The company also wrote, “The Starlink phased-array user terminal, which is more advanced than what’s in the fighter jets plus mounting tripod and wifi router, costs $499 and the monthly subscription fee costs $99.
Consumers who received the e-mail were those who expressed interest to become a Starlink satellite internet subscriber by filling out a form, providing their contact information and location.
The public beta test followed a limited private beta test that participated by its employees. At the time, SpaceX said its Starlink satellite internet service showed fast download speeds of more than 100Mb/s and very low latency.
SpaceX senior certification engineer Kate Tice said the Starlink satellite internet service will allow users to “play the fastest online video games” and to “stream, multiple HD movies at once.”
SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites
Last week, SpaceX launched an additional 60 Starlink satellites to the low Earth orbit, bringing the total to nearly 900.
The company is inching closer to achieving Elon Musk‘s immediate goal to deploy 1,584 satellites to build an internet connectivity constellation to provide super-fast, low-latency internet service to consumers in every corner of the world at an affordable price.
