Good point… that sure makes matching new capacity to new subscribers really hard. Gene ---------------------------------------------- Eugene Chang IEEE Senior Life Member eugene.chang@ieee.org 781-799-0233 (in Honolulu) > On Sep 28, 2022, at 6:29 PM, David Lang wrote: > > that strip of land is different every orbit, a given satellite doesn't pass over the same land each orbit. > > David Lang > > On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, Eugene Y Chang wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:40:35 -1000 >> From: Eugene Y Chang >> To: David Lang >> Cc: Eugene Chang , Dotzero , >> Dave Taht via Starlink >> Subject: Re: [Starlink] Starlink "Best Effort" offering >> Yes and no. >> >> Yes they can beef up the constellation, one section at a time. (For a given launch, the are enhancing a particular orbit.) >> >> Depending on your definition of “one area” when you say “not in any one area”. >> Technically they would beef up an area in the shape of strips, where the strip is the ground under the orbit of the additional (new) satellites. >> >> Sorry, when I say “add service to an area”, it implies adding coverage to strips of land, the land under the new satellite orbit. >> >> https://satellitemap.space/?constellation=starlink >> >> >> Gene >> ---------------------------------------------- >> Eugene Chang >> IEEE Senior Life Member >> eugene.chang@ieee.org >> 781-799-0233 (in Honolulu) >> >> >> >>> On Sep 28, 2022, at 1:35 PM, David Lang wrote: >>> >>> The Starlink satellites are in low orbit (<90 min), so you beef up the contellation overall, not in any one area. >>> >>> David Lang >>> >>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, Eugene Y Chang via Starlink wrote: >>> >>>> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:07:43 -1000 >>>> From: Eugene Y Chang via Starlink >>>> Reply-To: Eugene Y Chang >>>> To: Dotzero >>>> Cc: Dave Taht via Starlink >>>> Subject: Re: [Starlink] Starlink "Best Effort" offering >>>> What is the definition and differences between regular and best effort service? >>>> >>>> Creating two bookings queue, wait list and best effort subscribers, the best effort subscribers are more “real”. With that, treating best effort subscribers as a (more) "real customer" backlog, it would be a good way to prioritize where to expand the constellation (i.e. where to add capacity). >>>> >>>> Gene >>>> ---------------------------------------------- >>>> Eugene Chang >>>> IEEE Senior Life Member >>>> eugene.chang@ieee.org >>>> 781-799-0233 (in Honolulu) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 28, 2022, at 9:53 AM, Dotzero via Starlink wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've been on the wait list for almost 10 months and just received an email that I can sign up for a "best efforts" offering. Seeing as they also indicated the estimated time for regular service is mid-2023, I decided to go with it (You don't lose your place on the wait list). You can also "pause" the best effort service so I don't really have anything to lose. >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone had experience with this offering? Any input appreciated. If it makes a difference, location is Central East Ohio. >>>>> >>>>> According to https://www.starlink.com/legal/documents/DOC-1002-69942-69?regionCode=US , latency will be comparable to regular service, down will be 5-100mbs and up will be 1-10mps unless service is deprioritized due to congestion. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Starlink mailing list >>>>> Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net >>>>> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Starlink mailing list >>> Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net >>> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink >>