I have to support a remote client that uses Starlink. It’s a nightmare. We can deal with slow connections, we can deal with bad ping, but with Starlink what we get is the entire connection dropping every minute or so, and coming back up a short while later. It’s unbelievably bad.
Tens of thousands knocked offline after software failure at Musk’s Starlink
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/24/starlink-internet-down-musk
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Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
but with Starlink what we get is the entire connection dropping every minute or so, and coming back up a short while later
I can almost guarantee that’s because their terminal is in a shit location with too much of the sky obscured by trees or buildings. I had to set my parents up with it two years ago and if it can’t see as much of the constellation as possible it’s going to have periods of obstructed sattelite connectivity.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Ohh… It’s ok guys, it’s only because the sky has clouds in it.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s not typical. Starlink is more stable than most. I monitor over 8 locations using multiple different services for internet access and Starlink is about as reliable as mpls.
negativenull@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Grok was probably used to make a software patch
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
The company, in a partnership with T-Mobile, is also expanding the constellation with larger, more powerful satellites to offer direct-to-cell text-messaging services, a line of business in which mobile phone users can send emergency text messages through the network in rural areas
Good to know.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If musks name is on it it is going to be shit, this isn’t a difficult trend to notice but dipshits still buy his bullshit for some dumbass reason.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nazis gonna support a nazi
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
SpaceX does launches and Starlink does satellite internet.
I think all the Musk hate here misses that moment - SpaceX does what it’s intended to do which is amazingly cool all by itself, Tesla made electric cars more popular, and Starlink made satellite internet more popular.
These are good.
aviationeast@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh his companies do great work until Musk decides to pull a Robert California.