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Both Russia and Iran have figured out how to jam Starlink.

• tim333 6mo ago
  Starlink seems to function pretty well in Ukraine.
  • fragmede 6mo ago
    The kilometers of fiber-optic cable trailing behind Ukrainian drones beg to differ.
    • tim333 6mo ago
      I think they don't use starlink on those because it's too expensive / they don't have a enough. A roll of fiber is cheaper on a suicide drone.
      • fragmede 6mo ago
        I'm too far removed so I'm sure all the news I read is propaganda, but from first principles, you're on your front doorstop, and your nearest neighbor is 50km away, and you're shining a light back and forth to communicate with them. Your position is that there's no way some asshole can drive around with a truck with their headlights on and mess things up for you?
        • tim333 5mo ago
          I don't have a position on that but both sides have used tens of thousands on the things. The range is usually < 50km.