Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
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Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#2Still tricky to set up. Tried to get a Gen 2 working for an affected family yesterday, no beans.
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#3Is this separate from what federal government is paying for? [1]
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-spoke-musk-ab...
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#4Isn't it also a $300 equipment payment and shipping time to get the equipment is 2 weeks?
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#5Still tricky to set up. Tried to get a Gen 2 working for an affected family yesterday, no beans.
Surprised by this, I think it has the easiest setup experience I’ve had in years for ISP tech. What conditions were you operating in?
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#6Is this separate from what federal government is paying for? [1] [1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-spoke-musk-ab...
Yes it is separate. This program is about base stations that are publicly accessible wifi, which Verizon is also doing in the area. This is just a "first month free" promotion.
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#7I hope we can focus on the human kindness that Starlink is showing and ignore the political overtones. Both Trump and the current administration are creating the impression that it was their idea. Maybe Elon or Starlink thought of it first? It doesn't really matter. Let's all just do what we can to help the hurricane victims.
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#8I hope we can focus on the human kindness that Starlink is showing and ignore the political overtones. Both Trump and the current administration are creating the impression that it was their idea. Maybe Elon or Starlink thought of it first? It doesn't really matter. Let's all just do what we can to help the hurricane victims.
Yes let's make sure we avoid the bad vibes that might emerge by understanding who's doing useful things and who's not.
Let liars lie, what's the worst that could happen?
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#9Why doesn't the government have a few planes or blimps fly overhead with base stations from the major mobile carriers?
Re: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days for Hurricane Helene victims
#10Still tricky to set up. Tried to get a Gen 2 working for an affected family yesterday, no beans.
Surprised by this, I think it has the easiest setup experience I’ve had in years for ISP tech. What conditions were you operating in?
Rainy, outdoors, no internet. You know. Disaster area.