Starlink ISP

[LCADolby]

On the one side, the world could use the internet in all it's extreme reaches, it would certainly have helped in tracking the ping location of a particular lost commercial aircraft.

On the other, there's already too much space junk we need bring back down to earth and recycle before it becomes too dangerous to launch manned craft out of earth for fear of collision.

[Shuffler]

It would have done nothing for that aircraft location. Those sats exist now. The plane only checks in at certain times.

[LCADolby]

Imagine a laptop or phone being used by a passenger ~?

[Shuffler]

Most don't allow that.

[LCADolby]

Yes Shuffler, but some airlines offer Wi-Fi across their entire fleet while others only on certain types of planes and flights. Nowadays many planes come with internet access for a small fee.

[Vulcan]

Yes Shuffler, but some airlines offer Wi-Fi across their entire fleet while others only on certain types of planes and flights. Nowadays many planes come with internet access for a small fee.

Good luck getting a stable connection from a moving airliner having to hand off to low orbit satellites travelling at 7.6km/second.

[LCADolby]

Nothing overlapping hand-offs can't fix.. Some of you guys really lack lateral thinking, and there are people a lot smarter than us working on the technology.

[Shuffler]

Nothing overlapping hand-offs can't fix.. Some of you guys really lack lateral thinking, and there are people a lot smarter than us working on the technology.

Smart people make mistakes.

[Vulcan]

Nothing overlapping hand-offs can't fix.. Some of you guys really lack lateral thinking, and there are people a lot smarter than us working on the technology.

I've seen coverage estimates of around 2-4 seconds. While it may still provide an internet service, it is unlikely to be suitable for gaming apps or even voice apps.

[Eagler]

It will work for facebook, email and posting here but I doubt it will be anything but more warping planes in ma

Eagler

[Mano]

............and what if Starling actually works as promised?

If Starlink delivers, then the local isp's have some competition and will have to get off their duff's if they do not want to lose all of their rural customers and do some
serious upgrades. This could be a win win situation all the way around for the rural guys. 

I bought a Tesla two years ago. I still have not had to do any maintenance, period. Meanwhile, my son had to change two catalytic converters on a 4 year old car,
he does an oil change every 6,000 miles, replaces the oil filter, air filter, transmission fluid and it goes on and on. Maintenance can get pretty expensive.

Meanwhile my Tesla performs as promised (zero to sixty in less than 3 seconds) and
it gets about 300 miles on a charge. When I charge it the fee is about 10 dollars if the battery is really low.

I hope Starlink works.

 

[Shuffler]

............and what if Starling actually works as promised?

If Starlink delivers, then the local isp's have some competition and will have to get off their duff's if they do not want to lose all of their rural customers and do some
serious upgrades. This could be a win win situation all the way around for the rural guys. 

I bought a Tesla two years ago. I still have not had to do any maintenance, period. Meanwhile, my son had to change two catalytic converters on a 4 year old car,
he does an oil change every 6,000 miles, replaces the oil filter, air filter, transmission fluid and it goes on and on. Maintenance can get pretty expensive.

Meanwhile my Tesla performs as promised (zero to sixty in less than 3 seconds) and
it gets about 300 miles on a charge. When I charge it the fee is about 10 dollars if the battery is really low.

I hope Starlink works.

 

If it is actually useful, the other net companies will pull out and then starlink can charge what they really need to cover their cost.

[Spikes]

It will work for facebook, email and posting here but I doubt it will be anything but more warping planes in ma

Eagler

I guess joeblack uses starlink already then...

[Vulcan]

............and what if Starling actually works as promised?

Then scientists will have to revise the laws of physics in this universe.