Anonymous #2 4w

Better download speeds for more efficient gooning sounds better than a half trillion dollar fighter jet that hasn’t fought any wars.

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Anonymous #2 4w

But your point holds water.

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Anonymous #1 4w

Yes. Well bore rigs are also a thing. Shoot fibreoptic or PE gaslines already. We have the technology to make it work.

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Anonymous #3 4w

Amazon is testing gigabit satellite soon so maybe we don’t even need fiber optic for remote areas soon

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Anonymous #3 4w

I would hope that better access to internet services could encourage some work from home in rural communities. Theory sounds nice. But in practice, you are correct.

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Anonymous #1 4w

Oh shit. Well that’s pretty cool.

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Anonymous #1 4w

That would be cool, they’re gonna need a lot more satellites though. Plus I can’t imagine it’ll be cheap

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Anonymous #3 4w

I think the first testers will be enterprise customers so definitely not cheap, but if you live in a remote area and really want gigabit internet, it might just be cheaper than laying a fiber line 😭 once they have competition and the tech matures, I assume it’ll be cheaper. Not too long ago, satellite internet was an absolute shitshow and you were lucky to get airplane WiFi to check your email successfully

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Anonymous #1 4w

I mean yeah obviously it’d be cheaper than laying fiber or copper but I think the market of people in rural areas who can afford and will desperately want to pay $80/month + like $300 upfront for a terminal for gigabit speeds is pretty niche. Most casual Internet users will probably still opt for the 200Mbps $30/month fixed wireless from T-Mobile or AT&T if both options are available

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Anonymous #3 4w

Where are you going to get the ultra pure silica for the fiber optic? Norway or are you going to expand the mine at spruce pine NC

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Anonymous OP 4w

I wonder if someone owns a boring company

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