News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Starlink internet satellites keep emergency workers online amid wildfires. Parent comment

Re:Starlink internet satellites keep emergency workers onlin... by woofcat on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @09:59AM (#24638758)
I think you're underestimating how many people live in a world of either very expensive cellular connections, or 56k modems.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Starlink internet satellites keep emergency workers onlin... by kube-system on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @10:22AM (#24638992)
There are more than 3 million people in the US that live in a world of 56k modems and HughesNet, who would be thrilled to even have LTE.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Starlink internet satellites keep emergency workers onlin... by syedkarim on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @10:07AM (#24638843)
Even the most expensive cellular data subscription will cost much less than the cheapest satellite internet connection, assuming you are comparing apples-to-apples (bitrate and total data transfer).
[ Parent | on HN ]