Starlink Internet Updates: SpaceX extends Starlink wait times to late 2022 or early 2023

Saturday, October 30, 2021 | Chimniii Desk

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SpaceX has indicated that further areas across the United States will not be covered until "late 2022, early 2023."The business began extending Starlink wait periods until 2023 in August for a small number of localities in the United States, including Roundhill, Virginia, and Evergreen, Colorado.
However, SpaceX's Starlink website has consistently said that coverage will begin in 2021 or late 2022.Now, as the year winds down, the corporation appears to be updating wait times in additional places.
On Tuesday, excited Reddit users awaiting the service began noticing that the Starlink website was extending the expected date of arrival by an additional year.
Meanwhile, additional places in Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas indicated a date of "early to mid-2022" or "late 2022."Users who pre-ordered months ago, however, report that the Starlink website continues to display the original projected arrival date. "
The revised wait times come as SpaceX prepares to exit the beta phase of Starlink by the end of this month.

Are you considering Starlink satellite internet? It could take some time. SpaceX has indicated that further areas across the United States will not be covered until "late 2022, early 2023."

The business began extending Starlink wait periods until 2023 in August for a small number of localities in the United States, including Roundhill, Virginia, and Evergreen, Colorado. However, SpaceX's Starlink website has consistently said that coverage will begin in 2021 or late 2022.

Now, as the year winds down, the corporation appears to be updating wait times in additional places. On Tuesday, excited Reddit users awaiting the service began noticing that the Starlink website was extending the expected date of arrival by an additional year.

Indeed, PCMag entered multiple random addresses across the United States into Starlink's website and discovered that many gave an arrival date of "late 2022, early 2023" for the satellite internet service, mainly in California, Oregon, and Washington. Meanwhile, additional places in Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas indicated a date of "early to mid-2022" or "late 2022."

Users who pre-ordered months ago, however, report that the Starlink website continues to display the original projected arrival date. "My account still shows a delivery date of mid to late 2021 for me, but I went to the main page and entered my address as if I were ordering afresh, and it now shows a delivery date of late 2022." "It's a pain to be anyone who hasn't pre-ordered by now," one user remarked on a Reddit Starlink thread.

The revised wait times come as SpaceX prepares to exit the beta phase of Starlink by the end of this month. According to CEO Elon Musk, a "nationwide rollout" is scheduled for October, but even if you reside in a region with a high concentration of existing Starlink subscribers, you will still have to wait. Starlink presently serves over 100,000 users with download speeds ranging from 50Mbps to 150Mbps, but the company is currently facing a significant backlog of 500,000 clients who have yet to test the service.

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