why do i feel like this is a good opportunity for an ultra-based response from Elon?
can't quite put my finger on it... something along the lines of him just bypassing the FCC and providing the service anyways. Then sue for more than the contract was originally worth.
The deep state doesn't want 855M dollars going to a person/corporation who will fight against them. Approve the project yet pull the funding and send the money elsewhere where it can be funneled to DS projects. This is a bait and switch endeavor to make Musk look like a fool. Yet I feel he will turn the tables on this situation and somehow get the money.
$885 Million for providing low speed internet to $643,000 remote locations in U.S. is only $1,300 per location.
The only companies that can do that are either Starlink, Viasat or Hughes Net (Dish).
The problem with Hughes Net Dish is that they limit internet usage to 200 GB per month.
If you stream a movie, there goes 20 GB. If you watch news videos, you're chewing up GBs. Most families would go through that in 10 to 14 days. After reaching limit, they reduce your speed to only 25 Mbps + high overage charges.
Viasat is compatible with Starlink, same download speeds, unlimited monthly data usage, slightly lower monthly cost than Starlink.
Starlink plans have up to 2 TB data per month, with some home plans limited to 1 TB. That's fine. Most homes will never use that amount in a month, unless internet is your only source of entertainment.
STARLINK could definitely provide the service. It's proven, not disputable.
My starlink plan says 'unlimited high speed internet'. $120/month. We have lots of stuff going on and works great so far. Had it for about 6 weeks now, very reliable.
I've set up starlinks for disaster relief sites and honestly they're amazing. I could have high speed internet available feeding one of our cradlepoints acting as a vpn tunnel set up and working in less than 20 minutes after arriving on a site. Wasn't a huge fan of the ones that only transmitted wirelessly but we learned to work around that. There's no way they have any actual doubts in starlinks capability. They're afraid of it
They are scared of uncontrolled information...
Came here to say the same. They don't want people to know the truth, just their propaganda.
Exactly, they can’t shutdown Starlink.
Musk should sue every single civil servant involved in this political decision personally.
Perhaps this is what triggered the civil servants?
https://greatawakening.win/p/1994fY7axE/starlink-scares-many-of-the-tota/c/
“They can shake their fists at the sky”
And their fear signals that Elon most likely is a WH.
Negative. ASTS (a Texas based company ) does it better without infringing on other carriers spectrum.
why do i feel like this is a good opportunity for an ultra-based response from Elon?
can't quite put my finger on it... something along the lines of him just bypassing the FCC and providing the service anyways. Then sue for more than the contract was originally worth.
But the government has hundreds of billions for Ukraine. Fucken clowns.
Didn’t the border czar also blow a couple of billion on a rural broadband scheme that never happened?
I vaguely recall that.
She blew more than that.
Which they never tracked where the money went! Probably because some of it circled around to those in the U.S. government, including Congress.
Just another three letter agency that is going to be FIRED soon. No UNEMPLOYMENT for them. NCSWIC
“…serve the specific area…”
You mean like the planet???
Then turn them off Elon
The deep state doesn't want 855M dollars going to a person/corporation who will fight against them. Approve the project yet pull the funding and send the money elsewhere where it can be funneled to DS projects. This is a bait and switch endeavor to make Musk look like a fool. Yet I feel he will turn the tables on this situation and somehow get the money.
Right. They funded Tesla and SpaceEx generously when he was a leftist.
$885 Million for providing low speed internet to $643,000 remote locations in U.S. is only $1,300 per location.
The only companies that can do that are either Starlink, Viasat or Hughes Net (Dish).
The problem with Hughes Net Dish is that they limit internet usage to 200 GB per month.
If you stream a movie, there goes 20 GB. If you watch news videos, you're chewing up GBs. Most families would go through that in 10 to 14 days. After reaching limit, they reduce your speed to only 25 Mbps + high overage charges.
Viasat is compatible with Starlink, same download speeds, unlimited monthly data usage, slightly lower monthly cost than Starlink.
Starlink plans have up to 2 TB data per month, with some home plans limited to 1 TB. That's fine. Most homes will never use that amount in a month, unless internet is your only source of entertainment.
STARLINK could definitely provide the service. It's proven, not disputable.
My starlink plan says 'unlimited high speed internet'. $120/month. We have lots of stuff going on and works great so far. Had it for about 6 weeks now, very reliable.
No, no, this is impossible. The FCC says that they cannot deliver the service!
Came here to say that our Starlink works great, waaaay better than the competition.
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1830210260126085561?s=19
I've set up starlinks for disaster relief sites and honestly they're amazing. I could have high speed internet available feeding one of our cradlepoints acting as a vpn tunnel set up and working in less than 20 minutes after arriving on a site. Wasn't a huge fan of the ones that only transmitted wirelessly but we learned to work around that. There's no way they have any actual doubts in starlinks capability. They're afraid of it
Sounds like a great investment opportunity. One billion raised privately, which means no government strings to be pulled.
This is a blessing. Like $40/ family, and it would all go to Starlink instead of 80% syphoned off by the government.
Starlink is only $40/mo? I thought their price has gone up to $120 (it was $99 a few years ago IIRC)
https://www.starlink.com/service-plans
Yeah. Mines 120.
$40.00 one time investment, like buying stock to fund the project privately.
$40.00 one time investment, like buying stock to fund the project privately.
That makes more sense. Thanks!
Just wow.
I have always felt Starlink/Space X is somehow behind the scenes doing work for Trump's Space Force.
Hes gonna do it himself
I hope Elon turns it on for free and removes all doubt that he can do it.
885 million. A drop in the bucket.
I am guessing Elon will deploy the internet service and then demand his money since he doesn't need the money up front!