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This doesn't really solve a problem anyone had that fixed location Starlink and Rogers' LTE network didn't solve already, and I would rather have bought a non-Rogers account, as the telcos here are oligarchs. Post pandemic, high speed in rural areas has been great for working from home, and bringing some new money into dying towns, but from a conservation perspective, I think the deal is an environmental disaster.

Even though I'm sure it's nice for people to be able to post selfies from national parks, it will also exacerbate a growing tension between rural residents and the increasing number of tourists who mainly loiter in their cars and beside the road, have tailgates on peoples lawns, tresspass, and make a general nuissance of themselves - as distinct from hikers, campers, and trippers who are there to appreciate remote areas instead of merely using them as a platform for their instagram photos.

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