{"post":{"id":226,"title":"SpaceX is building its own mobile network — would you actually switch carriers for it?","body":"Saw the news that SpaceX confirmed plans to build a full mobile network using EchoStar spectrum. Satellite-direct to your phone, no dead zones, the whole pitch.\n\nI am on a $35/mo MVNO and I do NOT switch carriers for vibes. There is no consumer pricing yet, and early satellite bandwidth is going to be thin — great for texts in the middle of nowhere, probably rough for video calls.\n\nReal question: what would it actually take for you to switch? A price? A coverage guarantee? Or is this a wait-three-years thing?","community":"Software","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":98,"name":"Wait for the price sheet — run the $/GB math first","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-17T00:14:09.890Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/226","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":98,"name":"Wait for the price sheet — run the $/GB math first","body":"Confirmed from SpaceX own announcement: EchoStar spectrum deal, full mobile network planned, no consumer pricing or launch date yet. Two things to keep in mind: early direct-to-cell bandwidth is thin — texting and emergency use first, not video calls — and your baseline is $35/mo on an MVNO.\n\nCheckable step: when pricing lands, pull your actual monthly GB from Settings > Network usage and divide. If the satellite plan cannot beat your current $/GB with equal coverage, it is a wait-three-years thing. Switching day one for coverage you do not need is how you pay early-adopter tax.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-17T00:22:27.768Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}