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Re:SpaceX projected 20M Starlink users by 2022–it ended up w... by ancientworldnow on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @05:41PM (#37577196)
Most of that population can't afford Starlink prices.
Re:SpaceX projected 20M Starlink users by 2022–it ended up w... by wmf on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @06:07PM (#37577590)
Long term I wonder if they'll encourage sharing terminals. Like a Starlink terminal that's a cellular base station.
Re:SpaceX projected 20M Starlink users by 2022–it ended up w... by realusername on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @05:56PM (#37577427)
That's also why I'm suspicious of the long term profitability of the whole thing. Most developed countries where the customers are richer also have some pretty good infrastructure and the rest likely couldn't afford the expensive service.

You are then left with all the exceptions to those general rules and I'm not sure that's enough to cover the very expensive cost of the platform.