{"id":398107,"date":"2025-07-11T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/starlink-down-in-us-thousands-of-users-report-outages-on-elon-musks-satellite-internet-service-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:31:16","slug":"starlink-down-in-us-thousands-of-users-report-outages-on-elon-musks-satellite-internet-service-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/starlink-down-in-us-thousands-of-users-report-outages-on-elon-musks-satellite-internet-service-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink down in US? Thousands of users report outages on Elon Musk\u2019s satellite internet service &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-0\">\n<p>United States based users are reporting outages while affecting SpaceX&#8217;s Starlink service, according to outage tracking website DownDetector. As of writing this article, there have been around 1,000 reports of problems in accessing Starlink&#8217;s internet service with 86% of the users citin \u2018network issues\u2019 related problems while 14% users reporting a \u2018total blackout\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-3\">\n<p>A subsidiary of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/news\/elon-musk-s-tesla-to-open-first-india-showroom-in-mumbai-on-15-july-all-you-need-to-know-11752205621851.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a>&#8216;s rocket company SpaceX, Starlink comprises a network of multiple satellites situated in the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere that work in concert to provide high-speed internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-4\">\n<p>The company provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet worldwide using satellite technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-5\">\n<p>It uses a constellation of 7,000 (intended to increase to 40,000) low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, situated 550 km above the Earth. Its LEO satellites are the world&#8217;s largest and deliver broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, and video calls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-6\">\n<p>The most acclaimed use case is its ability to supply internet to rural and underserved areas, where traditional internet modes such as cable or fibre are unreliable or unavailable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-7\">\n<p>For the tech to work, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/news\/elon-musks-starlink-gets-the-final-clearance-to-satellite-internet-services-in-india-11752063673922.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Starlink\">Starlink<\/a>&#8216;s satellites communicate with ground stations and user terminals, which require an unobstructed, clear view of the sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-8\">\n<p>In the United States, the Residential Lite plan costs around $80 (  <span class=\"webrupee\">\u20b9<\/span>6,800) per month and includes unlimited, albeit deprioritised, data. Customers are also required to purchase a Starlink standard kit for a one-time fee of $349 (  <span class=\"webrupee\">\u20b9<\/span>29,700). The company also offers Roam plans for users who travel frequently, starting at $50 (  <span class=\"webrupee\">\u20b9<\/span>4,200) for 50GB of data, with an additional $299 (  <span class=\"webrupee\">\u20b9<\/span>25,400) charge for the Starlink Mini Kit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-9\">\n<h2>Netizens react to Starlink outage:<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cStarlink works rather poorly compared to the claims\u201d wrote one user on the DownDetector comments section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-10\">\n<p>\u201cI can&#8217;t connect to any of my mobile games on wifi, and yesterday I could.\u201d added another user.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-11\">\n<p>\u201cStarlink is only great when it is working. Then they suddenly restrict your connection, no email, no call. Ticket opened by AI, 3 days no resolution, no email, no contact center. And they are expanding rapidly. Brace for zero customer service when there is an issue.\u201d added yet another user.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States based users are reporting outages while affecting SpaceX&#8217;s Starlink service, according to outage tracking website DownDetector. As of writing this article, there have been around 1,000 reports of problems in accessing Starlink&#8217;s internet service with 86% of the users citin \u2018network issues\u2019 related problems while 14% users reporting a \u2018total blackout\u2019. 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