Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved
by zdragnar on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:12PM
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Streaming via satellite is actually quite painful, and getting a 4glte data plan is almost always the better option over satellite (from personal experience).
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Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved
by Erlich_Bachman on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @03:16AM
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It's not the same satellite. Do you know that starlink are not the same kind of satellite and don't have the same latency as the old providers? Starlink is much closer to the earth and has much lower latency.
Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved
by chrisco255 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:16PM
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Streaming via internet, yes, but streaming one of the 500 or so channels with scheduled programming on satellite TV is not. And totally agreed, if you've got 4G that's the way to go.
I never tried satellite TV, but have a few relatives who had nothing good to say about it, mostly due to poor reception issues. I think if you live in a dry region it might not be so bad, but unlike with internet, you can't as easily drop a connection and try again when watching a scheduled or live broadcast.