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[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

SpaceX can suck my cock including the biggest welfare queen Elon Musk.

[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I say this as someone who actively pays for starlink out of necessity.

Fuck you, no. Fiber is much better for everyone. Eat shit muskrat.

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[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 day ago

This country is so cooked

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Well I say starlink and f'elon can suck my ass.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That's insane.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Remember when our government spent billions of our taxes on getting high speed internet out to as many Americans as possible? Remember how literally nothing happened and they just shrugged when we asked where the money went?

This was during the Obama years too if memory serves correctly.

It doesn't matter what they decide to do. The money will magically vanish and we will all get left holding the bag once more.

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[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Lol, lmao even

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago

I would burn the money before giving it to the nazi

[–] yaroto98@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (9 children)

The tech behind starlink is good. LEO satellites play a purpose. Upsides are they have less latency than GEO satellites. Speeds are the same though.

Downside is you have to deploy them evenly as a constellation or else you get service inturruption. Which means if you look at any population map 90% of your constellation is going to be underutilized, and the other 10% is going to be full.

The real target audience should be mobile broadband. Airplanes, ships, RVs, cars, phones, etc.

But what do you do in the meantime? Fill in the unutilized constillation with rural residential. You can't compete with fiber tech, so you sue the govt for free money.

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[–] Sagan_Wept@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's a dumb ass idea, and I'm literally on Starlink right now

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