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Old 02-17-2018, 01:43 PM
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Itchy
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If you pay too much for Internet or only have it on your cell phone, or are in America in rural areas with no broadband or Geostationary Internet like Hughesnet or Echostar or some such. Space X is doing them in Low Earth Orbit, and having them orbit so fast that they will hand off to each other just like cell phones hand off to the next tower without us noticing when traveling.

When the entire constellation is launched there will be no dead spots except in building or underground just like Sirius radio. For homes we just put the same tiny antenna on the roof edge that we use on cars for Sirius radio now on cars. Internet in cars and entertainment streaming will be easy in cars, boats, RVs, apartments, schools etc. will be as easy.

This will bring the Internet to the poor around the world and give them a chance in the broader economic benefits to be had in today's connected societies.

Nothing for sale here just the articles online telling about what Elon Musk's privately held Space X is starting to test with their launch tomorrow.

Hate your cable or Internet provider? They've got competition now! Everywhere! (well, in a few years anyway.

I love Tech.

Read here: https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-fal...sunday-launch/

And here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/e...day/ar-BBJ90ei

Wow!
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