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UniversalMomentum t1_j25uumf wrote

I think that will wind up being one of it's more profitable uses because I don't see how it's beating landlines or even cellular long term. It sounds impressive, but it doesn't actually have a lot of subscribers which suggests real demand might be kind of low since it's generally more expensive than cable and less flexible than cellular so people have to be in the ever more rare areas that don't have cable internet AND where people want to pay for cellular phones AND satellite internet while most people without cable will settle on cellular only.

To me it will be hard to find a lot of profit in the model because it's complex and cable and cellular keep expanding, but for mission critical stuff in remote areas it could easily be the best option.. it's just that's kind of a low volume market for that amount of work.

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more_beans_mrtaggart t1_j28j3u4 wrote

I had starlink for a bit, then 5G reached my area and that was the end of that.

Starlink is slow, and occasionally quick. It was never quick when I needed it to be.

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Bdrax23 t1_j29x4y4 wrote

Well yeah...it's not fully operational yet. Fixed wireless is gonna be better as long as you have line of sight. My best effort is always fast enough. And we can't get cell service here so it works best for us

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