Subj : Re: Musk's Starlink
To : August Abolins
From : Daniel
Date : Mon Jun 15 2020 11:26 pm
-=> August Abolins wrote to Daniel <=-
AA> Hello Daniel!
AA> Sorry.. I did not mean to discredit the entire effort. But I was just
AA> thinking of those pieces as "junk" as they are decomissioned into lower
AA> orbit and into reentry for burn up. There is a risk that some debri
AA> would remain and possibly cause damage. Coordinating a satellite back
AA> into decent to earth and avoid stiking an airliner could be a
AA> challenge.
It would likely burn up on re-entry enough to reduce a risk, as well as
considering the probability that any object would be in harm's way even if it
didn't.
AA> It will be very interesting when the real figures pop up. Right now, I
AA> am not interested in paying more than $40/mo for any kind of internet.
AA> The concept is already overpriced as it is, imho.
Yeah, we all have our budgets. I agree that internet is too expensive as it is.
AA> Actually, it's pretty sad to witness so much attention to the internet
AA> when ordinary phone quality seems to be diminishing year by year. I am
AA> so fed up with the audio lag and echo that people have when they call
AA> from their VoIP lines or cell phones. Almost every one having
AA> discontinued their landlines in favour of lower-cost VoIP or cell
AA> phones sound like they are all under water.
I've seen a decline on phone use personally. Most people I know don't wish to
speak on the phone. They want to text message, use social media, or talk in
person.
AA> With the orbital satellites contantly on the move, I did not expect
AA> that a user would need a fixed dish. I imagine it would work much like
AA> GPS operates. I am impressed how quickly my portable GPS Drive-60
AA> device can track and report the speed of my vehicle to the second in
AA> real-time.
GPS uses far fewer satellites to triangulate your position as well.
AA> But not more than $40/mo for me!
Fair enough.
Daniel Traechin
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