SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites relay their 1st text messages \ stacker news ~tech

SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites relay their 1st text messages www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-direct-to-cell-first-text-messages

5969 sats \ 17 comments \ @kristapsk 12 Jan tech

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207 sats \ 12 replies \ @kr 12 Jan

counting down the days until i can pay starlink and stop paying the telecom dinosaurs they’re about to disrupt

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kristapsk OP 12 Jan

Starlink makes sense on countryside, where it competes with mobile broadband. It's more expensive, but faster. But in Riga I pay 11 EUR per month for 100 Mbps wired Internet in a flat, makes no sense to use Starlink, besides latency is higher.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr 12 Jan

wow, sounds like you’re paying 5-10x less for mobile/internet than most service providers in Canada

435 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk OP 12 Jan

Yes, historically there have been a lots of competition in Riga, lots of small ISPs, so prices are cheap compared to the rest of the world. And in phone I mostly don't use WiFi too, as unlimited mobile broadband is cheap too (I pay around 50 EUR per month for three numbers, everything unlimited).

0 sats \ 8 replies \ @DiracDelta 12 Jan outlawed

stackers have outlawed this. turn on wild west mode in your /settings to see outlawed content.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @petehorvath 12 Jan freebie

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66 sats \ 1 reply \ @davidw 12 Jan

Not sure whether to be ‘pumped-up’ or ‘bummed-out’ about this news.

For those that are interested in reading more about the pros and cons of Starlink, this SN post might be a useful starting point. Even after learning a great deal, I’m still on the fence.

Every cell network may depend on Starlink at the pace they’re growing, if not compete directly with them in future.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk OP 13 Jan

Every cell network may depend on Starlink at the pace they’re growing

Don't see how. Starlink makes sense only in remote areas. In cities it's cheaper to provide service with towers on ground, connected via fiber. Starlink will always be more expensive and will have worse latency due to physics (speed of light).

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @xz 12 Jan

The dude should just dissolve x and use resources for other ventures, might lower the costs to users. Some parts of the world it may have cost benefit, but not in so many places.