• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 days ago

    Every single time the land line ISPs have gotten money for rural broadband, they use it for something else and don’t build anything. Starlink actually built a network that works. Many places have gotten decent 5G home internet too.

    I have been promised fiber for over a decade yet the only wired connection available is a DSL network that’s been so poorly maintained that it barely even functions.

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      7 days ago

      Do you mean works or falls out of the sky routinely to litter the earth? We build lots as far as smaller ISPs go. You just don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.

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        6 days ago

        Starlink is designed to demise on re-entry. It’s a core criteria.

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            22 hours ago

            It means it burns up on re-entry and doesn’t litter the earth

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                7 hours ago

                I’d love to hear more about this conspiracy theory, can you elaborate?

                I think it’s hilarious that you think some Starlink satellites AREN’T designed to burn up. They all will, someday.