[–] 12 points 2 years ago

All of the people who can afford it live in cities that have perfectly good internet.

I think this generalization is far from valid

  • You're assuming US prices, Starlink can go cheaper and they have shown they will do market specific pricing
  • South Africa is one example where there are plenty of areas outside big cities where people could afford it
  • Starlink doesn't have to be ordered by individuals. Smaller rural communities could have a shared terminal

This is assuming it's not cheaper/faster to just use mobile service, which has had great adoption in Africa and will probably be true in a lot of areas as you noted. Still, there's a ton of people in Africa and a lot of area to cover. I think there is a good market there for Starlink

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    I mean yes, obviously, that's the point of the mission?

    Investigating the potential habitability of Europa is the main purpose of NASA's Europa Clipper mission

    Although I definitely like the "Captain Obvious" type headline better than the usual clickbait

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    Africa will be a huge market for Starlink I think.

    Regarding the fee, probably the seller concerning the sale of the terminal. But Starlink would have to provide a contract, so they could be liable as well. Depends who the contract party is - in this case I suppose it is an abroad address. That should be easy to fix for Starlink by geoblocking for now

    I guess the reason it works at all right now is due to RV type mobile contracts

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