Connectivity for Starlink systems used by the Ukrainian military have “been restored and remains operational,” a source in the Defense Ministry told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 15.
SpaceX, the owner of Starlink, implemented speed restrictions on Oct. 14 without warning, limiting speed to 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour). The unexpected restriction disrupted active military operations, including the use of mid-range strike and interceptor drones.
“As of now, (Starlink military package) Starshield service while on the move has been restored and remains operational. We have confirmed this through reports from our units,” the source said.
“The Defense Ministry is also continuing its engagement to clarify all the reasons and circumstances surrounding yesterday’s restrictions.”
“in some cases, it works perfectly, in some places it does not.”
How much you want to bet it cuts out near Elon’s bot audience?
I have a Starlink. I hate that it’s attached to musk.
I’ve received “you’re travelling too fast” warnings in the past year. It’s bolted to my roof.
Starlink is enshittifying the product so they can charge people for their “while in motion” subscription and they’re doing it badly. It is suspicious coincidence but it’s also possible “move fast and break things” just simply broke things.
ETA - recent reporting suggests strongly that it was intentional
Technically, when something is fixed on the surface of this planet, it moves very fast as the planet spins and also orbits around the sun, which additionally orbits Sagittarius A*, which is said to also be moving away from ground zero of the Big Bang.
But it’s a dick move to try and charge money for that ngl.
From my understanding if you have a home type plan, moving isn’t allowed, and never was.
If you had a roaming plan, which was more expensive, moving was allowed and that included the cheap plans.
Then they made this roaming standby mode which cost money instead of a free offline paused subscription and was $5 USD a month and included unlimited low speed (<1mbps) and moving.
Then less than a year later, that plan became $10 USD, and moving was disabled.
So only the expensive roaming plans now include it.
I had originally bought a dish as part of my emergency prepare package as im in a natural disaster risk area, but just kept it paused. Then the standby thing happened and I begrudgingly was okay to pay the $5 as it did have some perks. But $10 for something I was only planning for emergencies and maybe using once or twice a year? No thank you. And i canceled. Ill just turn it on the once a year when i need it for $10 then turn it off again.
Edit: oh and those changes aligned with just before the IPO so it was an attempt to get more money and raise subscribers.
You’ll soon have to pay reactivation and cancellation fees once they enshittify your current use case.
soon gotta watch an ad and drink a verification can
well, if its a disaster it might just be free anyway, but if they make it much worse I’ll be less likely to turn it on that once or twice a year unless absolutely needed. I do need to stay connected for work at various times of the year, but I can sometimes work around that.
Wonder if pole shift might be fucking with things?
We’re also hitting the point where a lot of the first gen sats are entering their planned obsolescence window.
The source of the disruption has yet to be confirmed, but Ukrainian officials as well as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have pointed towards Kyiv’s deteriorating relationship with the White House.
