kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoGoogle and ATT invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to-smartphone servicearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down11
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkGoogle and ATT invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to-smartphone servicearstechnica.comkinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 years agoI mean, if you want to guarantee that it’s not something you can rely on…
minus-squarerobolemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 years agoGoogle will cancel the project in 18 months. AT&T will take over google’s part of it and promise never to raise rates but then they’ll add a new kind of fee every 2-3 months until you’re basically buying them a new satellite every month.
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eedeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoAnd they use that satellite to expand in areas that aren’t yours.
I mean, if you want to guarantee that it’s not something you can rely on…
Google will cancel the project in 18 months. AT&T will take over google’s part of it and promise never to raise rates but then they’ll add a new kind of fee every 2-3 months until you’re basically buying them a new satellite every month.
And they use that satellite to expand in areas that aren’t yours.