<div dir="ltr">netforecast was started by a good friend of mine - they are first rate.<div><br></div><div>v</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 3:53 PM Livingood, Jason via Starlink <<a href="mailto:starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net">starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-6662537944630125975">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Forwarding on from a group doing some Starlink research. I am aware of at least one other researcher that will soon do the same and will forward that later (guessing a week or two).
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<span style="color:black">As a volunteer, you will host one of our proprietary QMap Probes in your home network. This will connect to the internet via an available ethernet port on your gateway/router and plug into a standard power outlet. The QMap Probe is
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<span style="color:black">The QMap Probe requires no regular maintenance or monitoring by you. It may occasionally need rebooting (turning off and on), and we would contact you via email or text to request this. The device sends various test packets to the
internet and records their response characteristics. Our device has no knowledge of -- and does not communicate out -- any information about you or any devices in your home.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We will include a prepaid shipping label for returning the QMap Probe in the original box (please keep this!). Once we receive the device back, we will send you a $200 Amazon gift card (one per household).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">To volunteer, please fill out this relatively painless survey:<span class="m_-6662537944630125975apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/8VZSB3M__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!FrL2Yijo-63gS4PMToq0adfntj2fhza8ekyba1EbS8-tCgsQpg5MsIAYAvP5xUzLdDRa667bslUTtw_s0WpvvBpJEFJ_EHoUnA$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8VZSB3M__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!FrL2Yijo-63gS4PMToq0adfntj2fhza8ekyba1EbS8-tCgsQpg5MsIAYAvP5xUzLdDRa667bslUTtw_s0WpvvBpJEFJ_EHoUnA$" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8VZSB3M</a>.
Thank you!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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