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Starlink is one of the fastest growing internet services on the market. Instead of relying on legacy technologies such as fiber-optic cables, Starlink runs off satellite communication, which gives it several advantages over regular home internet . According to the official Starlink website , the service provides comparatively faster internet speeds, but real-world testing disagrees with these claims.

Some people have put Starlink and 5G home internet through the ringer, and learned that despite costing anywhere between $30 and $130, Starlink has trouble competing with 5G services that cost $35 to $60 (less depending on your bundle). One person who performed such a test, tech YouTuber Nater Tater , used nothing more than the Speedtest and LibreQoS sites to prove this hypothesis. Specifically, he compared Starlink's Standard 4 kit, which is designed for home setup, to T-Mobile's 5G standalone and non-standalone networks (SA and NSA, respectively).…