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Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps by vetinari on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:35PM (#24162313)
In rural areas, we have LTE-based FWA.

10 MHz wide channel with 256-QAM can push 100 Mbps down.

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Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps by yencabulator on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:53PM (#24163751)
I'd argue if you get 100 Mbps down, you're not all that rural.
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Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps by vetinari on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:46PM (#24188971)
European rural :) It is a valley, tho, and if there wasn't that one tower, there would be 0 bps.
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