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[–] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 9 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