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Re:Verizon Throttles Netflix Subscribers in Test It Doesn't ... by Orangeair on Monday July 24, 2017 @03:44PM (#14841966)
Satellite is nice, but it's not a solution for every use case. Specifically, it's not great for anything that requires low latency (like gaming).
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Re:Verizon Throttles Netflix Subscribers in Test It Doesn't ... by Androider on Monday July 24, 2017 @04:34PM (#14842407)
The proposed SpaceX satellite network is in low earth orbit unlike traditional satellite Internet, so it should provide decent latencies (25ms vs 600+ms):

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/space...

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