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Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by shagie on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:43AM (#30037035)
My point is that they're already paying $50/month for 6Mbps DSL if they have any network connection at all.

Paying $100/month instead for 100Mbps satellite link is $50/month increase in cost and a 12x increase in performance.

The anecdote that I'm addressing isn't the children on a 70,000 acre vacation ranch (that likely can afford $100/month) but rather rural America.

Yes, ISPs and telecommunications needs to improve the network resources when you get more than 20 miles away from a city and suburbia. It will likely cost in the range of $100/month to get that when it is available.

Starlink meets that need now.

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Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by shaklee3 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @10:23AM (#30037442)
that's my point, though. they're nowhere near capacity and you're comparing it to solutions that are at capacity (DSL). just wait until they need to make more money and the system is capacity constrained.
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