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If I moved to the middle of nowhere because of Starlink and them... "The sudden shutdown of Starlink services clearly qualifies as a National Emergency due to

If I moved to the middle of nowhere because of Starlink and them... "The sudden shutdown of Starlink services clearly qualifies as a National Emergency due to the widespread and unforeseen consequences such an action would have."

edoceo 2y ago
Is a third part of your comment missing or ...? I think this puts a focus on how much Internet connectivity is nearly necessary
nosioptar 2y ago
I worked for a satellite provider's customer service years ago. I'd get tons of calls from people upset that the service was only available in the US. About 40% were people trying to use it outside the US. (The other 60% were all from the same American state.) It's amazing what shit people expect sometimes.
- adastra22 2y ago
  Alaska?
  - SllX 2y ago
    My guess was Hawai'i but I too am curious which State it was.
  - nosioptar 2y ago
    Texas
- Dylan16807 2y ago
  Were a lot of those 40% near the US and with a good view of the satellite? If so I don't see why it's amazing they want to purchase services from your company.
usef- 2y ago
I didn't read the article deeply, but my impression is that it's mostly people that already live there - one firm has an exclusive license to provide internet. I think it's ok to complain about such a situation as internet is not the exclusive reason someone might choose a place to live. I often hear people complain about milder internet monopolies -for instance, one cable provider in their town. But this sounds higher stakes because that internet provider has a single satellite for the island, so one malfunction could cut (most? All?) access completely.
- madaxe_again 2y ago
  They seem to have outages quite frequently, and only recently started offering speeds above 5mbps (and price cuts) as a result of competition from starlink.
ascorbic 2y ago
What makes you think they moved to the middle of nowhere because of Starlink? These are people who've lived there for hundreds of years.
- pessimizer 2y ago
  The first permanent settlement in the Falklands was by a German in 1826. So hundred of years.
  - ascorbic 2y ago
    Hundreds - two of them.

edoceo 2y ago

Is a third part of your comment missing or ...? I think this puts a focus on how much Internet connectivity is nearly necessary

nosioptar 2y ago

I worked for a satellite provider's customer service years ago. I'd get tons of calls from people upset that the service was only available in the US. About 40% were people trying to use it outside the US. (The other 60% were all from the same American state.) It's amazing what shit people expect sometimes.

adastra22 2y ago
Alaska?
- SllX 2y ago
  My guess was Hawai'i but I too am curious which State it was.
- nosioptar 2y ago
  Texas
Dylan16807 2y ago
Were a lot of those 40% near the US and with a good view of the satellite? If so I don't see why it's amazing they want to purchase services from your company.

usef- 2y ago

I didn't read the article deeply, but my impression is that it's mostly people that already live there - one firm has an exclusive license to provide internet. I think it's ok to complain about such a situation as internet is not the exclusive reason someone might choose a place to live. I often hear people complain about milder internet monopolies -for instance, one cable provider in their town. But this sounds higher stakes because that internet provider has a single satellite for the island, so one malfunction could cut (most? All?) access completely.

madaxe_again 2y ago
They seem to have outages quite frequently, and only recently started offering speeds above 5mbps (and price cuts) as a result of competition from starlink.

ascorbic 2y ago

What makes you think they moved to the middle of nowhere because of Starlink? These are people who've lived there for hundreds of years.

pessimizer 2y ago
The first permanent settlement in the Falklands was by a German in 1826. So hundred of years.
- ascorbic 2y ago
  Hundreds - two of them.