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    Default Telstra goes live with Starlink for homes

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    Telstra has kicked off its Starlink-powered home broadband service after months of “comprehensive testing”.

    The telco first announced its tie-up with Starlink in June last year, and at that time said it expected to launch services before the end of the year.

    The $125 a month (plus $599 for hardware) Telstra Satellite Home Internet service targets customers in the NBN Sky Muster footprint with a low-latency, high speed service.

    Telstra is offering unlimited data on the service and claims typical peak speeds of 50/10 Mbps.

    Both prices and speeds on Telstra are below what a customer pays for, and gets, if they buy direct from Starlink: for $139/month, Starlink offers around 140/30 Mbps typical speeds.

    According to Starlink’s service map, latency is location-dependent: it’s typically 25-34ms in Western Australia, 30-38ms in NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania, 36-42ms in South Australia and Queensland, and 53-76ms in the Northern Territory.

    Telstra will supply the service with its standard Smart Modem 3, and if the customer has 4G coverage, that will be used as a backup connection if satellite service is lost.

    Any installation involving permanent cabling – on a roof, for example – will also require a licensed cabler for the install.

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    That's a big speed hit on the Telstra plan... roughly one-third the speed (up & down) that you get from a Starlink subscription!

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    I knew it was coming. Last year a Telstra tech told me that Telstra was testing Starlink for their rural services, including replacing damaged, faulty & new phone line (landline) installations rather than fix, replace or install copper lines.
    I told my new neighbour & he just went direct to Starlink & uses his mobile thru it.
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