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> Starlink Only when (if) Stalink removes the need for base stations and just sends the traffic directly between satellites.
by robertlagrant 1y ago
> Starlink
Only when (if) Stalink removes the need for base stations and just sends the traffic directly between satellites.
- ACCount36 1y agoIt already does that. That's how Starlink works over the ocean.
- coderatlarge 1y agodoes that mean the authorities can’t locate someone transmitting or receiving to/from starlink? in many places the consequences of detection could be dire…
- ACCount36 1y agoNo. The links between the satellites are lasers, but the user traffic still goes up and down over radio. You still need the Starlink coverage to be enabled on system level, and the local government to care enough to track down Starlink users at the same time. I can't imagine that there are many countries that meet both criteria.
- coderatlarge 1y agoi believe countries with major firewalls and vpn blocking policies would track down and make examples of a set of users periodically if only to deter others.
- robertlagrant 1y agoOh, cool. I haven't kept up to date. That's amazing.