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   -=> August Abolins wrote to Daniel <=-   
      
    AA> Hello Daniel!   
      
    AA> Sorry.. I did not mean to discredit the entire effort.  But I was just   
    AA> thinking of those pieces as "junk" as they are decomissioned into lower   
    AA> orbit and into reentry for burn up.  There is a risk that some debri   
    AA> would remain and possibly cause damage.  Coordinating a satellite back   
    AA> into decent to earth and avoid stiking an airliner could be a   
    AA> challenge.   
      
   It would likely burn up on re-entry enough to reduce a risk, as well as   
   considering the probability that any object would be in harm's way even if it   
   didn't.   
      
    AA> It will be very interesting when the real figures pop up.  Right now, I   
    AA> am not interested in paying more than $40/mo for any kind of internet.   
    AA> The concept is already overpriced as it is, imho.   
      
   Yeah, we all have our budgets. I agree that internet is too expensive as it is.   
      
    AA> Actually, it's pretty sad to witness so much attention to the internet   
    AA> when ordinary phone quality seems to be diminishing year by year. I am   
    AA> so fed up with the audio lag and echo that people have when they call   
    AA> from their VoIP lines or cell phones. Almost every one having   
    AA> discontinued their landlines in favour of lower-cost VoIP or cell   
    AA> phones sound like they are all under water.   
      
   I've seen a decline on phone use personally. Most people I know don't wish to   
   speak on the phone. They want to text message, use social media, or talk in   
   person.   
      
    AA> With the orbital satellites contantly on the move, I did not expect   
    AA> that a user would need a fixed dish. I imagine it would work much like   
    AA> GPS operates.  I am impressed how quickly my portable GPS Drive-60   
    AA> device can track and report the speed of my vehicle to the second in   
    AA> real-time.   
      
   GPS uses far fewer satellites to triangulate your position as well.   
      
    AA> But not more than $40/mo for me!   
      
   Fair enough.   
      
   Daniel Traechin   
      
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