• BarnWolf@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    And I read somewhere that he may be trying to buy t mobile to be able to meet that demand.

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      17 hours ago

      That doesn’t make much sense, how is a completely different infrastructure going to help their capacity issues? Unless the plan is to pivot from satellite to 5G or something

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        They already provide cell service via a different set of starlink satellites with special antenna, but its very bandwidth limited, for cellular deadzones. You can get it in many countries around the world today.

        They recently acquired more spectrum though, and with the v3 dishes will likely start to offer some sort of better sevice once they start launching.

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        8 hours ago

        Only people who aren’t close to a celltower would use the satellites, which would cut the usage considerably.

        Satellite as a primary network link for consumers was a dumb idea to start with, and it should have been a backup link to a land based ISP all along.

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          4 hours ago

          I would love to see solar/battery powered cell towers plopped down in the middle of nowhere with a starlink or other provider back link

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        16 hours ago

        One shop for all connectivity infrastructure, so yes 5G too