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minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·2 months agoBasic physics says satellites using Ku-band or whatever they use can’t compete with fibre. Satellite internet has its uses like for ships at sea.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months agoOr rural and remote areas. I think it would be a ton of fun to go backpacking with a foldable solar panel and an antenna.
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago4G towers can have 100km radius
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoMaybe on flat ground under ideal circumstances, but there are plenty of times I go camping just a few km off the main road and the cell signal is completely gone.
Basic physics says satellites using Ku-band or whatever they use can’t compete with fibre.
Satellite internet has its uses like for ships at sea.
Or rural and remote areas. I think it would be a ton of fun to go backpacking with a foldable solar panel and an antenna.
4G towers can have 100km radius
Maybe on flat ground under ideal circumstances, but there are plenty of times I go camping just a few km off the main road and the cell signal is completely gone.