Let's assume Starlink is some kind of scam. Is there a legitimate alternative possibility of a decentralized way of connecting to the internet from anywhere on earth? #asknostr
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If Starlink is a scam, could it be any worse than the likely monitoring and data harvesting from the current ISP's?
I'm actually very curious to see what plebs have to say about this.
mesh networks? I saw something on nostr a few days ago, I'll try to dig it out
Starlink is a platform, so yes, it will be captured in the long run.
They don’t get the same press, but there are other satellite providers out there:
What little I've looked at this, there's nothing really comparable to Starlink.
Except this:
My next question is that is this only for the BTC block distribution? I don't see any plans for internet connectivity on a cursory view of the site.
You are correct.
That's not useful for me, then. Unless I would go completely dark and I'd rather not at this point.
There are other satellite networks like Inmarsat, but I believe Starlink are the best technically right now.
Other networks are being launched every day. Including several from BRICS members.
Depends what your requirements, affiliations and budget are.
It kinda sucks to have to rely on satellite internet. It feels like stepping back into the early aughts with limits and crappy bandwidth. But, if it's the only way, it's the only way.
theory answer is NO
in practice it is cat n mouse game
I'm pretty sure there will be starlink competitors. There's also the idea for mesh nets.
But you bring up a good point. We should be doing more to prepare for these kind of situations.