5 Steps to Get and Sign up Starlink, SpaceX's satellite-internet service
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| How to Get and Sign up Starlink, SpaceX's satellite-internet service |
SpaceX opens Starlink satellite internet pre-orders to the public. However, Signups are partly restricted, and orders could take months and limited to a select number of users per coverage area.
How to get Starlink Internet Beta?
SpaceX has just started testing out the beta for Starlink Internet.
The goal of SpaceX is to get 12,000 satellites up and running to support the connection all over the United States, but they are far from that number at the moment. The number of satellites stands at 833 and the Starlink Internet is being tested in select areas of the United States.
Users have been receiving speeds up to 50-150 Mbps with 20-40 ms latency, which is surprisingly fast for the beta. The company has dubbed the Beta, ‘Better than nothing Beta’ which is probably done so that users don’t have high hopes. There are essentially three things to do to sign for Starlink Internet Beta.
"Starlink satellites are over 60 times closer to Earth than traditional satellites, resulting in lower latency and the ability to support services typically not possible with traditional satellite internet," reads a description on the Starlink website.
Here are 5 Steps to Sign up Starlink now
Step 1 - You need acsess the official website of Starlink, the user will have to email the Starlink website to check for availability
Step 2 - Enter your email and address to find your service area or country, the Starlink website to check for availability.
Step 3 - See when Starlink estimates it will provide service to your location.
Consumers interested in signing up can pre-order on Starlink's website. Orders are delivered on a first-come, first-serve basis, and limited to a select number of users per coverage area.
Step 4 - Then the user has to pay a one-time cost of setting up the equipment, which the satellite dish. This costs around $450. The hardware required to use Starlink will cost $499 and shipping.
Step 5 - Then the user just has to pay $99 per month to keep the service active.
Access website and Pay via credit card
SpaceX’s Starlink is taking another small step towards expanding its public beta test by opening up pre-orders to budding customers.
Whereas previously you could register your interest for the chance to sign up to the satellite internet service, entering your details now gives you the ability to put down a $99 deposit. You’ll then get a target coverage date of either 2021 or 2022 based on your location, along with the ability to pay via credit card.
List of countries had successfully pre-ordered the Starlink Kit
The plan of the company is to expand and provide this internet service worldwide and has goals to provide internet all over the United States by the end of 2020. Beta testers have reported high download speeds and seen very low latency. Users have seen internet speeds of up to 175mbps which is a record high for the Starlink Beta.
Customers in several countries, including the United States, Mexico, and Australia, had successfully pre-ordered the Starlink Kit, containing a router, antenna, power supply, and mount.
Starlink is actively working on licences to operate in Canada, US, Mexico, Germany, Greece, France, Australia, Argentina, and Chile. Applications are underway in the Caribbean, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, The Philippines, India, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, and Columbia.
| The only problem the beta has suffered is an interruption. The internet service is not able to provide an uninterrupted connection to its users. Users are able to buffer videos at 4k, but an uninterrupted connection is required to make calls and play online games. Users have reported that they get disconnected from calls and games every 2-3 minutes as it is not able to provide an uninterrupted connection.
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