So, my parents livr in an area where the only internet available is satellite. It sucks.
However, they also have satellite TV and can watch that no problem.
What’s the difference? Is it just a scale issue where TV has more money and resources compared to satellite internet companies?
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A satellite tv is the sending the same thing to “billions” of homes (generally millions but it doesnt matter). It does not require any signal back from the homes and doesnt send different things to different homes.
A satellite internet connection is different things to different homes. And the signal has to go from home to satelite to internet and back again.
This is why Elon Musk’s internet is (promising to be) doing ok compared to older satellite internets. Older internets used 1 or 2 satellites and were generally slow. Musks uses dozens (planned to be hundreds) of new, fast satellites garunteeing everyone will get a quick connection.
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