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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:42 am
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Originally Posted by AllieKat
Why do you claim satellite should be faster than air to ground? A good air to ground network should be at LEAST as fast as a good satellite network.
(I think) ATG runs at lower frequencies, meaning lower throughput. And that throughput has to be shared amongst multiple passengers on multiple planes.
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