0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kristapsk OP 12 Jan \ parent \ on: SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites relay their 1st text messages tech
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.
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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
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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).
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