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SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster

arstechnica.com
submitted
a year ago
byiareuniquetotechnology

Summary

SpaceX says changes to Starlink will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service. FCC has so far approved 7,500 Gen2 satellites.
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coffeeislife
a year ago
Now if only I could have consistent service
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froggyweather
a year ago
Has it been worth having?
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coffeeislife
a year ago
Where I live, yes. In an area with good cable or fiber, hell no.
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splitsecond
a year ago
That's what worries me and has prevented me from getting it. At the end of the day it's satellite Internet and we all know how that has always gone.
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coffeeislife
a year ago
I'll give them that at least they're providing service to underserved areas
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splitsecond
a year ago
Just take musk out of the picture and everybody would be happy
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coffeeislife
a year ago
Might happen if the Putin convos are true and something is done about it
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kaiserseahorse
a year ago
How much more sky pollution is this going to be and is this definitive speed or more "up to 1gig" speeds?
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blackbeardsship
a year ago
Given they are lowering altitude, it mean they're going to be more densely packed. Short answer, yes.
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kaiserseahorse
a year ago
I hope people start suing about this
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blackbeardsship
a year ago
Astronomers are trying. Just need to band together.
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iareuniqueOP
a year ago
Im always leery of Musk claims
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kaiserseahorse
a year ago
Probably a good policy lol aren't we going to Mars in the next 10 years for the 5th time now?
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iareuniqueOP
a year ago
Yup. It's always any day now 🙄
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valiantexplorer
a year ago
Ah the ole Telcom legal trick
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kaiserseahorse
a year ago
Of course hide behind legal speak
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valiantexplorer
a year ago
How else are you gonna do business?