• the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    If musks name is on it it is going to be shit, this isn’t a difficult trend to notice but dipshits still buy his bullshit for some dumbass reason.

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      2 days ago

      SpaceX does launches and Starlink does satellite internet.

      I think all the Musk hate here misses that moment - SpaceX does what it’s intended to do which is amazingly cool all by itself, Tesla made electric cars more popular, and Starlink made satellite internet more popular.

      These are good.

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    3 days ago

    I have to support a remote client that uses Starlink. It’s a nightmare. We can deal with slow connections, we can deal with bad ping, but with Starlink what we get is the entire connection dropping every minute or so, and coming back up a short while later. It’s unbelievably bad.

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      2 days ago

      but with Starlink what we get is the entire connection dropping every minute or so, and coming back up a short while later

      I can almost guarantee that’s because their terminal is in a shit location with too much of the sky obscured by trees or buildings. I had to set my parents up with it two years ago and if it can’t see as much of the constellation as possible it’s going to have periods of obstructed sattelite connectivity.

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          Yeahhhh about that.

          LEO satellites have a lot stronger signal and their phased array terminals have a surprisingly good SNR. This isn’t your grandpa’s Hughesnet.

          I never have more than a second or two of interruptions out there even though heavy rainstorms. Thunderstorms directly overhead sometimes knock it out for a few minutes if they’re dropping hail and lightning but I usually unplug my computer during those anyway. Its all about maximizing its view of the sky so it can always pick the strongest satellite at that time… M

          I hate musk too but the engineering quality in starlink is insane.

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          Good news is that it won’t be from Starlink unless they decide to start moving them higher. LEO has atmospheric drag that slowly decays orbits that aren’t actively maintained.

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          How do you have the knowledge of what Kessler Syndrome is but not understand what Low Earth Orbit is and how it works?

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            Ah yes, my comment clearly indicated Starlink was the sole cause an no additional satelites in various orbits will ever be needed, desired or will ever be launched by any other country because we are done and have all we need, forever.

            You are clearly very smart. I am so happy you are here to protect us from saying something stupid. That would be embarassing.

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      That’s not typical. Starlink is more stable than most. I monitor over 8 locations using multiple different services for internet access and Starlink is about as reliable as mpls.

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    The company, in a partnership with T-Mobile, is also expanding the constellation with larger, more powerful satellites to offer direct-to-cell text-messaging services, a line of business in which mobile phone users can send emergency text messages through the network in rural areas

    Good to know.