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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by infinitewars on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:41PM (#47442216)
Yes and unless you're paying Starlink say $300/mo, they are taking a loss to serve you internet. Cities are especially difficult for them because more users are in the same spot beam so everyone shares the spectrum and they need even lower oversubscription ratios.
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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by mattmaroon on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:40PM (#47444780)
Yeah I don't know about the math. I've seen numbers that differ significantly from yours, but none which make it profitable at a reasonable price. I am sure he will continue to drop launch costs and I assume satellite improvements will make them able to serve more people, maybe orbit longer as they get smaller.

Or maybe it'll just implode. I hope not.

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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by infinitewars on Thursday March 19, 2026 @04:44PM (#47445787)
That math doesn't need to mask sense, it's always been about Golden Dome.
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Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? by panick21_ on Monday March 23, 2026 @05:07AM (#47486946)
Complete nonsense. They didn't start in 2015 and didn't get investment into Starlink from Google because hopefully some presidnet would want Goldon Dome in the future. Starlink is a good business and has plenty of military value without Goldon Dome.
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