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Doubt it. Elon's made his fortune by replacing existing products with superior alternatives. He's said in every case that driving cost down is one of the most i
by aerovistae 10y ago
Doubt it. Elon's made his fortune by replacing existing products with superior alternatives. He's said in every case that driving cost down is one of the most important parts of creating something people want.
Why do you think he wouldn't do the same here? He knows everyone hates existing telecoms. He's trying to create a better alternative.
- quonn 10y ago> He knows everyone hates existing telecoms. Not true everywhere. I'm paying < $40/month for a 100 MBit connection and I don't hate my telecom.
- ctchocula 10y agoCompetition makes a big difference. Just over a year ago with Google Fiber rearing up, my ISP offered 150Mbps for $35. This year with Google Fiber downsizing, the big American ISPs are back to their duopoly: 25Mbps for $40 or 10Mbps for $30. Hopefully SpaceX is able to force them to lower rates for everyone.
- legolas2412 10y agoIt's not going to replace internet for cities/towns. Think of the latency! It is directed towards middle of nowhere areas where nobody provides fiber.
- nitrogen 10y agoIf the satellites are in LEO, latency won't be that bad. At 700km height mentioned elsewhere in the thread, added latency might be 10-20ms based on halving the numbers at https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r100277-Whats-the-latency-predicted-with-LEO-satellites https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r100277-Whats-the-latency-p... (from 16 years ago).
- rconti 10y ago30ms of latency is mentioned in the article, due to the low orbital altitude.
- scarmig 10y agoI'll hate on Comcast enough for two people, then. Or ten, or a thousand. It's unbounded, really.
- mrDmrTmrJ 10y agoWhich telecom provider?