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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by me551ah on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:25AM (#35420269)
Meanwhile in India, I am paying ~50$ a month for 1 Gbps fiber connection. On speedtest and fast.com, I easily average about 800+ Mbps download speeds on ethernet.
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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by ysleepy on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:30AM (#35420298)
In a rural town? Metropolitan areas have always been well served.
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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by sumedh on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:18AM (#35420626)
India towns/villages dont have reliable electricity. So not sure what is the point of bringing up India.
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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by blntechie on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:38AM (#35420786)
Similarly Netherlands is not even as big as most provinces/states of the bigger countries where internet wiring challenges exists. So not sure what is the point of bringing up the Netherlands.
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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by Adiqq on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:30AM (#35422395)
In Poland I pay ~$15/month for symmetrical 1/1Gbps fiber and there's even possibility for 10/10Gbps at $25, but I can't imagine making use of it.

It's not available everywhere, but it covers a lot of smaller cities, so I'm happy that at least that's one thing that is done correctly here.

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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by anthomtb on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:22AM (#35424054)
$25 for 10/10Gbps is crazy cheap. If I were to get 10/10Gbps it would be $250/month. This is using a municipal-run service provider (not particularly common here in the USA) that offers their 1/1Gbps for the relatively fair price of $70/month for a new customer. I pay $50 due to signing up in 2019.

I have no idea how Poland is pulling off such low costs but props for doing so. Other nations should take note.

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