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> 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.
by 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?