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Let them eat starlink! (mander.xyz)
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[–] 88 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I looked into Starlink years ago when I was RVing. It came out to over $600 up front in equipment costs, THEN $240 a month or w/e. And it's not like Elon wasn't a piece of shit back then, either. $50 a month for T-Mobile "5G at home" with no upfront or hidden costs did the trick nicely and bridged the gap until I found a place with cheap fiber. Now I have 2.5Gbps up and down and it's still less than half the price of Starlink before this price hike.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's worth it.

    If you're in the middle of the Pacific often.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Starlink makes sense for the scenario it was designed fill the gap for. A lack of any other terrestrial options.

    Legacy satellite has always been terrible, but the only option in many rural areas, and obviously the middle of nowhere. Starlink is an insanely reliable and decent deal in most of those circumstances. That's it's bread and butter.

    But if you have literally any other option, it's usually not the best choice, it's not meant to be the best choice, it's intended for use where it's likely the only choice.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago*

    One of my brothers is in Alaska right now. It’s wild to me that he even gets internet where he’s at. Where he’s at they don’t even have mailboxes just PO Boxes.

    He is sharing 1TB a month among ~60 people tho

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