时间：2024-09-22 06:59:57 来源：American news

Elon Musk's high-speed satellite internet experiment is finally taking off.

The Starlink satellites from SpaceX will start to connect users to WiFi this week. CNBC reported Tuesday that SpaceX emails about pricing for early users went out Monday .

According to the documents CNBC viewed, Starlink service will be $99 per month. There's also an upfront $499 charge for a starter kit that includes the equipment necessary to connect — a terminal, tripod, and WiFi router. We reached out to SpaceX for confirmation on pricing, but didn't hear back.

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A Starlink app from SpaceX available on iOS (see screenshots below) and Android is now up; it gives more info about early access and how to connect to the internet system.

The initial program is called "Better Than Nothing Beta." The U.S. and Canada are listed as service areas by the end of the year. Global coverage is coming next year.

The Starlink app is in the App Store.Credit: sasha lekach / screengrabA drawing of the Starlink hardware you'll need to connect.Credit: sasha lekach / screengrab

In the past few weeks, SpaceX has started rolling out coverage to beta testers in parts of the U.S. and helped out with high-speed internet access during wildfire outages.

SEE ALSO:SpaceX's Starlink will provide free satellite internet to families in Texas school district

As for the service provided, CNBC reports that the emails lay out expected broadband data speeds from 50 megabits per second to 150 Mb/s with 20 milliseconds to 40 ms latency as the system is established and improved.

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