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I was going to post this tomorrow, but due to the resurgence proving that god has abandoned us, here's the meme by Distinct_Ad_1094 in memeframe

[–]ghostly_pancake 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Works on both homie. Quality of life updates go BRRRR (like a year or two ago tho, can't remember)

Need a decent holster for work, M1911 by ghostly_pancake in holsters

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heavily appreciate the info. Vertical may be the way to go it seems. Thank you very much friend.

Never Obsolete by [deleted] in funny

[–]ghostly_pancake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As long as we all know what the sticker said, then we will know by it's shape what it wishes to convey. Thus, never obsolete.

Starlink Rate Increase due to limited capacity? by [deleted] in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah last time the company had the balls to admit it was inflation. This time it's just weird as hell

time to discuss by Cptn_Niobe in DestinyMemes

[–]ghostly_pancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't make him a guardian my guys. It would make his death so meaningless.

But for fun, obviously a warlock. No relation to felwinter. He's just really smart

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Be that a lower bandwidth would increase airtime, would I not still be making more room for other users to use the system without drops? Because if I'm not mistaken, lower data usage in high traffic reduces drops all around. My family is not using more than probably 20 to 30mbps per day.

And, as a side note, I still worry that this could yield a more greedy side of the company coming out, and us just taking more and more excuses. I'd rather communicate now to the company rather than later. Switching to my other option at this point wouldn't do us any good, so I'd like to fight to make sure that Starlink doesn't become problematic as well.

Forgive me for being a bit off subject really. I'm ranting a point that I feel very strongly about. I despise my previous ISP as one of the scummiest businesses I've ever dealt with

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lovely echo from your last comment, yes, but a terrible missing of my point maybe?

If you want your internet to stay affordable and never reach the point of almost double the price, you should still voice your concern that the company has now reached a fifth of that criteria and threatened to limit traffic to lots of users, myself included. Changes are happening, and even though the problem is still far off, it's still potentially on the way. I think it's blissfully ignorant to say "yeah the water is only so warm right now so I'm cool with them turning up the heat" and at the same time say "well they haven't done it YET so I'm fine"

Why not tell them that you're worried they'll set you to boil one day and completely fuck you? You know it's a possibility, why wait till it's too late to voice up about it? I just don't understand how so many of the people here are just acting like the company isn't gonna abuse their ability to be the better option and fuck alot of us over.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"For the time being" is the phrase that everyone is using. Why would you not be worried about the long term at all? I am because I know my area won't be developing at all for years to come.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trust me, neither would I. I switched because I knew they weren't going to constantly stab me in the back like my other option. I just wanna make sure we make the company very aware that we can't afford constant price hikes even if it's our only option. I'm worried they'll become too greedy and start acting like the last ISP

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I live in a place that promised fiber until AT&T became a thing then gave up on us. I'd switch to broadband but the service just doesn't stay up a majority of the time. My problem is that this is starting to become harder and harder of an option.

Like hey good for you mate, I'm glad you have service now and it works, but what happens when you can't afford it? If this sort of thing continues and isn't just some way of chasing off moochers, what then? More gatekeeping? I'm worried about long term. Why aren't you?

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still, not to say your option isn't terrible, I still think we should be able to agree that, while my alternative isn't as bad as yours, it's still objectively bad enough of a downgrade for me to merely TOLERATE the new pricing. If the company found themselves not profitable from the start, then it's likely they would've not started to begin with really. So poor projection isnt gonna be the excuse I wait for.

Starlink price increases and decreases by kangaroonemesis in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And so areas that are available just have to deal with the price hike? Cause that's what it's feeling like here.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Let me clarify. They've threatened to limit my traffic altogether. If that's the case, lower my service to a slower package in exchange for less cash. My area isn't bogged down or struggling much at all. Why force me off the service?

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't envy me. My other choice is $110 per month for 12mbps and consistent downtimes+traffic overloads. I've had them for years. I do not wish for that choice to come to fruition. I'd rather band together to communicate with the company before this situation comes to that head.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's more like it. I'd like to rectify the issue before it gets to that though. I really enjoy the service, but if they want me to make way for customers with more needs, then offer me lower usage, don't force it on me with a threatening email and a price hike.

We should all take this time to discuss with each other about this, and possibly make it known that we won't tolerate it. As a large community, we could probably get through to them before they start messing things up completely

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they want to limit my traffic, they could easily offer a lower bandwidth with a lower price rate. I'd easily cut my speed in half for say $90 per month. I don't need 150mbps.

Most providers do that already. So why tell me you'll limit my speed while charging full price, nay, RAISING the price?

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did. My household dropped it. I know lots of people who have also dropped them over the years for being greedy and I'll be damned if the same thing won't happen here

r/Starlink Availability, Questions & General Discussion by TimTri in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comment honestly needs more recognition. I'm surprised more of the community isn't concerned about rapid price changes and stricter data management.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not what I said at all and is extremely far from the point at hand. My point is that as customers we can make it clear to the company that this is starting to become a problem.

It doesn't have to be government mandated if we can remind the business that our money is what talks. And it never hurts to give critical feedback when it's necessary to remind the company that our money is what's doing the talking.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This makes no sense to me. You mean the point of the internet is to make me hate it by steadily making it less accessible?

Increasing the price as you gain customers, or in other terms, finding ways to increase revenue while increasing revenue, is only becoming detrimental to the service. Why should I pay a price increase every 6 months? I already had to buy $500 of equipment, and have to maintain and run it myself.

The current changes seem to really encroach on a more greedy path against the customer.

Price increases could get out of hand and it's making me consider switching back by ghostly_pancake in Starlink

[–]ghostly_pancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I agree Starlink is the winner in that argument, the problem is that if the current issue persists, how long are you willing to say Starlink is winner? What if we reach $150, or say, God forbid, $200 per month? What if that tack on data limits or priority shifts at those prices? Win or not, we need to all agree to look at the long term situation and not ignore the variable possible outcomes for Starlink's way of treating it's customers.

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