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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a space exploration company called SpaceX. One of SpaceX’s prominent ‘missions’ is a satellite-based internet service called Starlink. Starlink’s official website is now allowing users to pre-order the service. Here is how you can apply and all the other details related to Starlink.
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What is Starlink?
Starlink is SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service and at the moment it is in the beta-testing phase. Internet connectivity will be provided directly through satellites that SpaceX will launch in the orbit.
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How can you apply for Starlink’s internet service?
Simply go to Starlink’s website and enter your email and the address of the area where you want the internet service.
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When will you get the internet service from Starlink?
After entering the area of service you will get a message informing you of a certain timeframe. We tried for several areas in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida and got the message, “Starlink is targeting coverage in your area in 2022.”
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Starlink currently tells you area wise coverage and not city-wise
You will have to fill the address of an area and not city-wise. For example, if you enter Mumbai or New Delhi, you won’t get to know a relative timeframe. So you will have to enter an exact area of a city.
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How much will you have to pay for pre-booking the service?
The cost of pre-booking the service is $99 (roughly Rs 7,200). The amount is fully refundable and Starlink is making it clear that even after paying the deposit amount “service is not guaranteed”
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Why you may not get the service even after paying the pre-booking amount?
Starlink is making it clear that — when and if — the service will be available it will depend on many factors, including “various regulatory approvals.”
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Is Starlink providing internet service anywhere in the world?
At the moment, it’s only in the beta-testing phase so nowhere in the world are ‘consumers’ using the service as of now.
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What do you get on pre-booking the Starlink internet service?
Online reports have suggested that customers in countries like USA, Australia and Mexico got a Starlink Kit. The kit has a router, antenna, mount and power supply cable.
