Thursday July 24th

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

T-Mobile just launched a competitor service yesterday.

And, very quickly retracting that. Their service piggybacks off of Starlink. I misremembered the original article I read.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    T-Mobile doesn't exist in Spain, right?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    Genuine question: Why do you need to rely on starlink or wonder about T-mobile in Spain? Unless one lives in the middoe of nowhere, there’s a wide range of ISP’s which cover most of the territory and offer high-speed service over fibre. If you don’t want to give your money to the big providers, Digi has expanded immensely as of late and they’re quite cheap. Sorry if that came off as nosey, you probably had to choose starlink for a good reason and already know about ISP’s in Spain

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I have a dream of living full-time aboard a sailboat and sailing around the world, so I was excited about Starlink for the prospect of being able to get Internet access in the middle of the ocean. That was before Musk went completely off the fascist deep end, though; now I'm really hoping for a competitor to spring up before I get to my boat phase.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Oh, I get it now! Yeah, unfortunately internet coverage from providers gets easily messed up even in the border with Portugal, and despite roaming being free, one may end up off the grid inadvertently, so it must be a lot more complicated in the middle of the sea. Wish I could help

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