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powerMiserOz t1_j9dqfsn wrote

Reply to comment by CandidateNo1172 in Starlink’s “Global Roaming” promises worldwide access for $200 a month by ethereal3xp

Don't forget developing countries. Some parts of the world don't even have viable mobile networks as yet. This will be a great alternative for them to waiting a few years for some sort of fibre/copper network connection for high bandwidth usage needs.

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Hornman84 t1_j9e3iqy wrote

Developing countries cannot afford 200$ a month in most cases.

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duckduckohno t1_j9fvod0 wrote

"You too can help a child, with the gift of the internet, for just the cost of a cup of Starbucks coffee a day. "

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Reddit-runner t1_j9iin33 wrote

You can still purchase the cheaper fixed versions and then "internet pool" with your neighbours.

Sure, it's not achievable for the 1$/day folks, but there are plenty of people far better off than that but still don't have Internet access so far.

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Hornman84 t1_j9ijtf4 wrote

I don't say it's a bad thing overall. Promoting it as a solution for developing countries is just not right.

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Reddit-runner t1_j9ik1lh wrote

It is ONE of many solutions for a whole host of different problems.

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Hornman84 t1_j9ikzit wrote

It's not what I meant. Of course this can only solve access to internet. Duh! It's still not really affordable for a lot of people.

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Reddit-runner t1_j9iphu7 wrote

>It's still not really affordable for a lot of people.

Look at the average income of many Africans. There millions of people and small companies which can afford a shared access.

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Hornman84 t1_j9iune5 wrote

The average tells nothing. A good average can mean, that an individual earns a shizload of money, and many others have next to nothing.

Simple maths...

Shared access is actually a very good idea.

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Reddit-runner t1_j9iv245 wrote

Right. Then look up the median income. This will tell you better how many possible customers there are.

>Shared access is actually a very good idea.

Thanks. But it's not my own idea. It's what I gathered from Starlink presentations and info material.

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Hornman84 t1_j9j58x2 wrote

I didn't say it's your idea.

You are still generalizing. Not everywhere in Africa people could afford it. Africa is not one country.
Of course it might be. solution for a lot of people. In Africa, there won't be a lot, even though the need is pretty high.

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Koksny t1_j9drmau wrote

Not sure about that, the service price would have to decrease tenfold, to be even in range of shared community access in developing countries. Unfortunately not many retail customers in a developing country will be able to pay 100$+ a month for internet access.

Besides, most developing countries have surprisingly robust LTE/5G connectivity, since there was never opportunity to make a wired infrastructure, while services like mobile banking are extremely common.

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powerMiserOz t1_j9dtxxl wrote

Some do not all have 5G LTE. There are applications in private security and government in developing countries that don't even have functioning mobile networks yet (PNG springs to mind). But they do need network connected surveilance cameras across sites. Starlink is a good application of this.

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Samwarez t1_j9gtrsh wrote

forget developing countries, there are large areas in the US with no wired infrastructure and poor LTE/5G coverage. Im looking into one of these for my moms house.

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powerMiserOz t1_j9hcm5j wrote

Same also applies in Australia. We have the same issue, our government rolled out a national internet service. The wireless service exists, but is oversubscribed and slow. Starnet is already starting to be of concern.

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