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Now that Starlink is available to order in more than six countries, here's all you need to know about Elon Musk's satellite internet service
Elon Musk is inching ever closer to fulfiling his dream of creating super-fast internet around the world, which beams down from satellites in orbit to Earth.
In the past two weeks, SpaceX's Starlink internet has reached
more than 10,000 users worldwide and started offering
$99 preorders of the service to more countries and cities on a global scale......
A subscription to the beta is currently $99 a month. It costs a further $499 for the Starlink kit, which includes a mounting tripod, a WiFi router, and a terminal to connect to the satellites.
On Monday, the company began offering preorders of Starlink to other countries so users can now put down a $100 deposit to get their hands on the service once it becomes available. The deposit will be applied to the amount due on the Starlink kit......
Users the UK are paying £439 for the kit and £89 for the subscription fee....... On Monday, Starlink began opening up preorders to other parts of the world.
People in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and parts of the US and Canada - where Starlink is not yet up and running - confirmed on Twitter and Reddit they were able to put down a deposit to get the internet service in mid to late 2021.
More countries could green-light Starlink this year, including Spain, Italy, India, Japan and the Caribbean, according to a report from
Teslarati.
Insider explained Tuesday
how to sign up for the service which works on "first-come, first-served basis."
SpaceX agreed in October to provide internet to a rural school district in Texas next year via Starlink. A total of 45 families will get internet access in the area, followed by an additional 90 families later on. Scott Muri, the district's superintendent, told Insider he agreed to the deal because so many students' families have
"zero internet" and no conventional way to get it.
Then in December, SpaceX connected up
Pikangikum First Nation, a remote 3,000-person indigenous community in north-western Ontario, to Starlink. Before the internet service, Pikangikum couldn't offer higher education or healthcare, and struggled with high suicide rates. Now, they're able to access everything.
Dave Brown, CEO of FSET, the company that linked up SpaceX and Pikangikum, said in an interview with Insider: "We took a community that was one of the most technologically disadvantaged anywhere in the world. They've now become one of the most technologically advanced, yet are still remote, living where they are and not having to move."