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Comparing speed to ADSL is ridiculous. Slow ground internet is not a technology issue, it is a political issue. Even in russia in most major cities everyone (!
by ex3ndr 7y ago
Comparing speed to ADSL is ridiculous. Slow ground internet is not a technology issue, it is a political issue.
Even in russia in most major cities everyone (!) have optical (!) fiber directly (!) in their apartment (!).
If you want you can get 10GB in your average home. In USA in SF in Bernal Heights i can get RF link with 30mbits at best for ~5x price.
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- sneak 7y agoThe nice thing about global systems is that they short-circuit all local issues, both tech and political. As someone else pointed out, I anticipate Starlink will benefit even non-subscribers by motivating other providers to minimally compete.