Starlink

[Fixastuff]

As long as you understand that the "satellites" providing you internet coverage are nothing more than high altitude balloons.
Satellite envy

That link in no way supports that claim.

 

[tradosaurus]

That link in no way supports that claim.

yes it does. Why the need for balloons when there are supposedly 20,000+ satellites in orbit (which are never seen from the International Scuba Station).
satellite database

 

[cqaigy2]

Ah, looks like someone wants to do some trolling.

 

[BigBlue1]

yes it does. Why the need for balloons when there are supposedly 20,000+ satellites in orbit (which are never seen from the International Scuba Station).
satellite database

You're funny. Well, not that funny.

ISS orbits about 250 miles up. Starlink sats are orbiting around 345 miles up. Starlink sats are somewhere under 10 ft across (22 for the gen2). If you can pick out a 10ft item 100 miles away through the blackness of space above you then you have some great eyes. And there are around 2000-3000 sats in orbit. The 20,000+ is the final constellation size. Great of you to be so informed of things as you spread meaningless info. Carry on.

 

[tradosaurus]

Ah, looks like someone wants to do some trolling.

Refute my claim then instead of using "troll".

 

[BigBlue1]

Refute my claim then instead of using "troll".

What is your 'claim', beyond some random babble about "balloons"?

 

[tradosaurus]

What is your 'claim', beyond some random babble about "balloons"?

Not a "claim". I just posted the link.

The StratEx Space Dive jump-started interest in high-altitude balloons as alternatives to satellites. During the run-up to the record attempt, Google started Project Loon, a planned fleet of balloons that would provide internet services. A friend of Eustace’s, Taber MacCallum, helped create a company called World View, which aims to image Earth with balloons called Stratollites.

There are no pictures of satellites in "space".

This is science fiction:

This is fact:

 

[BigBlue1]

Ah, fantasy land. Got it. Carry on.

 

[tradosaurus]

Ah, fantasy land. Got it. Carry on.

Well when you believe something someone told you without proof that is usually called a religion.

 

[newbury]

And this thread used to be factual.

 

[BigBlue1]

Refute my claim then instead of using "troll".

What is your 'claim', beyond some random babble about "balloons"?

Not a "claim". I just posted the link.

Also, LOLz at the chain of comments.

But, hey, let's get this thread back to the topic of Starlink...

With a freezing rain carrying winter storm coming in tonight I proactively switched my system to pre-heat. Not that I've ever had to do it, but cleaning snow off the dish would be a lot easier than cleaning ice off of it.

 

[Fixastuff]

The link he posted talks about a company trying to use balloons as a low cost alternative to traditional satellites. Not one single word in it about satellites being fake.

 

[JethroB]

Moderate and heavy rains can interrupt my SL service. Usually for less than 20-30 minutes. Could falling snow not do the same? Asking.

 

[BigBlue1]

Moderate and heavy rains can interrupt my SL service. Usually for less than 20-30 minutes. Could falling snow not do the same? Asking.

Heavy snowfall can do it too. I think that's happened briefly for us a time or two. Though none of the SL outages due to weather have ever been as frequent or sensitive as weather was to our DirecTV service (that we ditched years ago for YouTubeTV).

 

[K5lwq]

I don’t care if it is just balloons it works and works well. So not sure why it would matter if it were true?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Darn, I spent all that time building myths.

 

[tradosaurus]

I don’t care if it is just balloons it works and works well. So not sure why it would matter if it were true?

Just the fact that our tax dollars are being used to fund a huge lie.
Don't care what religion you worship just don't make me pay taxes to support it.

 

[K5lwq]

Just the fact that our tax dollars are being used to fund a huge lie.
Don't care what religion you worship just don't make me pay taxes to support it.

The only being I worship is God and He does not need your help.

I pay for my internet and have not asked you for anything. If you do not want to pay taxes then don’t. There is plenty of my tax dollars being spent for stupid things. If I can benefit once in a while from it then I will take it.

 

[LouNY]

Just the fact that our tax dollars are being used to fund a huge lie.
Don't care what religion you worship just don't make me pay taxes to support it.

So much of the time you are so full of BS it flows faster then a manure tanker could haul it away.

 

[tradosaurus]

So much of the time you are so full of BS it flows faster then a manure tanker could haul it away.

Insults but no facts to counter my facts. Typical cult member.
You are now on IGNORE, kemosabe.