If you are currently subscribed to that, what is it like when relying on satellite connection for both online live service play (as in multiplayer) and casual gaming? I’ve heard that star link internet sucks, is the subscription even worth the money for what it is? How does satellite connection hold up in comparison to oceanic fiber optic cable internet? The thing is, fiber optic cable internet is common and older while the latter is niche and recent.
I subscribe to the notion that any wireless technology should be considered a last resort due to latency. Hell, it could be 1 Gbps but if the latency is bad (which it always will be when you’re transmitting through the air or nearly off planet) things like gaming, WiFi calling, videoconferencing, etc. will always be annoying.
Think about it: you’re transmitting data to a satellite in orbit. What does it have to do? It has to transmit back down to the earth to access the wired internet. Why would you do this if you’ve got access to fiber or even cable? I’d possibly even consider DSL (though not dial-up) rather than use Starlink.
(All of this sidesteps the sheer idiocy of sending thousands of satellites into orbit only to eventually destroy them.)
Being a satellite link, it’s also susceptible to weather (though that said, my old DSL line wasn’t any different). You probably won’t want your network connection rendered unusable because of a storm, or large cloud/smoke cover.