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Have they solved both the low-bandwidth and high-latency issues? I tried HughesNet "broadband" last year visiting family, and it was substantially more expensi
by ascagnel_ 9y ago
Have they solved both the low-bandwidth and high-latency issues? I tried HughesNet "broadband" last year visiting family, and it was substantially more expensive than cable/fiber on a monthly basis, had more expensive equipment (satellite dish vs. cable modem), latency high enough to be obvious even on regular web browsing, low enough bandwidth for Netflix streaming to be an issue, and had a cap. It's a viable option only if you insist on living in a truly rural area.
- zamalek 9y agoI'm not sure about bandwidth; however, Starlink sats will be much lower than current internet sats. This equates to less lightmilliseconds. The fact that the light us travelling along a larger sphere than the ground (presumably resulting in larger international latencies) is less of a problem than you would think: there are fewer switching devices between devices - how that actually pans out is a big question. I really think that it's simply a gamble beyond the enormous costs that you confirmed.