[Red Badger]

Two-thirds of the world still remain without internet access. Google is now planning to change this by launching a fleet of 180 satellites to provide web access for the 4.8 billion people not yet online

That's right over my house. I can see it from here................

[Celerity]

When Bill Gates wanted to do this, NASA complained:

“at this orbit, with that concentration of equipment one failed screw would loosen from one satellite. That screw would hit another satellite like a bullet, causing a chain reaction that would encase the entire planet in a debris field. That would greatly diminish, or even end, all future space exploration for mankind”

But I see that’s no longer a concern.

[Vinylly]

So when aliens from outer space want to know what this world is like, all they have to do is Google.

[grobdriver]

SkyNet.

[prisoner6]

Google wouldn’t do this out of kindness. They want total control.

There was Mike Nesmith song about that IIRC.

[billorites]

"a fleet of 180 satellites to provide web access"

That still provides a pretty narrow bandwidth compared to what is carried by the fiber cable bundle going down my street.

[BuckeyeTexan]

ping

[wardaddy]

And controlled by two progressive Christian haters....sounds so wonderful

If they are not taken down by competition one day I can see it being done by other means

[ShadowAce]

[moose07]

I hope they've looked into the practicality of the Device on the ground.
Communicating with a satellite takes a fair amount of Battery power.
This has got to be purchased and charged ,by somebody with very few financial resources, living in the middle of nowhere...

[I want the USA back]

And who pays for it?

[DJ MacWoW]

5% Of Free Republics Community Donates.
What Is There To Say To Those Who CAN Donate But Won't?
Nothing.
There Is No Graphic Or Plea That Will Make Those Posters Take Up The Slack.
So 5% Supports The Rest.
How Conservative Is A Free Ride?

[wardaddy]

That laser beam is directed at Bay county Florida..

I know that to be a fact.

[apillar]

Satellite internet is ok as long as your are not planning to do anything where latency is an issue, however with a minimum 1000ms delay, things such as online gaming our impossible.

[VideoDoctor]

Is there still that annoying latency aspect to satellite Internet?

[onyx]

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[martin_fierro]

[moovova]

DON’T EVEN think about pooting in your bathtub water.

Google will know.

[oh8eleven]

4.8 billion people not yet online
Online? The VAST majority live in squaller, and don't even know where their next meal is coming from.

[DCBryan1]

Expect to see this when Google gets the earth covered and President Chealsea Hubble-Clinton gets her wish of net censorship

The link you are accessing (http://www.freerepublic.com) has been blocked by the Google Space Satellite Web Filter because it contains content belonging to the category of: Political Extremism.

If you have a business need to access this site, please click on this link to email the IT Department --> Exception request at moveforward@whitehouse.gov

[GeronL]

and exactly how much will those people be paying for that web access?