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Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by throwaway77385 »

traceroute66 wrote: post #66
arto wrote: post #18

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> the technological miracle and marvel that it is Its not a miracle or a marvel, its basic physics. LEO satellites will provide better internet experience than traditional satellites because they are closer to the earth. Now, whether you want to blow smoke up Mr Musk's backside because he was the first to market with Starlink is a different subject. But it also not a subject worthy of the "miracle" or "marvel" title.…

> Most Western countries are also busy improving fibre coverage to rural areas as old copper networks get decommissioned.

Ahaha, tell that to the UK countryside. I'm the last person who wants to stuff more money up Elmo's arse, but I have no other choice. Cannot wait for a competitor to show up, but just look at the head-start that Starlink has.

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by inglor_cz »

buyucu wrote: post #27

Everything I heard about Starlink indicates that it's very fickle and unreliable.

Maybe this is what you wanted to hear?

Because that is not the general experience at all. For a service whose necessary parts (the satellites) move in a rather hostile space environment, Starlink doesn't have that many outages.

I am on a Vodafone backbone buried optic cable here in CZ and yet there are a few unplanned short outages each month. Sometimes as short as 10 seconds, but working on a remote screen like my wife does, you definitely notice it.

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by Xss3 »

throwaway77385 wrote: post #71
traceroute66 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the technological miracle and marvel that it is Its not a miracle or a marvel, its basic physics. LEO satellites will provide better internet experience than traditional satellites because they are closer to the earth. Now, whether you want to blow smoke up Mr Musk's backside because he was the first to market with Starlink is a different subject. But it also not a subject worthy of the "miracle" or "marvel" title.…

> Most Western countries are also busy improving fibre coverage to rural areas as old copper networks get decommissioned. Ahaha, tell that to the UK countryside. I'm the last person who wants to stuff more money up Elmo's arse, but I have no other choice. Cannot wait for a competitor to show up, but just look at the head-start that Starlink has.

Out of all countries the UK is pretty blessed regarding rural internet access. Definitely one of the best.... Just not specifically for you.

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by philipallstar »

zubspace wrote: post #63
arto wrote: post #18

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Maybe I'm missinformed, but doesn't starlink have to comply with rules made by local authorities? Afaik, when the internet goes down, like it happened in Thailand, Starlink can't be used too, because it always roots traffic to a ground station near the source. If this would not happen, I would agree that Starlink is the future. But as it is right now, I don't see the point, unless you are living in or travelling to r…

I think lots more is routed through the satellite network now[0].

[0] https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/starlinks-inter-satellite-la...

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by Joel_Mckay »

paganel wrote: post #68
Joel_Mckay wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In general, your notions of front-line combat strategy is wrong. People on both sides used the fiber-optic platforms to target the RF Jammers/platforms first, and then deploy normal FPV platforms to chase down the soldiers. Note, one may buy a fiber network link kit for drones for around $650 USD off China online stores. Try to be more precise if you don't know something. =3

The drone tactics are changing by the week, to not say by the day, as I just saw a video 3-4 days ago of an Ukrainian soldier who had just cut the wire on a Russia fiber-optic drone and then a second fiber-optic drone came and took his life. So making generalisations like that might not be always right on the spot.

Yes, the fiber-units have also been used in ambush/trap setups, as they can sit dormant a lot longer.

Not a good time for all involved, that is for sure. =3

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by philipallstar »

traceroute66 wrote: post #66
arto wrote: post #18

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> the technological miracle and marvel that it is Its not a miracle or a marvel, its basic physics. LEO satellites will provide better internet experience than traditional satellites because they are closer to the earth. Now, whether you want to blow smoke up Mr Musk's backside because he was the first to market with Starlink is a different subject. But it also not a subject worthy of the "miracle" or "marvel" title.…

> LEO satellites will provide better internet experience than traditional satellites because they are closer to the earth.

The physics is the easiest bit of what Starlink have done.

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by stanac »

croisillon wrote: post #59
stanac wrote: post #46

(Unrelated to main topic) Why is number of dead comments so high here? Do bots search for keywords that may increase views like "starlink" or something?

it's just 2 users, no?

You are right, 5 comments by 2 new users. But looking at "Why We Spiral", which has a similar number of comments, it has a single dead comment by an older account.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45240146

Re: Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage

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Post by mrweasel »

SirHumphrey wrote: post #61
cubix wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And if you live a rural, mostly wooded area like I do, fallen trees are constantly taking out the fiber services for days at a time.

They aren’t buried? Or do the roots tear the fibre?

A lot of countries still uses poles for cables, and fiber. It's always super weird to see when you're from an area that buries everything except high voltage powerlines.

For areas with frequent earthquakes I think poles are preferred because it's easier to fix broken cables.

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