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Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by mynameisvlad »

mikestew wrote: post #269
shibapuppie wrote: post #225

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you're mad you're paying the same for double the data, of which it wasn't completely used beforehand anyway. You do you, I guess.

My comment says nothing about being mad, nor that data go unused every month. But you do you and read it however you want, I guess.

> nor that data go unused every month

> we don't regularly go over 50Gb

I mean, you did.

And now, even if you did go over 50GB, you get 50 more GB to use at the same price. If you barely went over before, then you will likely not use up the extra 50GB, and therefore are paying less than before for the same usage.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by fooker »

amelius wrote: post #250
Salgat wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would kill for a web renaissance to return to this format of webpages, as least as an option. Not only loading improves, but also navigation and accessibility.

Maybe someone can build a service that translates webpages into "reader mode" format, which you can then consume on mobile devices with low bitrates.

This is a pretty promising vector for man in the middle attacks.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by jll29 »

Slightly off-topic: does anyone know how to reach Starlink by phone or email?

They started billing me but I never received a sat dish.

And their support Website is a chatbot :-(.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by Analemma_ »

drnick1 wrote: post #237
jader201 wrote: post #207

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but also navigation and accessibility Counterpoint, HN is notoriously hard to use on mobile (still better than some, but it's clearly designed for desktop, and not super responsive). But agreed, that's independent of the slim nature of the webpage (which is still possible with a good mobile UX).

> Counterpoint, HN is notoriously hard to use on mobile No it's not, it's perfect on Vanadium with the zoom set to 125%. Much better than some bloated Javascript monstrosity.

It's very frustrating whenever this topic comes up that people see no middle ground between "the website as it is right now" and "some bloated JavaScript monstrosity". There is lots of room for improvement that would not turn it into "a bloated JavaScript monstrosity". How about bigger touch targets? Half the time when I go to vote on a comment on mobile I vote in the wrong direction and have to undo it. Same goes for using the search feature: I constantly fat-finger the drop-down search options on mobile.

Even though I usually prefer mobile websites to apps, most of the time for HN I browse using Octal instead of the website because the website is such a pain. And it wouldn't take very much to make it better, which makes it so annoying that people have knee-jerk anger to the prospect every time the subject comes up.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by YetAnotherNick »

zzrrt wrote: post #231
YetAnotherNick wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is opinion, not citation. Here's what he said: > White people are a rapidly diminishing minority of global population Which unless you have any extra context, according to me does not entail: > we need white solidarity to survive because non-white people are a threat to white men

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2009171282030653877 Elon replied with 100 emoji to a post that said “If White men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while White men hold a collective majority, then they will be 1000x times more hostile and cruel when they are a majority over Whites. White solidarity is the only way to survive.”

Makes sense, thanks.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by nine_k »

darknavi wrote: post #253
huydotnet wrote: post #212

Unrelated to the conversation, but the post title was something like "Starlink roam 50GB is now 100GB and unlimited slow speed after that", then a minute later it's now "Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB". Was this change made by a mod or OP, and why would someone making that change? I do think the original title was more descriptive, and the new title was completely out of context, or it's imply that everyone is using Sta…

The guidelines[0] state: > ... > Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I would say that omitting the crucial detail about the unlimited slow speed access is pretty misleading. It's a difference between needing to set up a fallback channel, and not, which halves the complexity.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by Dylan16807 »

darknavi wrote: post #253
huydotnet wrote: post #212

Unrelated to the conversation, but the post title was something like "Starlink roam 50GB is now 100GB and unlimited slow speed after that", then a minute later it's now "Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB". Was this change made by a mod or OP, and why would someone making that change? I do think the original title was more descriptive, and the new title was completely out of context, or it's imply that everyone is using Sta…

The guidelines[0] state: > ... > Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

They changed two things and the title only has one of the things, so personally I think that's 'misleading' enough to append the rest.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by Hammershaft »

Someone1234 wrote: post #149
Salgat wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would kill for a web renaissance to return to this format of webpages, as least as an option. Not only loading improves, but also navigation and accessibility.

Indeed. That's why, when they finally kill old.reddit, I may legitimately stop using it entirely. They've already banned most of the good apps, forcing the pretty terrible official one.

New reddit is a travesty. It feels a satirical mockery of modern webdev

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by christina97 »

irishcoffee wrote: post #247
M95D wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cheapest plan here in Romania is 75 GB for 2 euro/month, then the speed is limited to 1 Mbps.

Speed isn’t great, but that’s about 25% of “full speed” use over the course of a month, 600k seconds. Considering sleep is about 30% of a month as well, and assuming you’re not on a phone all day while working, it might be hard to hit that cap. Speed isn’t great, to reiterate. The cost is 30x cheaper than what I pay, and my speed, at my house, is 10mbps. No cap, but I use like 5gb/month. Or am I way off and you hit t…

I believe parent meant that 1 mbps is the speed AFTER you hit 75 GB per month.

Re: Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

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Post by drnick1 »

Analemma_ wrote: post #274
drnick1 wrote: post #237

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Counterpoint, HN is notoriously hard to use on mobile No it's not, it's perfect on Vanadium with the zoom set to 125%. Much better than some bloated Javascript monstrosity.

It's very frustrating whenever this topic comes up that people see no middle ground between "the website as it is right now" and "some bloated JavaScript monstrosity". There is lots of room for improvement that would not turn it into "a bloated JavaScript monstrosity". How about bigger touch targets? Half the time when I go to vote on a comment on mobile I vote in the wrong direction and have to undo it. Same goes fo…

Anything that would introduce any amount of unneeded Javascript would make HN worse. It's the cancer of the modern Web. The current design shows that it isn't needed at all.
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