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The US government is paying for services, so is the Ukrainian. As is USAID. Ukraine wants a $500/month service. Musk/Starlink wants them to be on the $4,500/mo
by FireBeyond 4y ago
The US government is paying for services, so is the Ukrainian. As is USAID.
Ukraine wants a $500/month service. Musk/Starlink wants them to be on the $4,500/month service and is complaining that they're "losing money" because they're not.
Oh, and they want to continue being paid for services for terminals that have been destroyed (because, y'know, war).
- viczsaszbo 4y agoSpaceX pays for service of ~14k terminals out of 25k and wartime service uses a lot more resources than regular business or residential grade. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1582523481345835008 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1582523481345835008
- shaklee3 4y agoby choice. if you want the media attention for your good Samaritan act when you send them, you also get the negative attention when you renege.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoWhich should balance out, leaving the fact that he is still providing an invaluable service to the paying customer
- anvuong 4y agoI doubt the 500$/month plan would be able to withstand the cyber warfare waged by Russia. Encryption and anti jamming is not cheap.