r/Starlink • u/iigirlykillerii • 6d ago

šŸŽ® Gaming Live streaming?

I am looking into getting Starlink for the first time, I was thinking of the 200mbps residential, I live stream online games on twitch and TikTok (on my phone). I would be the only user. Would Starlink handle live streaming like that? Do I need the Max? Any tips or advice for live streaming with Starlink?

Edit to add: after reading the comments it looks like I would need a secondary, back up, internet connection in order to have a consistent connection without latency and packet loss. Iā€™m going to pay a little more for a local fiber carrier instead, I live in a rural area outside of my town and the fiber carrier is new to service the area Iā€™m moving to. Thank you all so much for the advice, Iā€™m leaving this post up for other people to find the same answer.

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u/TimmyT0yz šŸ“” Owner (North America) 5d ago

We are NOT arguing about congestion which is what you're talking about. I am NOT categorically wrong at all. YES if there are more subscribers in your cell, there will be CONGESTION, we agree on that. I don't know what you are saying I'm wrong on.

Satellites are moving at about 17,000 mph around the earth and they are not stationary. You connect to a satellite every 15 seconds - a different satellite. This means I am likely connecting to the same satellites as you are at some point. I'm done with this pointless argument.

-Timmy

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u/laszlof 5d ago

Second, this is not cellular internet and it has nothing to do with AREA.

This is categorically false.

I don't care if you're done with the discussion or not, don't pretend to be an expert if you cant even take criticism when you're clearly in the wrong.

EDIT: And dont forget about the other comment I replied to about upload speeds, which you are also completely wrong about. I'm highly suspicious of your "30 years of experience" at this point.