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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:32PM (#41780933)
It's not required. The map isn't the territory.

There's people on ground using it like that w/o activation

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by falcolas on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:36PM (#41780990)
So Starlink's activation instructions expressly written for the Hurricane Helene relief effort are lies?

Please forgive me if I request a citation. Especially since the information you've provided so far has all been contradicted by official Starlink sources.

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:44PM (#41781074)
How about they are inaccurate?

I guess I could cite Musk himself but I've talked to people on the ground.

This was created because people have activation issues. Why would they ask you to activate again?

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Re:Starlink was offered free to those hit by Hurricane Helen... by inemesitaffia on Thursday October 10, 2024 @08:57AM (#41798333)
https://x.com/Unitedcajunnavy/status/1843985998721524222

I believe this is the org that asked for it

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