Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It was anything but

Let's put aside the ethical and legal implications of lying to disaster survivors, and calling your normal free trial month as "disaster relief", and enrolling people recovering from a disaster in a monthly auto-renewing service after a 1 month free trial ...

Actually, no, let's not put that aside. This is repulsive behavior.

Re: Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It was anything but

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Post by Katydid » Tue, Oct 08, 2024, 6:18 PM UTC

josefritzishere wrote: post #4

This is classic Musk. Is this guy even capable of conducting honest business?

This came as a huge shock to those who only got the "free Starlink" through word of mouth here on the ground. We were told, "just go to starlink.com/activate" and type in your address. It was complete horseshit. The worst part about it was phones were in SOS mode, there was no internet anywhere, yet we could load that page to activate, which meant THERE WAS INTERNET. Just not to those who didn't pay for hardware and delivery (to places that are impossible to deliver to even today a week out). Infuriating.

Re: Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It was anything but

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Post by inemesitaffia » Tue, Oct 08, 2024, 6:23 PM UTC

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Re: Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It was anything but

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Post by inemesitaffia » Tue, Oct 08, 2024, 6:23 PM UTC

12_throw_away wrote: post #6

Let's put aside the ethical and legal implications of lying to disaster survivors, and calling your normal free trial month as "disaster relief", and enrolling people recovering from a disaster in a monthly auto-renewing service after a 1 month free trial ... Actually, no, let's not put that aside. This is repulsive behavior.

Article is misleading. There's no auto renewal

Re: Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It was anything but

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Post by inemesitaffia » Tue, Oct 08, 2024, 6:27 PM UTC

Katydid wrote: post #7

josefritzishere wrote: post #4

This is classic Musk. Is this guy even capable of conducting honest business?

This came as a huge shock to those who only got the "free Starlink" through word of mouth here on the ground. We were told, "just go to starlink.com/activate" and type in your address. It was complete horseshit. The worst part about it was phones were in SOS mode, there was no internet anywhere, yet we could load that page to activate, which meant THERE WAS INTERNET. Just not to those who didn't pay for hardware and…

The offer is specifically targeted at people buying at retail who have issues activating.

And has never been misleading. You can check the source yourself