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Re:Setting up Starlink by Scoundreller on Saturday April 10, 2021 @12:04PM (#26762464)
> Imagine people going to Burning Man with lots of Starlinks or bringing their Starlink when they go on vacation.

I deeply hope people aren’t going to those to download OS updates and watch Netflix. Might have some crazies that feel the need to livestream the whole thing, but should be okay if only a handful at a time.

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Re:Setting up Starlink by londons_explore on Saturday April 10, 2021 @12:14PM (#26762550)
A neat way to prioritize users is to give priority to whoever has downloaded least in the past 24 hours.

Then those who abuse the data get slow service and nobody else.

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Re:Setting up Starlink by jrnichols on Saturday April 10, 2021 @11:13PM (#26767216)
> Imagine people going to Burning Man with lots of Starlinks or bringing their Starlink when they go on vacation.

That is exactly why I would be interested in it. :) Not just Burning Man, but other events. We do special event medical and having some reliable roving internet access like Starlink would be absolutely magical for us.

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Re:Setting up Starlink by sgtnoodle on Saturday April 10, 2021 @01:47PM (#26763385)
You could imagine a handful of starlinks providing the backhaul for public wifi at an event.
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