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Originally Posted by tophcfa

We have never had starlink, but had satellite internet from Hughesnet for several years at our rural northern home before Comcast finally ran a cable down our road (they only agreed to do that because of state subsidies to get service built out to rural areas). Our experience with satellite internet was horrible, including being outrageously expensive, data capped, very slow and unreliable, and weather dependent. My understanding is that starlink satellites only orbit about 350 miles above earth, versus about 22,000 miles for older satellites. Supposedly, starlink technology is much faster and more reliable than what hughesnet provided. Not sure how the cost of starlink compares to other high speed internet options, or if it is data capped. Will be following this thread to learn more. If it is portable, it could possibly be a good option for snowflakes who could use one service at both homes?

Did Hughsnet use those large dishes that I used to see in the country?