{"id":118609,"date":"2021-01-16T22:22:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T06:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/reviews-org-survey-results-state-51-of-americans-would-switch-to-spacex-starlink-internet"},"modified":"2021-01-16T22:22:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T06:22:36","slug":"reviews-org-survey-results-state-51-of-americans-would-switch-to-spacex-starlink-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/reviews-org-survey-results-state-51-of-americans-would-switch-to-spacex-starlink-internet","title":{"rendered":"Reviews.org Survey results state 51% of Americans would switch to SpaceX Starlink Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SpaceX aims to provide Starlink satellite broadband internet service worldwide. \u201cWith performance that far surpasses that of traditional satellite internet, and a global network unbounded by ground infrastructure limitations, Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable,\u201d the company\u2019s website states, \u201cStarlink is now delivering initial beta service both domestically and internationally, and will continue expansion to near global coverage of the populated world in 2021.\u201d SpaceX is currently providing Starlink beta service to select customers living in northern United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. To receive updates about when service will be available in your area sign-up via Starlink.com<\/a><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Starlink customers receive broadband internet connection from the satellites in space via a Starlink Kit which includes a phased-array antenna dish, Wi-Fi router, along with power and mounting equipment. The kit is priced at $499 USD, with a monthly service fee of $99 USD. SpaceX has approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate 1 Million dish antennas for customers in the United States. In July, the company submitted a new FCC request to operate 5 Million additional dish terminals in the U.S. \u2013 \u201cSpaceX Services requests this increase in authorized units due to the extraordinary demand for access to the Starlink non-geostationary orbit satellite system,\u201d the company wrote in the FCC filing last year. The FCC has not approved the request yet.<\/p>\n

Reviews.org<\/strong><\/a>, a team that reviews technology products online, conducted a asking 500 Americans if they would switch internet provider once SpaceX\u2019s Starlink broadband service enters the public telecommunications market. \u201cStarlink internet is perfect for those who feel stuck with slow speeds from their internet provider \u2013especially in rural areas where building out cable and fiber networks either takes a long time or is less likely to provide adequate coverage,\u201d Reviews.org wrote in its website. According to the Review.org results, 51% of Americans would switch to SpaceX Starlink Internet service. \u201c51% of internet users say they plan to sign up for the Starlink beta once it becomes available to them. While only 5% of Americans currently use a satellite internet connection, 64% of respondents say Starlink\u2019s rollout would make them reconsider their satellite internet stance,\u201d Review.org representatives wrote in the publication, \u201c55% of non-satellite internet users say they\u2019d switch to Starlink\u2019s satellite internet service at a higher cost if it resulted in faster internet speeds for their household,\u201d they stated. The organization compiled a graphic with more details about the their, pictured below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SpaceX aims to provide Starlink satellite broadband internet service worldwide. \u201cWith performance that far surpasses that of traditional satellite internet, and a global network unbounded by ground infrastructure limitations, Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable,\u201d the company\u2019s website states, \u201cStarlink is now delivering [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":609,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418,2028],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internet","category-satellites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}