Sun
Jul 20 2025
12:44 pm
By: bizgrrl
The more popular Starlink internet service becomes, the worse its speeds and reliability tend to get.
Those limitations are known, but a new analysis estimates the tipping point at which Starlink connections could bog down: With as few as 419 Starlink customers in an area the size of Tacoma, Washington, service for all users in the area could become unusable.
Interesting.
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