Subj : cheap 5G coverage via Starlink
To   : Arelor
From : Ogg
Date : Thu Jul 15 2021 20:13:00

Hello Arelor!

** On Thursday 15.07.21 - 08:33, Arelor wrote to Andeddu:

 >>   By: Ogg to Andeddu on Tue Jul 13 2021 08:58 am
 >>
 >>> Cheap is not a realistic adjective to describe Starlink.
 >>> :D

[...]

 >>> There was no assurance that the equipment could be
 >>> replaced economically should it sustain weather/electrical
 >>> damage. Another $600 would be a big blow.

 >>> I dunno..  but maybe being in the rural setting as I am
 >>> now, doesn't need all the wizbang of high-speed internet
 >>> when the the peace and beauty of the rural life-style is
 >>> why I prefer this setting.  A simple 4G phone (3G speeds)
 >>> activated as a moble hotspot seems to be quite enough and
 >>> far less expensive than a Starlink solution.

 A> It is the sort of thing that will be cheap when time comes.

I doubt that Starlink will be marketed that way. I think its  
service will be treated as a premium service and therefore  
justify the high entry cost and ongoing monthly cost.

 A> Also, if you can set an access point in a settlement in the
 A> middle of nowhere and grant 1 meg per user, it is a massive
 A> upgrade for people who had nothing before.

 A> Or, actually, a massive downgrade, because the Facebooks
 A> and Googles of this world will now start playing with their
 A> minds for their own goals...

Probably the latter.  :/

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