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andrewharvey | on: Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink?
this.

Except it's no longer only in rural areas, grid connected utilities are now costing more than being off grid in the cities too. Starlink residential 100 Mbps is cheaper ($69/mo AUD) (ignoring hardware and setup costs) than 50 Mbps fixed line internet ($80/mo AUD). Depending on location, home solar + batteries will usually work out cheaper than being on the grid within the battery warranty period too.

rob74 | parent | next
The question that comes up then is: how much traffic can Starlink handle until it gets saturated? I'm not sure it can handle even a significant percentage of the users that currently use wired connectivity. And if they see that demand for their services starts overwhelming supply, they will definitely raise the prices...
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Affric | parent | next
Grid prices are going to start coming down in some of the most expensive parts of Australia due to SAPS, home generation and storage, and microgrids.

I wouldn’t rule out the grid just yet.

markdown | parent | next
If you find Starlink cheap they just haven't gotten around to the bait and switch in your locality. It'll come.
raw_anon_1111 | parent | next
Where are you? In the suburbs of Atlanta I paid $80 for AT&T Fiber 1Gbps u/d.
gnabgib | root | parent
If they're paying Australian Dollars.. probably not Atlanta
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UltraSane | parent
Man, I pay $50USD/month for 1Gbps up down in Wisconsin.