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[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Geo makes more sense for theses use cases. Yes you'll have more ping. But for data dumps it matters not.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What makes sense is the quality of service offered at the price point. There's a reason why Starlink outcompeted Hughes so badly.

[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, but as this article points out, the price point is a lie.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The price point has been very much true, it is just early on the enshittification curve.

With these price hikes, we'll see.

My point was that Hughes was really bad.