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The general idea sounds cool. For the most part those people who are in the dark and don't have internet access, don't have a wifi enabled device and the luxury
by alimoeeny 12y ago
The general idea sounds cool.
For the most part those people who are in the dark and don't have internet access, don't have a wifi enabled device and the luxury of having/maintaining a satellite receiver thingi to receive someones' offline sub-internet + "sponsored" content.
I hope google's balon project takes off sooner.
- syedkarim 12y agoI've worked in many places. There are plenty of off-brand dumbphones in India with wifi and bluetooth. In many places I've been, the poorest people still have two things: a cellphone and access to satellite tv. A satellite receiver in Ghana costs $50. And that's also how much I paid for one in the rural Morocco. Google Loon is not going to be a free service; it's paid internet--which is important, but $25 a month is still out of reach for many.