Starlink for Aviation

Re:Starlink for Aviation by h12nz on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @09:59PM (#33256517)

Airlines that want to let people watch Netflix.

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Re:Starlink for Aviation by bawolff on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:08PM (#33257096)

I wonder why netflix doesn't just put a server on the plane for that usecase. Hard drives are cheap.

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Re:Starlink for Aviation by seabrookmx on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:15PM (#33257152)

And heavy.

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Re:Starlink for Aviation by ultrarunner on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @01:35AM (#33258162)

If they can fly the dude who stole my armrest last time for $500 they can fly a lot of hard drives for $25k/mo

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Re:Starlink for Aviation by bawolff on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @04:07AM (#33259084)

I don't really think they are. Especially if you are optimizing for weight. Laptops manage to be pretty light after all

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Re:Starlink for Aviation by notahacker on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @06:24AM (#33260020)

Other inflight entertainment providers do.

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