This is Starlink's speed in Spain regarding a 4G connection in a rural area
Starlink, Spacex's solution to offer broadband Internet in different areas of the world through satellites, began to be operational in Spain in early January.At the moment, only for those customers who reserved the service previously.This is the case of @wixens, a user registered in Bandancha who can boast of being one of the first clients of the Elon Musk Internet service in Spain, and who claims to have experienced an important connection improvement with respect to their previous Internet plan hired.
@wixens, according to the aforementioned portal, resides in a mountainous area of the interior between the provinces of Barcelona and Tarragona.In that place, the only way to have an Internet connection is through a 4G mobile network with a maximum speed of 10 Mbps.Little enough bandwidth to, for example, see streaming content normally.That is why he decided to register in advance in the Starlink program, which has a reserve price of 99 euros.When the company announced the availability in Spain, it confirmed its subscription and acquired the pack that includes the antenna and the router.This, remember, costs 499 euros.
After receiving the equipment, the client installed the necessary antenna to receive the Internet signal on the roof of his house.He used, yes, a custom -made mast to give the dish a correct connection to satellites.Then, through the Starlink application, he carried out a speed test that concluded with expected results.
The app, specifically, showed a discharge speed of 339 Mbps and 59 Mbps of up.It also had a latency of 19 ms.This is more than promises Starlink, who says on its website that it is possible to obtain speeds between 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps.And, of course, it is also a speed much higher than the 10 Mbps that provided its 4G connection.
Another Starlink client, from a fiber or ADSL area 4 km from Barcelona, seems to have obtained similar results, with a discharge speed of 348 Mbps and a rise speed of 46.76 Mbps, as it shows a screenshot ofSpeedtest.
Starlink is a good alternative to end the bad Internet connection in rural areas, but it is not cheap
Keep in mind that the service is not yet operational throughout the territory, and that the speeds can vary depending on different factors.For example, the fact that the antenna is installed in an area where there is no element that prevents or reduces communication with satellites, helps the connection to be more favorable.Even so, the data of the first Starlink client in Spain show that the service is a great alternative to end the bad Internet connection in rural areas.However, it has an important inconvenience.
Its price is higher than any other Internet service.Not only have the 499 euros for the team to pay, but it is also necessary to pay a monthly payment of 99 euros per month.In addition to other expenses that must be in charge of the client, such as the cost of shipping.
