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0 pointstaf27y ago0 comments

I was hoping for $1 or less that opens the world up to unblocked high speed internet. Imagine the signal that is not blocked by any national firewalls

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bhelkey7y ago

The satellites alone are expected to cost at least 10 billion USD [1]. Add in the antenna on the ground and it seems exceedingly unlikely that this will go for $1 a month.

[1] - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/05/block-5-spacex-incre...

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0 pointstaf27y ago0 comments

I was hoping for $1 or less that opens the world up to unblocked high speed internet. Imagine the signal that is not blocked by any national firewalls

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bhelkey7y ago

The satellites alone are expected to cost at least 10 billion USD [1]. Add in the antenna on the ground and it seems exceedingly unlikely that this will go for $1 a month.

[1] - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/05/block-5-spacex-incre...

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