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tutetibiimperes t1_itr2ydv wrote

Reply to comment by Fearlessleader85 in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico

Starlink may be the best option for you if it’s available in your area.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itr35pt wrote

I saw it's in open trial here, but what type of latency does it have? I do work from home, so i need internet.

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SFXBTPD t1_itrnf7x wrote

My buddy can play multiplayer online videogames with it. His only complaint is it can take like half an hour to restart sometimes

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itro0qv wrote

The other internet i had couldn't even do Netflix. This one does better. If starlink was decent latency, i could possibly be convinced to switch.

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InfiniteJestV t1_itrothn wrote

I'm pretty sure it's consistent <100ms latency...

I may be misremembering, but around 70ms for avg. ping.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itrqrsl wrote

That's not that bad. I was consistently 700+.

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socialistcabletech t1_itrx738 wrote

Starlink uses satellites in low earth orbit, much less latency than something like xplornet. Around 20ms according to their own website, googling around says 50ms or so.

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