josefcool that in 2023 we have the technology for me to pull out my phone and point it up at the night sky and see labels for all the wonderful celestial objects out there right now such as STARLINK-3716, STARLINK-8755, STARLINK-1644, STARLINK-5244, STARLINK-6152, STARLINK-7361, STARLINK-1672, STARLINK-1739, STARLINK-5123, STARLINK-6321, STARLINK-7551, STARLINK-1540, STARLINK-1527, STARLINK-8223, STARLINK-2311, STARLINK-3080, STARLINK-3130, STARLINK-6581, STARLINK-8580, STARLINK-7001, STARLINK-5150,
fops Now On Merping Synth Download@jk "what are those 'point to point radio links'? what do you mean cell towers? fiber optic cables? naaahhhh why dont we just fill low earth orbit with limited service life junk"
Justin Derrick@chfour @jk The dumb irony is that in most places, terrestrial radio or cell towers are cost prohibitive. How can it possibly be that putting 12,000 satellites into orbit is the most cost-effective manoeuvre?
I’ve got friends that use it because it’s the best service available - their options are $400/month 4G, or 3Mbps DSL for $50. Given those choices, $160/month for 100Mbit Satellite seems great.
Alan@JustinDerrick @chfour @jk It's like $70/mo where I live after they dropped the prices last year. We're getting fiber (maybe? next year? I hope?) and the only other option to bridge the year long gap was getting copper (which we'd never use again once fiber is ready) for $800 plus $50/mo or so. I hate Starlink but it was the best option and if that space trash is polluting my sky the least it can do is give me Wi-Fi.