[gamblor956]

How is this a hit piece? The quote is an objective statement of fact, and most of the review has objectively positive things to say about Starlink, especially considering that the author lives in rural America.

Starlink made bold claims. And in its present state, does not live up to them. Starlink doesn't get to excuse the bold claims it is making right now on the basis that it might one day live up to them. If they want to be judged on their performance today they need to stop basing their marketing around the version of Starlink 5 years from now.

[skybrian]

They sort of made bold claims but they also called it their “better than nothing beta” to lower expectations. From starlink.com:

> During beta, users can expect to see data speeds vary from 50Mb/s to 150Mb/s and latency from 20ms to 40ms in most locations over the next several months as we enhance the Starlink system. There will also be brief periods of no connectivity at all.

(The trick is getting other people to do the marketing for you.)