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Starlink seems to expand dynamic/surge pricing across the US, sparking a lot of backlash and threats to cancel from affected users. pcmag.com/news/wtf-is-this-p…
Starlink starts offering huge 30% to 50% discounts in select areas. "Pricing applies for as long as your subscription remains active," the company says. pcmag.com/news/starlink-offe…
Starlink gets quarterly dynamic pricing, which can add a 10 to 20% increase on a bill, or lower it. New policy seems to be appearing in Kansas and Missouri. pcmag.com/news/starlink-test…
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T-Mobile's support page for T-Satellite seems to have also removed a couple mentions of Starlink. Still mentions ‘T-Mobile SpaceX' or ‘T-Sat+Starlink' will appear on a connected phone though: t-mobile.com/support/coverag…
Dozens of Starlink users in Iraq emailed me about the apparent 5TB data cap throttling their speeds. "Starlink has been incredibly useful and excellent for us, but this recent restriction has severely and negatively impacted our overall experience." pcmag.com/news/iraqis-droppe…
FCC clears SpaceX's plan for 15,000 next-gen satellites for Starlink Mobile. The grant also seems to create a regulatory path to turn Starlink Mobile into a provider of retail wireless services, and competitor to the big 3 carriers: pcmag.com/news/fcc-green-lig…
Recently learned that Starlink has a lesser-known offering called the Impact Plan meant for schools, hospitals and remote communities: pcmag.com/articles/how-an-ex…
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Starlink's site has been posting a bunch of new info about V5 dish, which is significantly lighter and cuts down on power consumption. No speed increase though: pcmag.com/news/starlinks-new…
This company is also asking for help on the account verification for Windows drivers. Please help them fix @pavandavuluri @shanselman linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Amazon pushes the FCC to deny SpaceX's 1 million satellite/orbital data center proposal: “At that pace, deploying one million satellites would take more than 220 years" pcmag.com/news/amazon-urges-…
Whoa... SpaceX wants to deploy up to 1 million satellites for its "Orbital Data Center system." For perspective, Starlink currently only spans nearly 10k. pcmag.com/news/spacex-eyes-1…
Interesting: Blue Origin has announced its own upcoming competitor to Starlink, but it's meant to offer both gigabit and even terabit speeds, likely through lasers. pcmag.com/news/blue-origin-p…
Verizon plans to compensate users for today's outage “We will make this right — for any customer affected, we will provide account credits and share updates soon.”pcmag.com/news/verizon-to-is…
Up to 15,000 satellites... SpaceX wants to launch a ton of next-generation sats to upgrade its cellular Starlink service for phones and harness the EchoStar spectrum: pcmag.com/news/spacex-eyes-1…
No signal? T-Mobile's cellular Starlink let me hold a video call over WhatsApp anyways. Wrote an article and published a hands-on video. The satellite support for mobile apps came off as a powerful upgrade over rival services: pcmag.com/news/i-tested-vide…
AST SpaceMobile has clarified that FM1 actually represents a BlueBird second-generation satellite.
"The FCC filing describes our Block 2 satellite design; this satellite will launch with ISRO and is scheduled in Q2 this year," the company told PCMag. pcmag.com/news/starlink-riva…
"It's done, it's gone," Ontario officially kills Starlink contract in response to Trump's tariffs on Canada. pcmag.com/news/ontario-rips-…
So many of us are heartbroken by Gordon Mah Ung’s passing. He brought joy and laughter to everyone he met. Let’s come together to support his family during this difficult time. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/d2d85b59
National Public Data, the Florida company responsible for a major leak of Social Security numbers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. pcmag.com/news/company-behin…
European carriers tell the FCC they'll sue if the commission loosens its rules for SpaceX's cellular Starlink. pcmag.com/news/spacexs-cellu…
