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HughesNet is geostationary, though, with a painful latency. Starlink should beat e.g. HughesNet, even with the same bandwidth and data budget, because the sate
by samcheng 6y ago
HughesNet is geostationary, though, with a painful latency.
Starlink should beat e.g. HughesNet, even with the same bandwidth and data budget, because the satellites are in low-earth orbit.
- Someone1234 6y agoI'm extremely confused by this reply. I essentially said this destroys HughesNet Gen5, and then went on to explain why its dominant market position could result in higher prices, and you felt that needed a reply saying that Starlink is superior to HughesNet? Huh?
- cinntaile 6y agoHe's not saying you're wrong, he just provides more context. You focused on price while he mentions latency as a major factor all else being equal. Maybe latency was implied in your original message, in that case he made it explicit.