• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    There’s a massive number of people for who the options are Starlink, or no Internet.

    A lot of users here really can’t wrap their head around just how remote some people are. And then there’s vessels at sea etc.

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      14 hours ago

      yea we use Starlink at home, otherwise it’s ADSL that barely works -and I mean barely- and costs the exact same.

      • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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        2 hours ago

        Yeah, we had ADSL where I live for a long time before we go fibre. Even with the exchange directly across the road from my house, it was painful.

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      19 hours ago

      We had Starlink for a few months when we moved into our house. It was a new build and we were one of the first in the neighborhood, so the telecoms hadn’t laid out wire yet.

      It was honestly great. We’d get almost a gig down and never really had any connection issues unless it was heavy snow.

      My in laws live in the middle of nowhere and they went from I want to say hughsnet to Starlink and it’s been night and day for them.

    • Joelk111@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Starlink has also been huge for vanlifers wanting to remote in to their jobs, but live on the road.