Elon Musk's 'Free' Starlink for Hurricane Helene Victims Will Cost at Least $400

I think what would be great is if he provided just some free hotspots for people to get messages in and out. Like he did for Lahaina. FEMA might already be doing this.

Agreed. Hopefully already happening from FEMA.

He sent many dishes free, so this is a bit of fake news.

So if he sent some free but the others weren’t, that makes this fake?

Where did he send the free ones? How many? Have a link? I don’t dispute he sent some free ones, I also don’t have a problem with him charging for his services.

I think he sent some to get basic communication to the municipalities effected. They were setup in public places so the people could communicate their relatives that they were ok, etc … Starlink is a for profit business so it you want your own dish you have to pay for it as you would any other service. Fema also provided 40 starlink dishes.

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