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Re:Professional astronomers are calculating the cost of the ... by Robotbeat on Sunday May 26, 2019 @01:13PM (#20016006)
That’s simply not true. Viasat offers much lower cost per GB. The higher speed plans are less than $1 per GB. The cheapest plan is $50/40GB. That’s already far cheaper than mobile data.

Starlink and others are likely to significantly improve on that, too. Fundamental costs (especially for later versions) are cents per GB or lower, competitive with AWS transit fees.

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Re:Professional astronomers are calculating the cost of the ... by YjSe2GMQ on Sunday May 26, 2019 @01:23PM (#20016081)
Touché. Where can I find such offers?
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Re:Professional astronomers are calculating the cost of the ... by Robotbeat on Sunday May 26, 2019 @09:35PM (#20018811)
This one: https://www.reviews.org/internet-service/viasat-reviews/

(look for "data cap") ...note that, for instance, the $50/month plan goes up to $70 after 3 months. But the data cap of 40GB is a soft cap.

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Re:Professional astronomers are calculating the cost of the ... by YjSe2GMQ on Monday May 27, 2019 @08:45AM (#20021684)
It is much cheaper than I thought. Thanks!
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