Re:Starlink review, four months in
by HWR_14 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @05:25PM
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I wasn't referring to the speed (although obviously fiber has higher speed and reliability, and that will likely never change). I was referring to the fact that it seems like if you have the population density (in the US, at least in my knowledge) to justify a local ISP rolling out fiber to homes, you have a population density that will oversubscribe even the completed Starlink constellation (locally). Starlink just is never going to work in NYC or SF or areas with significantly less density there. Although it may work for a lucky few who manage to enroll before the area is full and locked down.
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Some low-density parts of the US have fiber as well thanks to programs like https://www.usda.gov/reconnect
Sure, but it's some for a reason. It's a generality. So is "if you're shopping in Goodwill, you're not driving a Ferrari". Obviously, the recently broke, extremely thrifty, people looking for a collectable or to reclaim something accidentally donated are exceptions.
Maybe that program has covered more than enough people to make it worth talking about, but I didn't see anything like that.