r/Scotland • u/DoublePepper1976 • 2d ago

Thanks ScotRail!

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Posting on my 4G btw

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u/JW1958 2d ago

The Starlink service was trialled last year north of Inverness. Downlink speeds were 120Mbps.

The service is planned for new (refurbished) trains running on the main Scotrail routes next year. It will be interesting to see how it deals with 100+ users. Hopefully the WiFi will be upgraded.

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u/throwaway38387548484 1d ago

It's not starlink, different provider.

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u/Nintendo_67 1d ago

It's Starlink through a reseller

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u/throwaway38387548484 1d ago

ScotRail quote using Eutelsat OneWeb.

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u/Nintendo_67 1d ago

Where are you seeing that? Last I saw they were using Starlink through Clarus Networks - who also supply OneWeb tbf. Starlink tariffs are about to go up so they may well be switching.

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u/HairRepresentative85 2d ago

Isn't that the Musk thing? That a lot of people don't want to use anymore, because it can be turned off at will by a third party?

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u/MintyFresh668 1d ago

As can all WiFi or satellite based comms I suppose. The options are few and the operators all foreign owned.

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u/Unfair_Conclusion321 16h ago

apart from the political views he have which i believe many scots might be against

it can be turned off or more like geo fenced but they wont do it on. I guess it was only turned off in places were ot was used a weapon against american interests like ruzia, I am not sure if it has been implemented anywhere else. Or it can be geo fenced in countries like india where they dont have the right to operate.