THE TRULY UBIQUITOUS INTERNET: Starlink beta testers are impressed with the Internet speeds on the new service. “According to some early speed tests done in different locations around the US, users are getting anywhere from 100 to 203 Mbps on downlink and around 15 to 33 Mbps on uplink. Meanwhile, the latency varies between 20 to 45 milliseconds, which is pretty much in line with SpaceX estimates. Upload speeds are still lower than the expected 50 to 150 Mbps, and one user in Idaho reported that connection drops every 2 to 3 minutes in games and video calls are common.”

That’s roughly on par with what Comcast usually delivers, except it costs a bit less — and Starlink doesn’t require me to spend $10 a month on bundled cable channels I never watch, just for the privilege of buying their internet service.