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On Monday, January 9th, 2023 at 06:38, Mike Reynolds <mike.reynolds@netforecast.com> wrote:<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Livingood, Jason <Jason_Livingood@comcast.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 9, 2023 9:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eric <evil.function@proton.me><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dave Taht via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>; Mike Reynolds <mike.reynolds@netforecast.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Starlink] Researchers Seeking Probe Volunteers in USA</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Not sure – I would ask their lead researcher (<a href="mailto:mike.reynolds@netforecast.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">mike.reynolds@netforecast.com</a>), cc’d here. I wouldn’t think it was an issue but never know.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Eric <<a href="mailto:evil.function@proton.me" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">evil.function@proton.me</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 16:24<br>
<b>To: </b>"Livingood, Jason" <<a href="mailto:Jason_Livingood@cable.comcast.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jason_Livingood@cable.comcast.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Dave Taht via Starlink <<a href="mailto:starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] Re: [Starlink] Researchers Seeking Probe Volunteers in USA</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(Replying on-list in case anyone else has the same question.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Is the "port available on the router" a hard requirement, or is a port on a switch acceptable? My gateway router only has three ports, so one to WAN, other two to LAN switches
(which connect to servers, workstations, WAPs and another switch). Would connecting the probe to a single-hop switch cause any issues?</span></p>
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On Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 at 12:53, Livingood, Jason via Starlink <<a href="mailto:starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">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). </span></p>
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delivery technologies, including low-earth-orbit satellite like Starlink.</span></p>
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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
preconfigured to automatically test various network metrics with little burden on your available bandwidth. This data is used to estimate the quality of internet service. A public report of our findings will be published on our website in 2023. Please check
out some of our existing reports to get a better feel of what we measure:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.netforecast.com/audit-reports/__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!FrL2Yijo-63gS4PMToq0adfntj2fhza8ekyba1EbS8-tCgsQpg5MsIAYAvP5xUzLdDRa667bslUTtw_s0WpvvBpJEFKpAJeQfQ$" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.netforecast.com/audit-reports/__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!FrL2Yijo-63gS4PMToq0adfntj2fhza8ekyba1EbS8-tCgsQpg5MsIAYAvP5xUzLdDRa667bslUTtw_s0WpvvBpJEFKpAJeQfQ$" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.netforecast.com/audit-reports/</a>.</span></p>
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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.</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 $200 Amazon gift card (one per household).</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">To volunteer, please fill out this relatively painless survey:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8VZSB3M__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!FrL2Yijo-63gS4PMToq0adfntj2fhza8ekyba1EbS8-tCgsQpg5MsIAYAvP5xUzLdDRa667bslUTtw_s0WpvvBpJEFJ_EHoUnA$" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/8VZSB3M__;!!CQl3mcHX2A!FrL2Yijo-63gS4PMToq0adfntj2fhza8ekyba1EbS8-tCgsQpg5MsIAYAvP5xUzLdDRa667bslUTtw_s0WpvvBpJEFJ_EHoUnA$" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8VZSB3M</a>.
Thank you!</span></p>
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