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Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’? (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 week ago by remington to c/technology

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the system was implemented "to enhance Wi-Fi connectivity on the complex," citing poor cellular service in some areas and overloaded Wi-Fi networks. ... instead the outlet writes that the White House is having its Starlink service piped from a government data center miles from the compound.

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 85 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Something no IT professional has ever said: "let's improve the Wi-Fi quality by putting the router 500km away".

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago

The cool air in the upper atmosphere cleans the waves, though. Obviously that doesn't work horizontally, everybody knows that.