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yangsuns t1_iv4k3bu wrote

Reply to comment by AugustHenceforth in Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues by thatoneguy889

Musk paid for this from his own pocket for months, he did more for Ukraine than any other billionaires.

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[deleted] t1_iv4lkcd wrote

Actually it was funded by the department of defense the entire time and he only pulled out when funding dried up but whatever…

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yangsuns t1_iv4p4c7 wrote

Source? The latest news I found about this is that on Oct 18th, 'Pentagon confirmed that DoD has not paid SpaceX any money for Starlink services in Ukraine. ' source

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whosthedoginthisscen t1_iv4p8sw wrote

"Spacenews.com"

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yangsuns t1_iv4qce8 wrote

transcript from defense.gov:

Q: There've been some kind of competing claims on who -- who has paid for Starlink so far. Has it been privately donated, or has this been -- has this been U.S. government-funded primarily?

MS. SINGH: I've seen the open-source reporting out there that there have been donations from -- I think it was characterized as different partners. I don't have more for you on that at this time.

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supriiz t1_iv5y7lz wrote

Wild how sources provided yet they try to make you out to be the crazy one. Kudos for trying tho

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sellout217 t1_iv6zcaw wrote

He posted something that proved his assertion wrong. It is like he didn't even read the transcript.

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MausGMR t1_iv5ts67 wrote

https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-checking-claims-that-the-us/

Space x won't comment officially, we just have musks ramblings, and those are plastered all over the Internet when you try and search on the issue.

I've also seen the ukranians claim to be paying for it. We really don't know what kind of agreements are going on behind the scenes. Potentially the ukranians have agreed to cover the costs under money due to then by the eu/us etc.

Musk uses public statement to enact pressure and attempt to force change. That much is evident in plenty of other examples.

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tadcoffin t1_iv4l6xw wrote

Starlink is about $100 per month. Why is he charging Ukraine and the US government $2400? 🤔

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yangsuns t1_iv4px2k wrote

I couldn't find the 2400 number, but found a higher one from another CNN article, which reported that Musk stated in a letter to DoD that his 'most advanced models he send to Ukraine cost up to $4500 a month.' Actually he charge more for regular customers for that service: Starlink Maritime - High-speed, low-latency internet with up to 350 Mbps download while at sea. $5,000/mo with a one-time hardware cost of $10,000.

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feral_brick t1_iv7z4pr wrote

Yes but Ukraine never asked for anything advanced, and there's little to no evidence of anything but the basic dishes in Ukraine

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facelessnessxx t1_iv4rhpi wrote

People on here may not like your comment but its true. Fuck'em. Have my upvote.

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