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Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by mlindner on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:13PM (#32602169)
> T-Mobile plans to include the service in its most popular mobile plans but did not disclose specific pricing.

No, he said that it would "most likely" be included with the most popular mobile plans for free.

Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by judge2020 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:26PM (#32602260)
"I would expect our pricing for this service to be the un-carrier's favorite price: we expect, on our most popular plans, for this service to be included for free"

https://youtu.be/Qzli-Ww26Qs?t=851

Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by mlindner on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:40PM (#32602349)
Yes, that's what I said.

Edit: Downvotes are happening for some reason. "most likely" and "I would expect" mean basically the same thing unless we're playing grammar police.

The entire point of my above post was to deny the fact that they "did not disclose specific pricing". That was the part that was incorrect that I was correcting, as shown in the long form direct quote.

Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by tshaddox on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:00AM (#32603198)
> "most likely" and "I would expect" mean basically the same thing

And so does just saying the claim with no qualifiers. Of course when you’re making a claim you’re expressing that you expect it to be the case with high likelihood. That’s what making a claim is.

Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by mlindner on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:16AM (#32603301)
I have no idea what you're saying. My ONLY point was that it wasn't unknown pricing data, it was stated to be free.
Re:SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in r... by judge2020 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @10:04PM (#32602539)
The direct quote is more descriptive as it claims "we expect" instead of "most likely". The quote implies that it's based on preliminary cost data and could change, while "most likely" almost sounds like it's based on a dice roll and is vague about exactly what is contributing to the uncertainty of the statement. He chose his words carefully.