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Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by IncreasePosts » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

iloveitaly wrote: post #70

Really interesting that Starlink continues to improve the service when they have an absolute monopoly on fast, portable satellite internet.

Makes sense. Make your service good enough with your rocket+satellite synergy that competitors would need to spend $500B to be competitive.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by barbazoo » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

reactordev wrote: post #14

vidarh wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My first company was an ISP, and our selling point was that we had higher bandwith out of Norway than any competitors in our price range.... A whopping 512kps.

Mmmmm ISDN copper…

If I remember right we could get 64kb/s or 128kb/s if you bundled them, that was in Germany. But also, we didn't have that, we only had a 56kb/s modem and I remember really wanting ISDN when I was a kid :)

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by HumblyTossed » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

I know this is probably niche, but it would be nice to be able to buy, say, 50GB and have a year to use.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by homebrewer » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC

vachina wrote: post #47

QuantumNomad_ wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My mobile data plan is like this. It’s funny because when I’m “out of data” my provider sends an SMS suggesting I upgrade to more gigabytes, but then it still continues to work. And yes I checked my bills to make sure that they are not charging me for any usage excess of what’s included in the plan. It’s not even particularly slow. I can still browse the web, send and receive WhatsApp messages, images and videos, wat…

There are still telcos offering 2GB plans. Wow. I’m on the cheapest plan and it comes with 400GB.

Shockingly to some, the level of network development, especially wireless network, is not the same everywhere. Even population density varies greatly. I just checked our operators, the cheapest mobile plan comes at 1 GiB of data per month. Prices climb really fast after that, making 10-15 GiB (or more) too expensive for many, though you can get 5 GiB/mo subsidized for cheap if you have some sort of disability.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

alex43578 wrote: post #62

shimman wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You don’t have any savings in the bank, right? That money you’re hoarding could be buying mosquito nets to save lives - you’re killing people by not donating everything you have.

There is no moral requirement for me to impoverish myself in response to an idiot cutting government/public spending on critical assistance to those in need.

There might be other moral imperatives which indicate that I ought to cash out the 401(k) and give it to people who need support, but this guy and his fucked up "DOGE" bullshit ain't it.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by IncreasePosts » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

afavour wrote: post #79

wtfHN26 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's such an unique viewpoint that no one has expressed on the internet. Thank you for bringing value to this comments section.

I'm surprised that you signed up for an account just to say something this empty

Just FYI you accidentally replied to wtfHN26 instead of PaulDavisThe1st

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by alex43578 » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

shimman wrote: post #92

alex43578 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don’t have any savings in the bank, right? That money you’re hoarding could be buying mosquito nets to save lives - you’re killing people by not donating everything you have.

Note the same, maybe if my bank account was equivalent to Elon Musk's it would be a fair argument but hardly the same to expect a shitposter to be equivalent to a man who is a billionaire.

Totally the same. $1 is $1, and it can go to saving those very lives you’re talking about. Put your money where your mouth is - otherwise you just want to virtue signal with my tax dollars.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC

GlacierFox wrote: post #51

PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #17

They could make it 1000GB for US$10/month and I still wouldn't give any money to a company associated with that man.

Wait until you hear about what the early pioneers of the electronic device you're using right now used to think... And do. You gonna throw your computer away?

My concern is that man, not the many people who work in the corporations who make the computing devices that I use. It's not exactly that those corporations have an unblemished record, but compared to what that guy did during his brief utterly ruinous stint with DOGE and in his election support of that other guy, there isn't a computing device company that doesn't look like St Francis of Assissi.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by bluGill » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC

iloveitaly wrote: post #70

Really interesting that Starlink continues to improve the service when they have an absolute monopoly on fast, portable satellite internet.

They are interested in other markets where they don't have a monopoly though. Most of the time my cell phone has fast 5g internet, and my cell phone company is trying to sell me on their 5g internet (I have fibre so I don't see the point). For many potential starlink customers there is competition. If you on the ocean they are the only option. If you travel on land they can be the only option in places but you can probably live with no service in those few places.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by o_1 » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC

lta wrote: post #58

Regardless of the price and the data, I'd never subscribe to this service due to the owner. I'm looking forward for alternatives from a more neutral vendor

something something, sounds like a bluesky post.