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openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

Re: What's Wrong With

said by scots See Profile :

The service was (and still is) way too expensive for most people.
But the only real benefactor of this type of service will be emergency response teams, where cost typically isn't a concern. Besides, I don't see TerreStar's service plans being too awfully affordable considering the relatively large cost of launching satellites into orbit.
said by scots See Profile :

The phones are huge with biga$$ antennas, and as with any other type of satellite service they only work outdoors with a clear line of site to the sky.
And what would you expect these new terminals to be like for TerreStar's network?
voipdabbler

join:2006-04-27
Kalispell, MT

Money is an issue for rural government budgets

openbox,

Cost will be a factor in rural counties, especially those out West with a large federal presence that doesn't pay property or state income taxes on the property it holds or federal revenues generated by fees or services (yes, eminent domain means Uncle Sam can take, but don't expect him to give in return). I'm in a mountainous region in the northern Rockies and we have no problems with first responder communications via radio. This proposed solution isn't needed, is too expensive and putting yet more junk to orbit in space around us.
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