Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far

Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by datavirtue on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:17PM (#33377274)

I was excited about it also, until I looked into it deeper. It is internet service of last resort. I would default to Hughesnet or skyblue first if I didn't have access to DSL, fiber or cable.

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by taeric on Friday October 28, 2022 @05:48PM (#33378369)

This has me intrigued, why? Hughesnet has ludicrously low data caps.

(Asking as someone that fits your description. DSL is offered where I live, at 3mbps. :( Cable/fiber are offered if I want to shell a quarter million to help them build their infrastructure... so no.)

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by grecy on Friday October 28, 2022 @06:58PM (#33379041)

Tell me you’ve never been stuck with hughesnet without telling me.

It is atrocious, and millions of people will jump ship the second they can

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by datavirtue on Saturday October 29, 2022 @09:54AM (#33384066)

I agree. But going with Starlink is like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Very spotty service that is more brittle than existing services.

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by grecy on Saturday October 29, 2022 @05:53PM (#33388310)

From my experience it’s only spotty in densely populated areas that are oversubscribed.

I’ve used it in Canada and Australia and it’s flawless

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