discounted Starlink?

spotted this on one of those FB pages......


if its true sounds good to me

[Edited on 8-26-2022 by Don Pisto]

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto   spotted this on one of those FB pages...... if its true sounds good to me Interesting social concept (pricing relative to local purchasing power). Wonder how many of the clients in Mexico are actually locals (vs foreigners with first-world incomes)?

Speeds

Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto

thanks for replies, looks like starlink is also discounting the cost of gear, maybe someone can paste this, im out of free stories for the month. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/starlink-internet-cuts-pric...

Quote: Originally posted by HeyMulegeScott

Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto   thanks for replies, looks like starlink is also discounting the cost of gear, maybe someone can paste this, im out of free stories for the month. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/starlink-internet-cuts-pric... Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has slashed its monthly service fee by over 50%. As of Wednesday, Starlink’s customers in Mexico pay 1,100 pesos per month (US $55), a 52% decrease compared to the former fee of 2,299 pesos. Starlink has also reduced the price of its hardware kit, which includes an antenna, to 8,300 pesos (US $414) from 9,896 pesos, a 16% drop. The hardware kit is now shipped free of charge whereas the previous cost was 1,420 pesos (about US $70). In addition to Mexico, the company lowered its prices in many other countries where it offers satellite internet service. “The price reduction factors in your local market conditions and is meant to reflect parity in purchasing power across our customers,” Starlink said in an email to customers. Federal telecommunications authorities granted Musk’s company permission to operate in Mexico for 10 years in June 2021. On its website, Starlink says it offers “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe.” Its service is “made possible via the world’s largest constellation of highly advanced satellites operating in a low orbit around the earth.” Among the satellite internet services that compete with Starlink in Mexico are Viasat and HughesNet. An analysis conducted late last year – before Starlink was offering its service here – found that Viasat provided Mexico’s fastest satellite internet service for downloads, but speeds were well below the fixed broadband median. Some Starlink customers in Mexico have reported speeds of 200 Mbps or more with latency between 70 and 100 milliseconds. The latter is far lower than that of other satellite internet service providers.

Quote: Originally posted by Villas

My next invoice is dated manana and is the same price.

Me too. The notice I got said invoices after August 24 would reflect the new pricing. I just got an invoice dated August 28 that has the old price.

It seems the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. I will not waste my time trying to contact Starlink which appears to be run by robots. I tried once to reach a human being to no avail. Will wait until the next bill which hopefully will be corrected and maybe even have a credit for this one

Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto

Quote: Originally posted by HeyMulegeScott   Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto   thanks for replies, looks like starlink is also discounting the cost of gear, maybe someone can paste this, im out of free stories for the month. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/starlink-internet-cuts-pric... Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has slashed its monthly service fee by over 50%. As of Wednesday, Starlink’s customers in Mexico pay 1,100 pesos per month (US $55), a 52% decrease compared to the former fee of 2,299 pesos. Starlink has also reduced the price of its hardware kit, which includes an antenna, to 8,300 pesos (US $414) from 9,896 pesos, a 16% drop. The hardware kit is now shipped free of charge whereas the previous cost was 1,420 pesos (about US $70). In addition to Mexico, the company lowered its prices in many other countries where it offers satellite internet service. “The price reduction factors in your local market conditions and is meant to reflect parity in purchasing power across our customers,” Starlink said in an email to customers. Federal telecommunications authorities granted Musk’s company permission to operate in Mexico for 10 years in June 2021. On its website, Starlink says it offers “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe.” Its service is “made possible via the world’s largest constellation of highly advanced satellites operating in a low orbit around the earth.” Among the satellite internet services that compete with Starlink in Mexico are Viasat and HughesNet. An analysis conducted late last year – before Starlink was offering its service here – found that Viasat provided Mexico’s fastest satellite internet service for downloads, but speeds were well below the fixed broadband median. Some Starlink customers in Mexico have reported speeds of 200 Mbps or more with latency between 70 and 100 milliseconds. The latter is far lower than that of other satellite internet service providers. thanks for posting this Scott....that was nice of Elon huh!

Nice? Are you being sarcastic? Sometimes it's tough to tell on message boards.

I bet SpaceX lowered Starlink prices in Mexico because few were signing up. So the company is losing even more money on every new Mexican customer it enrolls. Perhaps it will make it up in volume.



[Edited on 8-28-2022 by SFandH]

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH

Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto   Quote: Originally posted by HeyMulegeScott   Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto   thanks for replies, looks like starlink is also discounting the cost of gear, maybe someone can paste this, im out of free stories for the month. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/starlink-internet-cuts-pric... Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has slashed its monthly service fee by over 50%. As of Wednesday, Starlink’s customers in Mexico pay 1,100 pesos per month (US $55), a 52% decrease compared to the former fee of 2,299 pesos. Starlink has also reduced the price of its hardware kit, which includes an antenna, to 8,300 pesos (US $414) from 9,896 pesos, a 16% drop. The hardware kit is now shipped free of charge whereas the previous cost was 1,420 pesos (about US $70). In addition to Mexico, the company lowered its prices in many other countries where it offers satellite internet service. “The price reduction factors in your local market conditions and is meant to reflect parity in purchasing power across our customers,” Starlink said in an email to customers. Federal telecommunications authorities granted Musk’s company permission to operate in Mexico for 10 years in June 2021. On its website, Starlink says it offers “high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe.” Its service is “made possible via the world’s largest constellation of highly advanced satellites operating in a low orbit around the earth.” Among the satellite internet services that compete with Starlink in Mexico are Viasat and HughesNet. An analysis conducted late last year – before Starlink was offering its service here – found that Viasat provided Mexico’s fastest satellite internet service for downloads, but speeds were well below the fixed broadband median. Some Starlink customers in Mexico have reported speeds of 200 Mbps or more with latency between 70 and 100 milliseconds. The latter is far lower than that of other satellite internet service providers. thanks for posting this Scott....that was nice of Elon huh! Nice? Are you being sarcastic? Sometimes it's tough to tell on message boards. I bet SpaceX lowered Starlink prices in Mexico because few were signing up. So the company is losing even more money on every new Mexican customer it enrolls. Perhaps it will make it up in volume. [Edited on 8-28-2022 by SFandH]

not being sarcastic at all, sorry you don't like this visionary but why look a gift horse in the mouth? just looking for BN argument?

Quote: Originally posted by El Jefe

Quote: Originally posted by Villas   My next invoice is dated manana and is the same price. Me too. The notice I got said invoices after August 24 would reflect the new pricing. I just got an invoice dated August 28 that has the old price.

Quote: Originally posted by jedge42

Quote: Originally posted by El Jefe   Quote: Originally posted by Villas   My next invoice is dated manana and is the same price. Me too. The notice I got said invoices after August 24 would reflect the new pricing. I just got an invoice dated August 28 that has the old price. i have an invoice for Sept 3, which has the price drop (2200p to 1100p) ... i got service a bit over a month ago ... equipment shipped via DHL to my house in BCS ... hopefully everyone gets the discount before too long ... jake

Quote: Originally posted by willardguy

Quote: Originally posted by jedge42   Quote: Originally posted by El Jefe   Quote: Originally posted by Villas   My next invoice is dated manana and is the same price. Me too. The notice I got said invoices after August 24 would reflect the new pricing. I just got an invoice dated August 28 that has the old price. i have an invoice for Sept 3, which has the price drop (2200p to 1100p) ... i got service a bit over a month ago ... equipment shipped via DHL to my house in BCS ... hopefully everyone gets the discount before too long ... jake were you expected to pay duty on this gear or was it shipped within mexico? [Edited on 8-29-2022 by willardguy]