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Posted: 2/23/2022 11:35:46 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Elon Musk’s Starlink restores internet to Tonga villages cut off by tsunami
"Elon Musk’s satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that have been cut off since a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January. Tonga’s prime minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, said in a ceremony on Wednesday in the capital, Nuku’alofa, that 50 VSAT terminals provided free of charge by Mr Musk’s SpaceX would be distributed to the outlying islands worst hit by the tsunami. Mr Sovaleni said Mr Musk set up a Starlink gateway station in Fiji and was donating 50 VSAT terminals and free capacity “during the emergency period”." |
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Posted: 2/24/2022 3:45:40 PM EST
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Order confirmed! Signed up 6/21/21 Also ordered 150' cable, pipe mount and ethernet adapter.
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Posted: 2/24/2022 7:05:47 PM EST
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It is nice to see so many here getting their Starlink systems. My recollection sucks but is there a website that identifies where Starlink can accept new users?
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Posted: 2/25/2022 1:12:58 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Elon Musk’s Starlink restores internet to Tonga villages cut off by tsunami "Elon Musk’s satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that have been cut off since a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January. Tonga’s prime minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, said in a ceremony on Wednesday in the capital, Nuku’alofa, that 50 VSAT terminals provided free of charge by Mr Musk’s SpaceX would be distributed to the outlying islands worst hit by the tsunami. Mr Sovaleni said Mr Musk set up a Starlink gateway station in Fiji and was donating 50 VSAT terminals and free capacity “during the emergency period”." So much butthurt on arfcom.... over 50 terminals. |
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Posted: 2/25/2022 1:15:41 AM EST
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
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Now that I just remember to mention this.
If you are traveling and want to bring your starlink internet... BE WARNED... you may get locked out of your area. We are traveling to the Middle of nowhere for Cola Warrior West. I was able to move my location to the location, but I wasn't able to move back. It told me the area was full. I feared this was an issue so I did it with my second terminal running at a fake address. DO NOT move your address, unless you are sure there is capacity. |
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Posted: 2/25/2022 2:09:14 PM EST
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Woohoo, order confirmed.
Deposit: 02/19/2021 371 days to order confirmed. |
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Posted: 2/25/2022 5:03:42 PM EST
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My neighbor just got his confirmation email. He was scheduled for March of 2022 and signed up after I did. I hate him.
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Posted: 2/25/2022 6:07:36 PM EST
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Our equipment is supposed to be delivered March 2.
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Posted: 2/26/2022 12:01:16 PM EST
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Strange.
For my current address availability now shows 2023. For grins I plugged in my old address, 15 or so miles other side of town. It's available there and I could have ordered it now. That makes no sense. Oh well, my T-Mobile is still chugging along at ~200 down and ~25 up. It will do until fiber finally gets here. |
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Posted: 2/26/2022 12:04:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cb4017: Strange. For my current address availability now shows 2023. For grins I plugged in my old address, 15 or so miles other side of town. It's available there and I could have ordered it now. That makes no sense. Oh well, my T-Mobile is still chugging along at ~200 down and ~25 up. It will do until fiber finally gets here. If you have T-Mobile...like I do...why would you get Starlink? |
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Posted: 2/26/2022 5:45:20 PM EST
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Posted: 2/26/2022 5:57:29 PM EST
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My system is ready. I have to order within a week or lose my place in line.
Thoughts? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
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Posted: 2/26/2022 8:15:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: If you have T-Mobile...like I do...why would you get Starlink? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By cb4017: Strange. For my current address availability now shows 2023. For grins I plugged in my old address, 15 or so miles other side of town. It's available there and I could have ordered it now. That makes no sense. Oh well, my T-Mobile is still chugging along at ~200 down and ~25 up. It will do until fiber finally gets here. If you have T-Mobile...like I do...why would you get Starlink? I signed up for Starlink Feb of last year. That was before T-Mobile was available around here. I've since canceled my order but still like to keep track of what's going on with it. |
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Posted: 2/26/2022 8:20:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cb4017: I signed up for Starlink Feb of last year. That was before T-Mobile was available around here. I've since canceled my order but still like to keep track of what's going on with it. Good point. I think I have had T-Mobile for a year. It was great to find out about it. I went from 4-6 Mbps down to 150 Mbps or better now. About the same price as DSL. |
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Posted: 2/26/2022 8:23:19 PM EST
[Last Edit: PORK_REAP3R]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ar15cpa: My neighbor just got his confirmation email. He was scheduled for March of 2022 and signed up after I did. I hate him. Dude, same for me. My bro just got his confirmation, he lives 5 miles away, and signed up way after I did. Kinda pisses me off, we were told FCFS and that isn't fucking happening. |
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Posted: 2/26/2022 8:23:45 PM EST
[Last Edit: NathanL]
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Got email starlink is ready to order for my house in MS. Signed up last fall. Pretty far south, right at 30deg lattitude.
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Posted: 2/27/2022 5:58:56 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Good point. I think I have had T-Mobile for a year. It was great to find out about it. I went from 4-6 Mbps down to 150 Mbps or better now. About the same price as DSL. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By cb4017: I signed up for Starlink Feb of last year. That was before T-Mobile was available around here. I've since canceled my order but still like to keep track of what's going on with it. Good point. I think I have had T-Mobile for a year. It was great to find out about it. I went from 4-6 Mbps down to 150 Mbps or better now. About the same price as DSL. While waiting for Starlink I added T Mobile. It works great. I got my starlink email yesterday and have been wondering why I wouldn’t just continue with T mobile. |
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Posted: 2/27/2022 9:52:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 13MIKE: While waiting for Starlink I added T Mobile. It works great. I got my starlink email yesterday and have been wondering why I wouldn’t just continue with T mobile. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 13MIKE: Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By cb4017: I signed up for Starlink Feb of last year. That was before T-Mobile was available around here. I've since canceled my order but still like to keep track of what's going on with it. Good point. I think I have had T-Mobile for a year. It was great to find out about it. I went from 4-6 Mbps down to 150 Mbps or better now. About the same price as DSL. While waiting for Starlink I added T Mobile. It works great. I got my starlink email yesterday and have been wondering why I wouldn’t just continue with T mobile. That's where I was at. No equipment fees, only $50 a month and decent speeds I don't think Starlink would beat by very much. I canceled the Starlink order. T-Mobile will do until fiber finally gets here. |
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Posted: 2/28/2022 7:58:43 PM EST
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Truckload of Starlink terminals delivered to Ukraine 2x Days after their President asked for them.
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Posted: 2/28/2022 8:21:53 PM EST
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Are those the first gen receivers?
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Posted: 2/28/2022 8:23:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Spacejunk: Are those the first gen receivers? I was wondering that too. Do the Gen 2's come in a different box? |
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Posted: 2/28/2022 9:21:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: I was wondering that too. Do the Gen 2's come in a different box? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: Originally Posted By Spacejunk: Are those the first gen receivers? I was wondering that too. Do the Gen 2's come in a different box? My gen 2 box is a bit different, but it may just be a European packaging difference |
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Posted: 2/28/2022 9:22:29 PM EST
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Also the box shows the round dish and not the rectangle
Who knows |
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Posted: 3/2/2022 8:57:32 PM EST
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
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I'm wondering if more sattelites in my area have gone online.
My second terminal at work was on/off coverage and would cut off every minutes or so. It's registered to an address 20+ miles away. Now coverage is awesome.... hasn't cut off all day.    
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Posted: 3/2/2022 9:44:57 PM EST
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Went ahead and ordered mine
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Posted: 3/2/2022 10:19:45 PM EST
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Mine was delivered today (Southeast Missouri)
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Posted: 3/3/2022 7:55:10 AM EST
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Can you use any roof/gable mounts or do you need to use the ones Starlink sells?
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Posted: 3/3/2022 1:55:35 PM EST
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Posted: 3/3/2022 1:58:59 PM EST
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Posted: 3/4/2022 6:20:39 PM EST
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Just installed my Starlink and this is the first speed test
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Posted: 3/4/2022 6:45:39 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Spacejunk: My gen 2 box is a bit different, but it may just be a European packaging difference From another post here (post #28) the Gen 2 box may be plain....no antenna outline. |
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Posted: 3/4/2022 6:59:14 PM EST
[Last Edit: CavScout]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxC1776: Just installed my Starlink and this is the first speed test https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/472741/FF1EB021-6DF8-42DD-A01E-42235B7244F3_png-2301404.JPG I'm not very well versed on latency, is this bad? Currently have TMobile and probably average 40-50 mbps download @MaxC1776 That is the 'hook you' test lol. The new normal seems to be 120 down and 10 up. I have been a user since March 2021. |
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Posted: 3/4/2022 7:06:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CavScout: @MaxC1776 That is the 'hook you' test lol. The new normal seems to be 120 down and 10 up. I have been a user since March 2021. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CavScout: Originally Posted By MaxC1776: Just installed my Starlink and this is the first speed test https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/472741/FF1EB021-6DF8-42DD-A01E-42235B7244F3_png-2301404.JPG I'm not very well versed on latency, is this bad? Currently have TMobile and probably average 40-50 mbps download @MaxC1776 That is the 'hook you' test lol. The new normal seems to be 120 down and 10 up. I have been a user since March 2021. My tests seem to greatly differ depending on what server I use. |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 12:07:45 AM EST
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Posted: 3/5/2022 12:46:48 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
Well that's an interesting development. SpaceX military division has a nice ring to it! |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 12:56:06 AM EST
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Posted: 3/5/2022 1:02:20 AM EST
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Mine will be here tomorrow, about one week shy of a year since I signed up. Though unless FedEx shows up early in the morning it will be a week or two before I can get it hooked up because I'm heading out of town for work later in the day. Hopefully it will work ok from the ground for a bit since they are saying "mid March" for shipping on the pole adaptor that will let me stick it on the corner fence post that I plan on using.
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Posted: 3/5/2022 8:39:19 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RRTX: Mine will be here tomorrow, about one week shy of a year since I signed up. Though unless FedEx shows up early in the morning it will be a week or two before I can get it hooked up because I'm heading out of town for work later in the day. Hopefully it will work ok from the ground for a bit since they are saying "mid March" for shipping on the pole adaptor that will let me stick it on the corner fence post that I plan on using. Folks who are putting their dishies out a ways from the house, are you trenching the cable, running conduit, or what? |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 9:34:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Folks who are putting their dishies out a ways from the house, are you trenching the cable, running conduit, or what? Starlink says the cable isn’t rated to be buried. |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 9:40:03 PM EST
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With Musk telling everyone that he's a free speech absolutist, is anyone placing extra value on having Starlink as its ISP?
<-happy Starlink user since "better than beta." |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 9:44:13 PM EST
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Set ours up this morning. Says it takes around 12 hours to fully be up and running.
We are hoping the upload speeds are decent. Wife is a professional Real Estate photographer. She could pay someone overseas to edit her pictures at night while she sleeps, but our current internet thru spectrum is only 10mps upload to a possible of 20mps. Not nearly fast enough. I have my doubts on Starlink but will give it a shot. |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 10:04:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JAG2955: With Musk telling everyone that he's a free speech absolutist, is anyone placing extra value on having Starlink as its ISP? <-happy Starlink user since "better than beta." Hell yes! I was damned happy to see that! |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 10:06:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Spacejunk: Starlink says the cable isn’t rated to be buried. Well that's gonna suck, cuz I've gotta put mine a long way from the house. |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 10:55:21 PM EST
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The Starlink pipe fits inside any old directv or dish mounting post. You just need to secure the Starlink pipe with a couple of healthy self-tapping screws to suck it into the pipe. Those old satellite mounting posts are almost free at the local recycling place or dump if you get to them in time.
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Posted: 3/5/2022 10:58:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Yotehunter87: Set ours up this morning. Says it takes around 12 hours to fully be up and running. We are hoping the upload speeds are decent. Wife is a professional Real Estate photographer. She could pay someone overseas to edit her pictures at night while she sleeps, but our current internet thru spectrum is only 10mps upload to a possible of 20mps. Not nearly fast enough. I have my doubts on Starlink but will give it a shot. Upload hasn't been stellar for my location, average through this week is <20. Maybe yours will be better. |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 10:59:03 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NotAMerc: Well that's an interesting development. SpaceX military division has a nice ring to it! I read an article today that Starlink is being jammed in the Ukraine so SpaceX/Starlink is working to overcome that issue. Elon Musk says SpaceX focusing on cyber defense after Starlink signals jammed near Ukraine conflict areas "SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Friday that his company is now focusing on cyber defense and overcoming signal jamming of its Starlink internet satellites amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. "Some Starlink terminals near conflict areas were being jammed for several hours at a time," Musk wrote in a Twitter statement Friday (March 1). "Our latest software update bypasses the jamming."" |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 11:01:13 PM EST
[Last Edit: narphenal]
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So excited.
Got shipping confirmation from a Feb 2021 order. Slow internet has been killing us out here. Spend an ungodly amount of money on ViaSat and Hotspots. While I was at it added a second Starlink Unit, it's already preparing for shipment too. Then I went ahead and put a deposit on Premium. |
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Posted: 3/5/2022 11:15:48 PM EST
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Light rain, heavy fog, and Starlink has been down for over an hour…
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Posted: 3/5/2022 11:16:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Folks who are putting their dishies out a ways from the house, are you trenching the cable, running conduit, or what? |
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Posted: 3/6/2022 2:33:57 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RRTX: ...I haven't figured out how I'm going to permanently solve that issue if the cable can't be buried. I wonder if you can bury it, inside HDPE or CPVC pipe. |
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