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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by Ekaros on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:38AM (#35420357)
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.

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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by realusername on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:40AM (#35420372)
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.
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Re:Starlink internet is going from rural savior to unreliabl... by rsynnott on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:54AM (#35420913)
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.

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