SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience & Performance

I love the concept of Starlink, the self-setup was a blast, the hardware has been working well throughout a variety of weather, and it's been quite reliable for use in an urban environment. Pricing at $110 USD is fair, but the performance has been quite variable as shown by all these results. Hopefully SpaceX will be able to deliver consistently good performance once their Starlink constellation is built out, but for now its performance wasn't proving to be consistently fast enough for my goal of moving away from Comcast as my primary Internet connection. However, it does work out well enough as a secondary Internet connection and better than phone tethering for periods of Comcast downtime and offloading some IoT devices and other systems to use Starlink now to alleviate some congestion on my main connection. I'm hopeful as well that one day hopefully not too far out that the performance will be consistently good. If though you are located far outside of cable or fiber Internet coverage, Starlink should certainly prove to be a godsend. Similarly, Starlink can be quite handy if opting to use it for its portability for RV/camping or other unique portable use-cases or off the grid infrastructure.

Besides the variable performance, the only other major gripe was the initial frustrations when ordering from the Starlink store and being able to get the Starlink Kit quicker than a wall mount or other accessories. However, in the months since it does appear that the Starlink shop is now better stocked with all of their major accessories now appearing to be in stock for a quicker turnaround time on orders. My main concern now is that if the Starlink Kit breaks or other issues would be how quickly I can obtain a replacement, but so far haven't yet run into such a situation.

That's my initial experience with Starlink in the US Midwest / Chicago area for using this SpaceX Internet service. I'll post any additional findings and benchmarks after a few more months of usage.