From Painfully Slow to Lightning Fast: SpaceX’s Starlink Makes Rural Internet Usable Posted byMichael Kan November 10, 2020 Leave a comment on From Painfully Slow to Lightning Fast: SpaceX’s Starlink Makes Rural Internet Usable Rural Americans have long dealt with slow internet. But in interviews, SpaceX Starlink beta testers in Montana, Idaho, and elsewhere report speedy service that has transformed the way they use the web.