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> It's impossible, it'll never work, no one will want to use it.

Of the issues I've heard tied to Starlink, none are these three.

The issues usually are: Expensive, slow, weather related connection issues, blocking sky, space junk and/or falling debri.

I'd include ethics of giving money to Musk.

The real test would be if you gave end users in the most remote areas the money directly and let them make their own decisions on how they got internet would they wait 5 years and pay for some microwave tower govt thing or go buy starlink today.

> would they wait 5 years and pay for some microwave tower govt thing or go buy starlink today

They'd probably pay to keep their electricity on for another month. Or 4 months because it's a starlink-level of cash.

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