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Re:SpaceX plans worldwide satellite Internet with low latenc... by coldtea on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:39PM (#12983279)
Depends where those 6 million people live. I've heard internet in Kilimanjaro is not that great...
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Re:SpaceX plans worldwide satellite Internet with low latenc... by Tloewald on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:08PM (#12983440)
So they'll be able to get awesome bandwidth (by today's standards, anyway), but the monthly plan is might be a little pricey.
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Re:SpaceX plans worldwide satellite Internet with low latenc... by coldtea on Thursday November 17, 2016 @09:14PM (#12983771)
Pretty much yes. It's not about giving $30/month broadband to remote parts of the globe...
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