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Elon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand” (www.yahoo.com)
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[–] 1 point 3 months ago* (1 child)

Satellite constellations could cut that down by 33%

Ok this is pure marketing bullshit. Source? The physics simply doesn't check out.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    The speed of light in fiber optic cable is ~66% of what the speed of light in vacuum is (or radio signals in atmosphere). Signal first has to go up but then travels faster than in fiber optics cable and arrives faster. Hence faster ping.

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