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Those of us subscribed to Starlink aren’t here because we have options. Honestly, it’s decent. IIRC it’s $110/mo for on average 300 down 15 up. Is that amazing? No. Is fiber better? Yes. But they’re not marketing to people who have fiber as an option. They’re marketing to people like me, who used to pay $460/mo for 60/15 microwave internet with frequent downtime -and- data caps. If you have to ask “but which one is better”, the simple answer is generally fiber > starlink > cable > microwave > dsl/satellite > dialup. And I refuse to rank 5G service because that depends on too many factors.

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Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Depends on where you live. Where I am, cable is 1GB and with DSL I had 600/150.

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- KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Yeaaah, here in the US DSL is more like 6/1.5 at best. And no, that’s not a typo.
  
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- PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Definitely. I have coax cable, as do most people outside of cities and get 1000/50.
  
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Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
60/15 for $460/no? What the actual shit? Even in my country where things tend to be more expensive than others in the continent, the internet is WAY cheaper.

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- KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Oh, that was absolute highway robbery. But we had no other options and they knew it. They robbed us blind, and we dropped them the instant starlink became available.
  
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oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Starlink cannot be better than cable for gaming. You’re gonna get double across the world pings even if what you’re connecting to is next door.

Even dsl would be better honestly.

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Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Where do you live that any of these prices are affordable or reasonable?

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- KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Nevada, USA
  
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  - Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Insanity. Prices are just unbelieveable. I have never seen 100+€ for any monthly rate ever for any telecomms service.
    
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Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
$460/mo, holy hell!

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- vaionko@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I pay about that much for my internet, but it comes with a bonus apartment included in the price. Oh, and it’s 200/200
  
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