FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:19 pm
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FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
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Re: FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 4:13 pm
Competition is always good for the consumer
Re: FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:24 pm
Hopefully they've solved the issues with satellite broadband that plagues Hughesnet. I wonder what kind of pings we'll see. This is exciting and it will force our ground based internet providers to provide better service if they want to stay in business.
Re: FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:30 pm
Actually, some satelite internet is surprisingly good. You still have to deal with high latency, but around here I have clients using Exide and it's pretty good.
Re: FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:31 pm
No way to fix ping issues. It just takes that long to communicate. Radio waves only travel at the sped of light. So it wont get any faster then about 200ms unless they are low orbit.