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  • Are gadgets claiming to provide global 5g Internet via satellite a genuine offer?

    From Mike Halmarack@mikehalmarack@gmail.com to uk.d-i-y on Fri May 8 13:55:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

    I saw these being offered on Youtube for under 50 quid. Should I get
    excited?
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    Mike
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to uk.d-i-y on Fri May 8 14:43:05 2026
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    Mike Halmarack wrote:

    I saw these being offered on Youtube for under 50 quid. Should I get
    excited?

    Maybe not ... the last time I got an offer from Starlink (not the only satellite provider) it was -u329 for the kit and -u50/month for 50GBmonth,
    or -u85/month for unlimited

    <https://starlink.com/gb/roam>

    Looks like that -u50 now gets 100GB instead of 50GB, and the unlimited is
    a bit more expensive ...



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  • From SH@i.love@spam.com to uk.d-i-y on Fri May 8 17:23:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

    On 08/05/2026 14:43, Andy Burns wrote:
    Mike Halmarack wrote:

    I saw these being offered on Youtube for under 50 quid. Should I get
    excited?

    Maybe not ... the last time I got an offer from Starlink (not the only satellite provider) it was -u329 for the kit and -u50/month for 50GBmonth, or -u85/month for unlimited

    <https://starlink.com/gb/roam>

    Looks like that -u50 now gets 100GB instead of 50GB, and the unlimited is
    a bit more expensive ...





    What the OP is actually referring to is NTN as in Non Terrestrial Networks.

    There are satellites now in orbit that offer 5g networks but it does
    require a smartphone capable of using Non terrestrial networks AND a SIM
    card provider that supports Non Terrestrial Networks.

    Essentially the phone will use land based 5g masts as much as is
    practiceably possible but once you are out of a coverage area then your
    phone swtiches to using Non Terrestrial networks.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c993m88jer9o

    https://real-wireless.com/satellite-to-mobile-and-what-it-means-for-uk-connectivity/

    It is entirely possible that the You Tube adverts relate to overseas
    mobile phone providers providing NTN access, such as in America which obviously is a bigger market than in the UK.
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to uk.d-i-y on Fri May 8 17:43:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

    SH wrote:

    What the OP is actually referring to is NTN as in Non Terrestrial Networks.

    Probably, but such satellite connection is hardly for everyday usage,
    doesn't it require remaining stationary and aiming the phone just to
    send an emergency beacon text?


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to uk.d-i-y on Fri May 8 20:14:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

    On 08/05/2026 17:43, Andy Burns wrote:
    SH wrote:

    What the OP is actually referring to is NTN as in Non Terrestrial
    Networks.

    Probably, but such satellite connection is hardly for everyday usage, doesn't it require remaining stationary and aiming the phone just to
    send an emergency beacon text?


    Not starlink. Its not geosynchronous. Its LEO.
    Aerial is still a bit big. but can fit on a drone....
    --
    "When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics."

    Josef Stalin


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