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Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by drivingmenuts »

dayyan wrote: post #117
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

Boycott noted, meanwhile, I’ll be enjoying double the roaming data while you wait for that legendary ‘neutral’ competitor to beam down from the heavens.

Hey, at least they won't be getting data from and enriching an avowed racist, so they got that going for them.

Enjoy your part in creating misery for people who just happen to not be white.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by _blk »

ralfd wrote: post #65
_blk wrote: post #39

Awesome news. When we started RV traveling we wanted to do the 50G plan whenever we were out of cell-range but it turned out to be such a convenient service that 50G didn't last us more than 3 days so we switched to unlimited and haven't regretted it. Absolutely worth it because even the residential dish works flawlessly while driving and the kids can game and stream all at the same time from the pickup. I put some m…

Can one downgrade back from unlimited too 100?

I just checked my Starlink app and if I wanted to downgrade mine it says the change would be effective at the beginning of the next monthly billing period.

So looks like you can downgrade every month and upgrade any time. Sounds fair to me.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by throawayonthe »

eterm wrote: post #88
vachina wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

I always think by law any ISP that advertises speed and a has a cap must express the cap in terms of the advertised speed. So telcos can advertise "Up to 200Mbps" for their package. But then if they have a 2GB cap, they also need to say, "Caps at 80 seconds of usage". Because that's what you're paying for at that speed, 80 seconds of usage per month. Sure, you're not always (or indeed never) doing 200Mbps, but then y…

i don't think that makes sense, most connections you make never reach 200Mbps because they don't need to

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by ahmeneeroe-v2 »

shimman wrote: post #54
ahmeneeroe-v2 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes but only by a US authority.

Yes and the seeds have already been planted by the current US administration taking various financial stakes in public companies as a condition of corporate welfare.

Huge difference between taking an equity stake in a failing company and nationalizing a successful company. Either way, those seeds were planted well before this admin, though this admin can be seen to have watered/tended them.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by eterm »

throawayonthe wrote: post #153
eterm wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always think by law any ISP that advertises speed and a has a cap must express the cap in terms of the advertised speed. So telcos can advertise "Up to 200Mbps" for their package. But then if they have a 2GB cap, they also need to say, "Caps at 80 seconds of usage". Because that's what you're paying for at that speed, 80 seconds of usage per month. Sure, you're not always (or indeed never) doing 200Mbps, but then y…

i don't think that makes sense, most connections you make never reach 200Mbps because they don't need to

That's kind of my point, ISPs use that max speed in their advertising when it isn't really relevant, especially if it hits your cap in a minute or two.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by vardump »

shimman wrote: post #29
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.

Don't worry, this is the type of project that can easily get nationalized with zero pushback if anyone with authority wanted to.

That might have pretty negative long time consequences. Nationalize a few companies and soon the corporates might relocate.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by vardump »

barbazoo wrote: post #102
reactordev wrote: post #14

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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 :)

ISDN (IDSL) was max 144 kbit/s. Two 64 kbit/s channels and one 16 kbit/s control channel all bundled together.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by MosuraGinniren »

drivingmenuts wrote: post #151
dayyan wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Boycott noted, meanwhile, I’ll be enjoying double the roaming data while you wait for that legendary ‘neutral’ competitor to beam down from the heavens.

Hey, at least they won't be getting data from and enriching an avowed racist, so they got that going for them. Enjoy your part in creating misery for people who just happen to not be white.

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Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by permo-w »

whimsicalism wrote: post #135
hinkley wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As if Bezos is better. Elon has a much higher slope but he’s got a head start to catch up on, before they’re all hunting humans for sport on Ellison’s private island.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2009171282030653877 I disagree that Bezos & Elon are comparably bad.

you're all over this thread seemingly trying to get someone to argue this point with you, or perhaps just to prove how nuts Elon is, as if people don't already know that, for example, from the time he did a nazi salute in public to a crowd
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