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Originally Posted by stevej37
Yes, I have had DirecTV....prices were high and internet was not worth paying for.
But I will say...it was about 8 years ago.
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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas
You've obviously never had DirecTV have you Steve.
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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas
I seriously doubt things have improved much in those 8 years. I would be willing to bet they haven't improved their rainy weather performance at all.
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THe proposed Amazon service is essentially the same as Musk's Starlink. It used LEO satellites (Low Earth Orbit) instead of the usual TV satellites (or Hughes DirecPC) which are Geostationary.
The orbit of Starlink satellites ranges from 340km up to about 1200 km (there are 3 layers). Geostationary satellites orbit at ~36,000km.
I would NOT use traditional GEO style satellite Internet like the Hughes Internet.
I would be willing to use Starlink, although I actually get good results from 5G cell service.
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