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What's the point of Starlink?

with 4G/5G home internet, there's no real point anymore.



You likely live in a country with a population smaller than 5% of the worlds.

Many people do not have this option.

For me personally, the pathing of 5G and my broadband are too similar, so Starlink acts as a redundancy for these.


Where I live, I can try to use 4G. I get one bar of signal and when it's working I get anywhere from 0.2 to 20Mbps with 700ms (!) latency. It costs $80 for 150Gb a month.

Or I can use Starlink. I get a solid reliable signal, anywhere from 20-250 Mbps with 60ms latency. It costs $110 for unlimited bandwidth.

The real competition where I am is fixed wireless. That's 12 Mbps, 70ms latency, and $100/mo.


Decent satellite internet for people who can't get anything else?

I don't see how 4G/5G home internet existing removes the point of it.




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