Wow! This blows my mind. We are on a plane heading for a sailing vacation in Tahiti, hundreds of miles from anything. I just paid a mere five bucks for an hour of internet to message our host. Surprisingly, the connection is extremely fast. I had no idea that this level of service was available. Admittedly, they won’t let you stream videos etc but this works extremely well for web surfing, messaging, photo downloading, etc).

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"In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion." (1987) -- Carl Sagan

I wonder if they're using Starlink?

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I wonder if they're using Starlink?

I'd be willing to bet (not very much) that they are... In areas licensed by their respective countries to use it, Starlink is getting some amazing market penetration. The numbers of units are still low, but the distribution is already nearly world-wide (again, some countries have not licensed Starlink to operate there yet...).

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A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca c. 5 BC - 65 AD
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Good is the enemy of Excellent. Talent is not necessary for Excellence.
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I flew United to Asia and one time the route went over the polar circle, around 80 degree north. Around Alaska. There was no Internet there, just ice below.

Internet resumed once we started heading South over Russia. Oh that was before the war started.