NM_Gringo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoElon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand”www.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square234linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand”www.yahoo.comNM_Gringo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square234linkfedilink
minus-squareBarnWolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAnd I read somewhere that he may be trying to buy t mobile to be able to meet that demand.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoFuck, I hope not. My only other fiber option is ATT
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThen he will buy that too. America loves monopolies!
minus-squareSir. Haxalot@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThat doesn’t make much sense, how is a completely different infrastructure going to help their capacity issues? Unless the plan is to pivot from satellite to 5G or something
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI doubt he wants the actual infrastructure. He probably just wants their RF spectrum license.
minus-squareVAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOne shop for all connectivity infrastructure, so yes 5G too
minus-squarejollyrogue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOnly 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.
And I read somewhere that he may be trying to buy t mobile to be able to meet that demand.
Fuck, I hope not. My only other fiber option is ATT
Then he will buy that too. America loves monopolies!
That doesn’t make much sense, how is a completely different infrastructure going to help their capacity issues? Unless the plan is to pivot from satellite to 5G or something
I doubt he wants the actual infrastructure. He probably just wants their RF spectrum license.
One shop for all connectivity infrastructure, so yes 5G too
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.