• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Starlink makes sense for the scenario it was designed fill the gap for. A lack of any other terrestrial options.

    Legacy satellite has always been terrible, but the only option in many rural areas, and obviously the middle of nowhere. Starlink is an insanely reliable and decent deal in most of those circumstances. That’s it’s bread and butter.

    But if you have literally any other option, it’s usually not the best choice, it’s not meant to be the best choice, it’s intended for use where it’s likely the only choice.

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      6 hours ago

      One of my brothers is in Alaska right now. It’s wild to me that he even gets internet where he’s at. Where he’s at they don’t even have mailboxes just PO Boxes.

      He is sharing 1TB a month among ~60 people tho