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Re:Starlink review, four months in by varelse on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:09PM (#27922283)
>Over 10 years, that's $42/mo. Over 20 years, $21/mo. That's non-trivial if the solution to your internet woes might just be a couple years away.

Except... The value of each house would probably increase by $10K-$15K or so:

"Controlling for speed, homes in CBGs where fiber is available have a price that is about 1.3 percent more than similar homes without fiber."

https://realtorparty.realtor/community-outreach/rural-outrea...

My new neighbors are increasingly tech TLAs as the former generation sells their homes off for 2-3x what they paid 20+ years ago. Median house price in my neighborhood is ~$1.1M ATM.

Re:Starlink review, four months in by kortilla on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:49PM (#27937746)
From that abstract:

> Applying this strategy to a micro data set from England between 1995 and 2010 we find a significantly positive effect, but diminishing returns to speed.

England isn’t filled with million dollar homes.