[u-u] Satellite Internet?

[Alex L]

If you have a usa/address  + card you can get google fi sim card which will
give you internet access across most countries.
There are other cheaper competitors out there. So maybe not satellite, but
cell enabled.

On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM Andrew Cagney <andrew.cagney at gmail.com>
wrote:

> > 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.
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With Best Regards, Alex
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