Starlink questions

[ancianita]

74. Good questions. I've asked the same. So far...

Last edited Tue Nov 12, 2024, 11:17 AM - Edit history (3)

here's what I've come up with.

What is Starlink?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink

Obviously, how it works is classified under military contracts. That's something the president and Elon have access to, probably that other countries don't unless they illegally pay Elon, the Privatizer.

Which is why, in the interests of national security (and I think we are in a national security emergency),
I think this sitting president/commander-in-chief should nationalize Starlink and sanction Elon for selling its use to declared hostile foreign powers.

Can it upload and or download data?

Google AI says:

Yes, Starlink can both upload and download data:
Download speeds: Typically between 25 and 220 Mbps, with most users experiencing speeds over 100 Mbps
Upload speeds: Typically between 5 and 20 Mbps

Starlink is a satellite internet service that's designed for rural areas without other high-speed internet options.

Palo Alto Networks says:
https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/general-topics/starlink-failover-fast-download-almost-no-upload-speed/td-p/591283

Download speed is blazing fast, but upload speed through the NGF is almost non-existent, 0-1 mbps.

When I connect to the Starlink router directly, I get download speeds of 50bmps so I know it's not the ISP's fault.

A troubleshooting ping test from the PA NGF web GUI, yields 50-60 percent ping failure.

My oldest son in Australia works for these guys.

Was Starlink being used by the Trump Campaign/Musk/Russia in our elections?

It's a rumor but not publicly confirmed; it might/might not be under investigation. Whether or if it's used is is likely public, but how it works likely is classified.

Is the internet story correct that Starlink was being used only in Swing States?

Is this statement correct?

“So now back to Skylink Musk / Trump and stealing an election. They could have manipulated the results without oversight by bypassing the national election network and using Musk's Skylink communications.”
(Posted by usaf-vet thanx to him/her)

We don't know yet. And the name is incorrect -- it's Starlink, not Skylink.

Would the NSA - FBI - CIA - military intelligence know about or be able to find out about Starlink’s use during our elections?

Read the wikipedia entry to see who Starlink contracts with and who would likely know or be able to find out. It's possible that the NSA knows everything about what happened; that the FBI, only if ordered will investigate what it can find on the ground; that the CIA military intelligence are looking into its use during the election. All of these agencies can send findings to the sitting president.

Can we know about or be able to find out about Starlink’s use during our elections? Only if Biden wants us to.

Was Starlink Trump’s “little secret” he was talking about?

As for the trump/johnson "little secret," that will only matter if an investigation reveals a conspiracy to use Starlink to overturn the popular vote numbers. Could they be tried under military jurisdiction? Maybe, I don't know.


Thanks for asking. This is the best I've come up with...