Discussion - Latest SpaceX move shows why AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are unprepared for it

I question the desirability of using satellites for either call connectivity or internet.

Who wants lower speeds than 5G and quadruple the latency? And at higher costs, historically versus wired or traditional wireless internet.

You're mainly correct on those criticisms, but remember: this is to keep you connected everywhere outdoors on the globe. When near a faster, terrestrial tower... You'll use that connection still. This just fills in the gaps. Think: on the water, on a distant hike, staying in a remote cabin AirBnB... Etc.

Actually, latency for Starlink broadband is expected to be comparable to other high-speed internet options for with the next-gen V3 satellites.

My speeds are Starlink are already 400+ down and 60+ up with a latency between 12-20. I live in a very rural area and it's been amazing.

I was just recently on a United flight that had Starlink and the speed in this speed test result I took while on the plane is about comparable to a cheap package from a cable company. Starlink satellites are only around 550KM/342 miles above Earth whereas a traditional satellite internet provider like Viasat has their satellites about 35,406KM/22,000 miles above the Earth which is why Viasat and other traditional satellite internet providers have>500ms ping compared to Starlink which has 25-60ms ping.

All this has been attempted and failed before. What spacex is trying isn't new. Let's see how far they can go. Its going to be very expensive.