Vincent Cate wrote:
You can get Internet via radio links for reasonable prices. And via satellite for almost affordable prices. When Bill Gates 900 satellites get up there it should be very affordable.
... if a tad unrealiable?
The thought of 900 satelites in low orbit, all running NT, makes me shudder. Brings a new meaning to the expression "OS crash".
What are cypherpunks thoughts on this? Who really believes it'll work?
Doesn't the low orbit part mean that the satellites will have a low life expectancy, meaning a new launch every couple of days? (where's Gerald Bull when you need him - oh yes, now I remember ...)
The Iridium Project was pretty neat in this respect. I don't know what is happenning with it as of now. It had some 230+ satellites, and some smart routing techniques, if a satellite goes down. Vipul vipul@pobox.com