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		glzone1 on Feb 10, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starlink and T-Mobile open satellite texting test ... The real test would be if you gave end users in the most remote areas the money directly and let them make their own decisions on how they got internet would they wait 5 years and pay for some microwave tower govt thing or go buy starlink today.

WarOnPrivacy on Feb 11, 2025 [–]

> would they wait 5 years and pay for some microwave tower govt thing or go buy starlink today

They'd probably pay to keep their electricity on for another month. Or 4 months because it's a starlink-level of cash.

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