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The elderly and maybe the very rural. I have a tough time thinking there is anyone rural enough who would not go for satellite internet though. Satellite TV i
by RajT88 1y ago
The elderly and maybe the very rural. I have a tough time thinking there is anyone rural enough who would not go for satellite internet though. Satellite TV is pretty standard in the country.
- ghaff 1y agoI wonder how usable (probably pretty slow) dialup would be at this point. Somewhat of a comment of bloated web pages but also the reality.
- chrisco255 1y agoProbably only good for email at this point and I think for some that's fine.
- ghaff 1y agoYeah, but I expect many of those people just use smartphones.
- chrisco255 1y agoI think its just pricepoint. Dial up was like $20 or $25 a month. If someone cares so little about modern internet to be fine with dial up speeds, they don't want to spend the money for satellite internet plus the dish and installation costs.
- shmerl 1y agoDial up bandwidth is of course bad, but how is latency in dial up vs satellite? Geosync orbit satellite latency is abysmal, unless you are talking about low orbit.
- esseph 1y agoLEO isn't great if you're surrounded by trees, unfortunately. I know a lot of people that were previously unhappy with their old ISP, went to LEO, and then returned to their old ISP within 1-3 months.