You might not be missing out if you don’t have SpaceX Starlink

• SpaceX's Starlink internet service is already delivering download speeds of upwards of 100Mbps according to the company.
• Those speeds are fine, but not exactly Earth-shattering. 
• The fact that Starlink can be used just about anywhere will be its real selling point.

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SpaceX just launched another batch of its Starlink satellites today, bringing the total number of the satellites in Earth orbit up to over 700. That's a whole bunch of high-speed-data hardware floating around above our heads, but when is it going to start, you know, actually working?

It already has, according to SpaceX. The company says that its private beta is now underway and that it's delivering some pretty impressive speeds for its users. As TechCrunch reports, SpaceX's Kate Tice revealed the information today during the broadcast of the Starlink launch. But just how fast is "fast"? Well, it's not the fastest, if that's what you're thinking.

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