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Re: Starlink unlimited aviation plan to rise from $10k/month to $20k

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Post by inemesitaffia » Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC

ben_w wrote: post #229

inemesitaffia wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But he didn't design that anyway.

> he Neither did Musk. Not fully at least. But while both are famous for their reality distortion bubbles, Jobs made sure the iPhone and before it the iPod and before it the iMac were products worth wanting, as well as getting investment. Musk got the investment, boasted of a million deposits, ended up with about 4-5% of that as sales despite many of those being bought by his own companies.

Musk didn't design the Cybertruck at all.

The only design I remember him involved in are the charger handles and Gullwing doors.

Jobs had his product failures and limited successes.

Re: Starlink unlimited aviation plan to rise from $10k/month to $20k

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Post by inemesitaffia » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC

scottyah wrote: post #130

behnamoh wrote: post #13

As I write this, I'm disputing a charge from Starlink because when I activated mine, they automatically started the free trial for me, but nowhere in the receipt or on their website did they say they would switch me to the most expensive plan after the free trial was over. And they made it extremely confusing to cancel my free trial. So I ended up being charged $120 for something that I had just opened out of the box…

Who's your target audience for this... misinformation? > charged $120 for something that I had just opened out of the box It does not work out of the box, you need to install an app, add a payment method, and sign up for a plan, free trial or not. >you don't have to pay to keep the service or the satellite alive Not sure what you mean by keeping a satellite alive, but you do need to pay for the service. There is no "…

I think he signed up with a referral link promising a month's service for free. But that kicks in in the second month.

Re: Starlink unlimited aviation plan to rise from $10k/month to $20k

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Post by TimTheTinker » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC

1234letshaveatw wrote: post #227

TimTheTinker wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Brand-new Cessna planes were selling for roughly 2x the US median annual income in the 1960s. Today that number is at around 5.5x. I've always wanted to fly my wife & kids in a plane, but I just can't afford a high-maintenance luxury asset that costs as much as a house, and fuel costs are prohibitive as well. so yeah, if someone could mass-manufacture an FAA MOSAIC-certified light-sport aircraft with >2 seats, that c…

ur wife and kid will want in flight wifi

Our family is used to not having it on flights. Just bring a book or download a movie ahead of time to the iPad