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

Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by falcolas on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:26PM (#41780868)

    Go to starlink.com/residential
    Enter your address and click “Order Now”
    Select the “Helene Relief” service plan and check out

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:30PM (#41780897)

Starlink kit required in the post you did contrary to the post activation isn't required.

If you have a dish, you don't have to sign up for anything

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by falcolas on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:34PM (#41780963)

Those are the instructions for new customers. Existing customers can add up to 20 kits to their account you'll note.

These are absolutely tied to accounts, to addresses, to billing information.

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:35PM (#41780974)

Like I said.

You have a dish currently without a plan in the area, you switch it on. It will give you Internet

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by falcolas on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:37PM (#41780997)

I said it more politely elsewhere, but:

Citation needed.

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:42PM (#41781058)

I talked with this guy Mike Coryell and this is an interview he had recently.

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Thursday October 10, 2024 @08:56AM (#41798331)

Better from a user rather than supplier

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