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Re:SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Sell Wireless High-Speed Home... by coralreef on Monday April 29, 2019 @09:50PM (#19784426)
Why do you think people who live in cities will want satellite internet?
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Re:SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Sell Wireless High-Speed Home... by PaulHoule on Monday April 29, 2019 @10:20PM (#19784563)
Because they hate the cable company, because some of them have outrageous amounts of money, because some of them would like to have a backup connection, and because they are crammed in tight so even if the takeup is only 1% they still will consume a lot.
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Re:SpaceX Gets FCC Approval to Sell Wireless High-Speed Home... by jeffdavis on Monday April 29, 2019 @10:39PM (#19784662)
Isn't a lot of demand good for the economincs of this service?
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