Christine Hall on Nostr: "The free service wasn’t free at all. Users who signed up for service were still ...
"The free service wasn’t free at all. Users who signed up for service were still required to pay for hardware, resulting in a $400 charge. After 30 days, users are automatically shifted over to the $120 a month option; a steep price tag for folks who may have just lost everything they own. The kicker is this 30-day (not really free) trial was something Starlink already offered, just dressed up as disaster altruism Musk’s ‘Free’ Starlink For Helene Victims Wasn’t Free
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