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Re:First SpaceX Starlink satellites loaded into Falcon fairing by travisoneill1 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @11:48AM (#19892606)
At $10 billion to deploy and lets assume 5 years satellite lifetime and $1 billion a year to operate, this is $3 billion a year or $250 million / month. You would only need 5 million subscribers at $50 / month to break even.
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Re:First SpaceX Starlink satellites loaded into Falcon fairing by zaroth on Sunday May 12, 2019 @09:11PM (#19895722)
Seriously. I’ll switch just so I don’t have to pay Comcast.

Now I just need some Tesla solar panels and a couple powerwalls, and betweeen that, a well, my septic system, I can cut every cable coming into my house.

Well, I do use natural gas for heating and I love my gas stove, but nearly there!

If only the receiver and the power requirements were small enough to fit in my cell phone!

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