[u-u] Satellite Internet?

[Andrew Cagney]

> On 10/17/25 11:11, arocker at Vex.Net wrote:
> > There have been a number of advertisements for portable Internet
> > connection devices recently. Pocket-sized, and quite cheap (< $50), they
> > claim to offer unlimited free Internet access.
> >
> > Whose satellites would they be using, and why would their owners allow
> > that sort of free-loading?

Are you sure it's talking to a satellite?

The products I found used words and photos to suggest truly everywhere
but were just glorified modem+routers and required you to buy a SIM.
And the reviews stated that it didn't work; and the cost of return was
> cost of refund.

> > Has anyone else seen the advertising, and what o you think are the answers
> > to those questions? Are they just fakes at a low enough price that most
> > victims won't bother to demand their money back?

> > These seem both technically and economically improbable. Even if they can
> > generate enough power to reach a satellite, their size suggests that the
> > battery would be used up pretty quickly.

The technology is there for SMS, for instance apple and samsung phones
talk to starlink, just not for $50.