Internet is really expensive here for some reason. There's cheaper ones but they are slow and limited for download so not suitable for what we need. You on the other hand need to save all your money to buy braces so your dentist can live the high life.
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In another year or two you'll be able to talk to Elon. Starlink's current US rate is $100 per month plus $500 for the base station. That is for 200MBS unlimited.
Plus you can take the base with you on your year off so you don't have to leave us behind!
I should be able to get Starlink in Q3 '21. The network is moving south...
200Mb/s is pretty good. I did a speed test on mine the other day and am getting about 110Mb/s which seemed ok to me. I don't ever need anything so quickly that I can't wait a few extra seconds.
I use Telstra, Australia's premiere/main telco as all the others use Telstra's infrastructure anyway. They can be frustrating at times but so can the smaller companies. I'm not sure we can get Starlink here, or will be able to get it. Time will tell.
Oh, you'll be able to get it. He's parking the satellites north to south so you will be last. At 1800 satellites PER YEAR it should only be 3 more years for global coverage. The Space X launch frequency is just amazing. They've had 25 launches this year alone.
I tell you now, you heard it here first. Elon is going to be the biggest internet provider on Earth in the not too distant future.
I've not heard about it to be honest, but will do some googling to see what it's all about. I watched a documentary a while back about the space race between certain high profile billionaires. It was pretty interesting and they way they're bringing other businesses up to speed concurrently, in fact bringing new companies into being to support them is really cool. And yet, I still wonder if they should be putting just a little more resource into caring for the planet we have.
Yeah. I am really most familiar with Space X. Every time they send a Cargo Dragon to the ISS they save the US $1 billion. Sending 3 astronauts there saves another billion. The satellite they launched for Sirius the other day saved them 1 billion and months of time.
Pretty soon you get some real money in savings.
Just yesterday was the 15th anniversary of the US' Orion program. One test capsule has flown one test flight. The program costs roughly 1.5 billion per year.
Elon really does care about Earth. It's why Tesla and Solar World.
I don't know what a cargo dragon is but it sounds exciting. I'm imagining a dragon that carries cargo.
Isn't it funny how a private company can save where the government cannot?
It's pretty well expected for me. Musk and his companies are just absolutely driven and they build everything in house.
Cargo Dragon is an unmanned capsule that ferries cargo to the ISS. Dragon is the master name (and former code name) of their capsules. Crew dragon is close to launching for the second time, I think in February. It's a huge payday for Space X and a huge savings for the consortium that runs the ISS, mostly the US.
On other news: The Las Vegas city council approved the city loop as proposed by the Boring Company, another Musk project. It will be 4.2 miles (almost 7km) that will eventually link McCaron Airport with Freemont Street and everything in between. It will feature 4 passenger Tesla purpose built cars for quick transportation. The first link built around the Convention Center (the former Riverside Casino) will open Q2 2021. Just crazy stuff.
It's an open secret that the actual boring machine is designed to mine minerals on astroids but has a really positive effect here on earth. 0 pollution and 0 disruption for the city streets. They just dig under everything. Next up, Austin Texas :)