Quote from: Ken R on May 16, 2024, 14:33:50I cancelled last year selling the hardware, I was a full-time RVr fir a while just can't justify the cost even where I purchased a house I'm in a $90 zone, but have access to cable Internet 4x faster for half the price of starlink, if I could turn in on and off by the day and only pay for 24 hour blocks I would keep it for trips and camping, Elon basically gaslighted people about the pricing of the service since day one! It was supposed to get More Affordable as the service grew and more birds were launched, if he doesn't get over himself soon the competition will bite back quickly!
Why would it get cheaper as more satellites are launched? The more that are launched the higher the cost to SpaceX. There are only a few things that can reduce price:
1. More users using the service would split the costs more
2. Government funding to lower the investment cost (that got denied recently)
3. The whole network going up + time, albeit since the network lasts only 5-6 years before needing relaunching, the gain would be limited
4. Lowering of capital costs (like starship being finished allowing to launch more at a lower price)
5. Yes, competition, albeit only because SpaceX would have to take bigger losses to secure the market
QuoteJust like the Tesla has turned into a big Flop one little bump and you have totaled the car. Batteries are to expensive to repair or replace, they wind up in a EV boneyard adding the environmental issues more than ICE vehicles. In so glad I resisted buying a Tesla . Tine to get rid of the little white dishy.
That is mostly an insurance issue where the insurance company lacks expertise to judge, thus they choose to total the car if they don't have the expertise. These things sort themselves out with time. Same for battery prices as they continue to drop in price
PS I don't think you have to worry about an EV in a boneyard, they don't last there long as they are a favorite of scrappers to use for projects, especially the batteries