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SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster
arstechnica.com
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6 mos ago
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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
6 mos ago
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Now if only I could have consistent service
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froggyweather
6 mos ago
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Has it been worth having?
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coffeeislife
6 mos ago
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Where I live, yes. In an area with good cable or fiber, hell no.
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splitsecond
6 mos ago
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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
6 mos ago
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I'll give them that at least they're providing service to underserved areas
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splitsecond
5 mos ago
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Just take musk out of the picture and everybody would be happy
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coffeeislife
5 mos ago
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Might happen if the Putin convos are true and something is done about it
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kaiserseahorse
6 mos ago
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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
6 mos ago
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Given they are lowering altitude, it mean they're going to be more densely packed. Short answer, yes.
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kaiserseahorse
6 mos ago
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I hope people start suing about this
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blackbeardsship
6 mos ago
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Astronomers are trying. Just need to band together.
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iareunique
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6 mos ago
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Im always leery of Musk claims
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kaiserseahorse
6 mos ago
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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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iareunique
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5 mos ago
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Yup. It's always any day now 🙄
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valiantexplorer
6 mos ago
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Ah the ole Telcom legal trick
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kaiserseahorse
6 mos ago
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Of course hide behind legal speak
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valiantexplorer
6 mos ago
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How else are you gonna do business?