reached out to SpaceX for confirmation on pricing, but didn't hear back.
As for the service provided, CNBC reports that the emails lay out expected broadband data speeds from 50 megabits per second to 150 Mb/s with 20 milliseconds to 40 ms latency as the system is established and improved."
https://mashable.com/article/spacex-starlink-early-users-satellite-internet/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mash-com-fb-main-link&utm_content=tech