Starlink v2 satelites will ruin science. - eviltoast
  • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Isn’t Starlink also too expensive because you have to replace the satellites every 5 years? As in you’d have to sell to basically everybody on earth to be profitable. And they charge 50Euros a month, almost twice as much as I currently pay, and I’m satisfied with my current provider.

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      1 month ago

      Their target market is people who don’t have a better option, not people who already have fibre to the door.

        • dubious@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          not exactly. many starlink users are not your grandpa in his $500k RV. it’s the digital nomad in their $5k RV held together by duct tape. some of us would do anything to get away from all the bullshit of modern society, and quite frankly i think the world needs more of us.

          • Saledovil@sh.itjust.works
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            1 month ago

            I was being sarcastic. I simply don’t believe that there’s enough money to be made selling satellite internet to support replacing a large constellation of satellites every 5 years. Especially since Starlink’s competitors use higher up satellites, meaning they don’t have to replace their satellites as often.

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      1 month ago

      50Euros a month, almost twice as much as I current pay

      Wow Canada sucks in our ISP choices

      • Asafum@feddit.nl
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        1 month ago

        Cries in long island

        I have one option that isn’t 4g wireless crap… It’s $110/month for 500mbps… It was $80/month but they felt the need to make more money by eliminating their lower tiers and “forcing” you to upgrade… I just suddenly had a 500mbps plan and $110 bill without asking them to change anything…

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      I’m sure they ran the numbers and saw a goldmine in the future, except goldmines pale in comparison. They can serve a global market and can grow basically to serve the entire world. Their internal launch costs will continue to get lower and satellites can be improved to last longer.