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Exoristosyesterday at 9:48 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Starlink ... is much pricier than mobile internet, and often costs more than even fibre broadband. The service ... halted new subscriptions for seven months to maintain connection quality. ... [T]he weather can mess up the signal: "You need a backup in those heavy months of rain."

There are really no shortcuts to the immense goal of covering the African continent with reliable internet.


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DoesntMatter22yesterday at 10:09 PM

No short cuts but it’s an amazing service that’s benefiting millions of people already and will likely start to benefit millions more in africa

fragmedeyesterday at 10:12 PM

I mean, it's not a shortcut to send tens of thousands of satellites into space instead of running copper wires across vast stretches of desert where they're going to get stolen, but it has certain advantages.

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