• navi@lemmy.tespia.org
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      1 year ago

      Good for space, bad for actual usage.

      High latency works alright for some things but for many things real time data rates are needed. A 700ms ping on everything is just not great.

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      There’s ways to position them in LEO that are sustainable. Geostationary for internet means they’re going to be about as useful as dialup for any modern usage. Far too much latency to do even a Zoom call.