Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved
by chongli on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @07:39PM
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Hacker News is totally usable on dialup. The home page is only ~7KB. I'm sure there are plenty of other sites out there which are usable as well. RSS feeds should be fine as well. Podcasts can be downloaded in bulk when you pull into port.
I didn't even mention the web in my original comment though, and that was on purpose. When you live on a yacht, you get to be out exploring the world and enjoying life. Why would you want to be cooped up in the cabin, scrolling Facebook or Twitter, or watching Netflix all day? If that's what you want, you should probably sell your yacht and get an apartment with broadband.
There are plenty of people out there who still live without broadband. People on small islands, or in 3rd world countries. They may not be wealthy, but they have happy lives. With a yacht you can go visit some of them. Spend some time eating food and enjoying different cultures. The world is a big place.
Re:Starlink WiFi Router FCC Approved
by kortilla on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @08:11PM
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A big portion of yacht life if you use it to see other countries is travel time. Having the Internet would be super nice. As of now you have to make do with books, movies.
I didn't even mention the web in my original comment though, and that was on purpose. When you live on a yacht, you get to be out exploring the world and enjoying life. Why would you want to be cooped up in the cabin, scrolling Facebook or Twitter, or watching Netflix all day? If that's what you want, you should probably sell your yacht and get an apartment with broadband.
There are plenty of people out there who still live without broadband. People on small islands, or in 3rd world countries. They may not be wealthy, but they have happy lives. With a yacht you can go visit some of them. Spend some time eating food and enjoying different cultures. The world is a big place.