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Would it be cheaper to just get everyone that would use it StarLink?

I’m just weary from trying to fight horrible broadband providers blocking every step of the way. Maybe the answer is to go over their heads.

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One of the big drivers in Los Alamos is working from home. I think that StarLink's latency would be a problem there.

Please tell us more about StarLink’s latency.

I don't have any personal knowledge about it. I just did a Google search on starlink latency, and as Trump would say "people are saying ..." Seriously, I just checked the search results again and find that https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/starlink-hughesnet-v... says starlink's latency varies with location. EG. 45 ms in the US and 101 ms in New Zealand. Better than I would have guessed, but still not great.

Others are reporting 23-30 ms in US.

What latency number do you require?

I don't know. I want to run an X-11 server at home and use applications across town.

If it’s good enough for gaming it should be good enough for X-11 and, I don’t know, CFS.

My starlink terminal is 23-30ms to downtown Seattle. Not as good as well implemented terrestrial connections but it's amazingly better than anything else satellite based.

As a LEO network Starlink should have latency comparable to terrestrial connections. I've signed up and they say they'll service my area in "Fall of 2021." And I can see LANL from my house, so it's worth checking.

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