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The whole point of the original comment is that these are LEO satellites, rather than the geosynchronous satellites in use for previous internet service. These
by apendleton 12y ago
The whole point of the original comment is that these are LEO satellites, rather than the geosynchronous satellites in use for previous internet service. These won't be traditional; they'll be about a thirtieth as far away.
- throwaway90999 12y agoThere were mentions of both technologies and I was replying to devindotcom who was talking about how high latency satellites are still useful. Here's a link to that comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8920059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8920059 That is why I was careful to specify traditional satellite internet services. It appears the distinction was lost.