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Elon has already stated that Starlink is not a replacement for a quality wired/fiber connection. His goal with Starlink is to cover areas that aren't covered by

Elon has already stated that Starlink is not a replacement for a quality wired/fiber connection. His goal with Starlink is to cover areas that aren't covered by ISPs for whatever reason.

NikolaNovak 3y ago
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- hoseja 3y ago
  Almost as if he's human. Better replace him with a bolshevik committee!
  - CooCooCaCha 3y ago
    I love how some people see holding others accountable as communism. And by love I mean it’s an incredibly stupid and toxic attitude.
  - NikolaNovak 3y ago
    What the Frick. Yes we are all human. But I think there's a massive demonstrable difference between human beings as to their consistency over time and humility In acknowledging it. To learn and to change is noble! But with some people it seems more of being fickle than actual learning and changing. The Bolshevik committee thing, I cannot even behind to parse. I think some people have such internal strong opinions and anger and constant mental fights with some perceived other devil side, that random unconnected bits just spew out occasionally into real world discussions. Are we going to add words nazi and woke and socialist to this as well? :(
wmf 3y ago
I once read about a gas station chain that used VSAT for credit card processing because it's faster than POTS and they didn't have to deal with different local telcos/ISPs. I'm not sure how true that is, but for some low-bandwidth uses I can see the appeal of having a single national/worldwide ISP.
- Closi 3y ago
  I work in manufacturing/logistics and lots of facilities have starlink. With all software in the cloud now (e.g. WMS) losing connectivity can cause a facility to stop, so having an entirely segregated line on an entirely separate technology platform is worth a lot. Lots of production/warehouse facilities struggle to get truly redundant lines to them, and often are sitting outside of 4G range.
- LorenDB 3y ago
  Yeah, that completely makes sense. The comment I was thinking of was made in the context of Starlink for home users. By the way, I think that comment was from the 2023 SpaceX all-hands talk that was posted online if you wish to find it yourself.

Elon has already stated that Starlink is not a replacement for a quality wired/fiber connection. His goal with Starlink is to cover areas that aren't covered by ISPs for whatever reason.

NikolaNovak 3y ago

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hoseja 3y ago
Almost as if he's human. Better replace him with a bolshevik committee!
- CooCooCaCha 3y ago
  I love how some people see holding others accountable as communism. And by love I mean it’s an incredibly stupid and toxic attitude.
- NikolaNovak 3y ago
  What the Frick. Yes we are all human. But I think there's a massive demonstrable difference between human beings as to their consistency over time and humility In acknowledging it. To learn and to change is noble! But with some people it seems more of being fickle than actual learning and changing. The Bolshevik committee thing, I cannot even behind to parse. I think some people have such internal strong opinions and anger and constant mental fights with some perceived other devil side, that random unconnected bits just spew out occasionally into real world discussions. Are we going to add words nazi and woke and socialist to this as well? :(

wmf 3y ago

I once read about a gas station chain that used VSAT for credit card processing because it's faster than POTS and they didn't have to deal with different local telcos/ISPs. I'm not sure how true that is, but for some low-bandwidth uses I can see the appeal of having a single national/worldwide ISP.

Closi 3y ago
I work in manufacturing/logistics and lots of facilities have starlink. With all software in the cloud now (e.g. WMS) losing connectivity can cause a facility to stop, so having an entirely segregated line on an entirely separate technology platform is worth a lot. Lots of production/warehouse facilities struggle to get truly redundant lines to them, and often are sitting outside of 4G range.
LorenDB 3y ago
Yeah, that completely makes sense. The comment I was thinking of was made in the context of Starlink for home users. By the way, I think that comment was from the 2023 SpaceX all-hands talk that was posted online if you wish to find it yourself.