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steve  ·  1026 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Starlink is a very big deal

    Wasn't everyone complaining about inadequate ISP options not long ago?

I was (and still am) certainly complaining. we have zero market competition for internet in my area.





wasoxygen  ·  1025 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I sympathize with your plight, living in a part of the world where the law shields ISPs from municipal competition. City WiFi is not ideal, but could promote better service.

You and your neighbors complaining that you have dollars you want to exchange for better data is the most hopeful approach, I think. HughesNet and Viasat already offer satellite service with speeds that would have seemed great ten years ago, Starry is expanding its wireless network, and Starlink adding one more potential option at least isn't making the situation worse, assuming you are not a grumpy astronomer.