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I am torned between cool new tech with lower latencies and are we really going to launch thousands of satellites polluting orbit in order to shave 10ms from con
by me_me_me 6y ago
I am torned between cool new tech with lower latencies and are we really going to launch thousands of satellites polluting orbit in order to shave 10ms from connection?
- nickik 6y agoShould we also stop using cargo ships because they pollute the water? Or planes because they pollute the air? Don't cables in the ground pollute the environment? Isn't every single way to get internet or anything to your house polluting? These are controlled space craft flying in a known low orbit, they all have a life-cycle and will de-orbit once they are not needed and even if the propulsion system breaks, they will be on a known path and will deorbit within a few years. Uncontrolled space craft and things to small to track are the real issue.
- pathseeker 6y agoIt's not 10ms, it's hundreds. GEO orbit ISPs provide a service that's complete garbage for desperate people with no other options. The latency is bad enough that voice and video calls are miserable, online gaming it out of the question, and just loading a web page takes 10+ seconds because of the round trips required.