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Re:Setting up Starlink by fastball on Saturday April 10, 2021 @10:50AM (#26761877)
Yep, for me it would be $8.50.

For reference, this is an order of magnitude greater than the typical power consumption for existing satellite dishes / 4G modems, which typically operate at around 10W of power consumption.

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Re:Setting up Starlink by parsimo2010 on Saturday April 10, 2021 @12:11PM (#26762520)
For reference, most existing satellite dishes are receive only, and 4G modems only have to close link on a tower a few miles away, and at RFs where atmospheric attenuation is much lower.
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Re:Setting up Starlink by fastball on Sunday April 11, 2021 @10:07PM (#26775499)
Huh? You think existing satellite internet is receive only? How exactly would the web work in such a system?
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