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This might be good for responders, but not so much the victims. But then responders will have their own networks so won't need this. When you've been hit like
by bena 2y ago
This might be good for responders, but not so much the victims. But then responders will have their own networks so won't need this.
When you've been hit like this, you aren't going to use your power for this. You have bigger issues. You have to dry out your house, demolition, etc. And that's when you get power. You might not get it for weeks. And honestly, once power reaches residences, power to other services has usually been restored already.
Either this is well-meaning but ill-executed. Or meant to be seen as well-meaning, but with the realization that is almost purely gestural.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoIt's okay not to know what you're talking about. Something wrong in every paragraph
- AdamJacobMuller 2y agoIf you check out the people doing this, they are bringing other things and not just starlinks, generators, fuel, dehumidifiers, etc One of the most interesting ones is Shawn Hendrix on X: https://x.com/TheShawnHendrix https://x.com/TheShawnHendrix While I'm sure having internet isn't their focus, a starlink draws a trivial amount of power especially relative to a dehumidifier/fans/etc and you can only work for so many hours a day. Being able to sit around at the end of the day and watch some youtube and being able to communicate with friends and family would be the difference between an awful situation and completely untenable one, personally.
- dadadad100 2y agoCell service is down. Wi-Fi calling/ text/ email may be the only thing working in many cases
- seadan83 2y agoText was working well before voice calls. Had first voice call with family in area just yesterday. Data started working then too. Was texting with them 5 days ago though (sunday). Wifi and email would have needed a generator and satellite link (of one type or another)
- EricE 2y agoYou do realize people have generators/solar, right? That there are dozens of videos on Youtube of people setting them up and neighbors coming over to share bandwidth so they can communicate with family? Purely gestural? Can you be any more thoughtless?
- WalterBright 2y ago> you aren't going to use your power for this Sure you are. If you're, say, running off a gasoline generator, unplug A from it, plug Starlink in, make phone call, unplug Starlink, plug A back in. BTW, nearly everyone in my neighborhood has a generator because the power company fails whenever there's a storm.
- bena 2y agoIn the 30 days after the storm, the last thing we m thinking about is internet. It’s about cleaning up and assessing damage. These people will need communication, but this is like too little. They will be dealing with this for years.
- seadan83 2y agoThis, the important communication is door to door. Letting distant relatives know you're okay is lower on the priority list. To boot, conventional satellite works fine for that purpose as well. Two issues though: stores need internet to allow credit cards. The cash only economy in place is painful. Second, lot of folks in Appalachia are poor. I'm told via family in the area that some people wanted to stock up before the storm, but the end of month paycheck was not soon enough.
- bena 2y agoWhen we lost our house in a hurricane, the best part of the day was seeing Red Cross coming with hot food.
- WalterBright 2y agoI have no doubt. When cold and dirty and wet and hungry, hot food is the greatest!