Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl...
by Ekaros on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:38AM
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It seems that Starlink works in places that fail to build either fiber or good 4G/5G coverage. But even there if the demand is too much they might not have capacity to provide good service.
I don't believe it is viable model they are running.
Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl...
by realusername on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:40AM
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Yeah that's clearly another issue on top, if there's a place where they have some demand, they'll have a lot of demand, it's an everything or nothing market.
Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl...
by rsynnott on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:54AM
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Also, if such an area exists, and there are enough people willing to pay $100/month to congest starlink, then it probably makes sense for someone to set up a WISP, which will be able to provide a better service.
In fact, if this isn't happening at scale already, I would expect that some WISP companies will start using starlink congestion areas to figure out where they should be putting masts.
I'm not sure starlink has a future in this kind of environment outside of niche applications.
Their business model is difficult in my opinion, they both need a lot of customers from rich countries to recoup the costs but in the same time, the vast majority of those rich countries are well equipped already (or about to) since having a decent internet coverage is critical for their economies.