NM_Gringo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoElon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand”www.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square264linkfedilinkarrow-up1834arrow-down119
arrow-up1815arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand”www.yahoo.comNM_Gringo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square264linkfedilink
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours ago Satellite constellations could cut that down by 33% Ok this is pure marketing bullshit. Source? The physics simply doesn’t check out.
minus-squareAlteredEgo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe speed of light in fiber optic cable is ~66% of what the speed of light in vacuum is (or radio signals in atmosphere). Signal first has to go up but then travels faster than in fiber optics cable and arrives faster. Hence faster ping.
Ok this is pure marketing bullshit. Source? The physics simply doesn’t check out.
The speed of light in fiber optic cable is ~66% of what the speed of light in vacuum is (or radio signals in atmosphere). Signal first has to go up but then travels faster than in fiber optics cable and arrives faster. Hence faster ping.