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As Elon Musk likes to do whenever disaster hits somewhere in the world, Hurricane Helene was another opportunity to show off his generosity and make himself part of the news. This time, Musk made headlines with a promise that SpaceX Starlink would be free for 30 days to help in places where fiber and cellular infrastructure might have been knocked offline. More than 200 people have been identified as dead in the disaster.

But the catch is that it’s really not free at all. It really looks like not much more than a glorified new-customer promotion.

For one, anyone interested in taking up the offer still has to pay approximately $400 for the dish itself (including shipping and tax) and they’re getting automatically rolled into a $120 per-month contract when the free month ends.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago

He's in dire need of an aneurysm.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Now it makes me think that he was mad. He didn't get to build the sub and save those kids because he was going to charge them to get in... Or make them sign away their rights or something.

[–] [email protected] 203 points 1 month ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fucking hell - Verizon, Sprint and AT&T also, apparently have free Helene deals on offer! And Comcast (or whatever the hell they rebranded too) has six months and their nipple flaps at the ready!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Comcast (or whatever the hell they rebranded too)

Xfinity, although I prefer my head canon on which they rebranded to Crapcast

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I'll admit that I haven't lived in the US in more than a decade so some of the companies may be out of date - Sprint is/was a large phone carrier.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Melon Husk went from "I MUST be the one to save the world" to "pay up if you want to be saved".

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[–] [email protected] 152 points 1 month ago

Sounds about right. Rich people don’t get rich by giving away hand outs. They get rich by being assholes.

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