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minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoSome places have to use starlink sadly, like the ones in remote zones and islands in the middle of the ocean
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoGeo makes more sense for theses use cases. Yes you’ll have more ping. But for data dumps it matters not.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoWhat makes sense is the quality of service offered at the price point. There’s a reason why Starlink outcompeted Hughes so badly.
minus-squareSparroHawc@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoYeah, but as this article points out, the price point is a lie.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe price point has been very much true, it is just early on the enshittification curve. With these price hikes, we’ll see. My point was that Hughes was really bad.
Some places have to use starlink sadly, like the ones in remote zones and islands in the middle of the ocean
Geo makes more sense for theses use cases. Yes you’ll have more ping. But for data dumps it matters not.
What makes sense is the quality of service offered at the price point. There’s a reason why Starlink outcompeted Hughes so badly.
Yeah, but as this article points out, the price point is a lie.
The price point has been very much true, it is just early on the enshittification curve.
With these price hikes, we’ll see.
My point was that Hughes was really bad.