Are we forgetting that he first turned it off for the Ukranians?? His excuse at the time is that he feared nuclear retaliation.

Regardless, the problem with Starlink is that its service is at the mercy of one person, he just wakes up and decides stuff.

For something as critical, as essential, as the internet, I believe that smaller, NON-integrated companies are the best options.

Enough of this "get your phone, cell, internet, TV, security alarm, medical alarm, and soon your rented PC terminal in one big package from us".

We need smaller, leaner options that focus on ONE product.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM Evan Leibovitch via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:

On Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 10:44 James Knott via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:

And now, of course, we have Starlink, now in Canada.

The problem with Starlink is it's owned by Elon Musk!

So what?

In an evil contest between Musk and Bell, to me that's a tossup. Maybe even leans a shred towards Musk's being slightly less evil because:

Bell has not done anything as globally positive as cutting off service to the Russian war campaign in Ukraine and;

Musk has not pleaded with the CRTC to screw consumers and reduce competition.

I've long wanted Robellus to get some foreign competition. While I might have preferred conventional players such as Vodafone, Starlink is a good a start as any because it's accessible everywhere without having to build new physical infrastructure.

What I think of the man-child at the top is of minor relevance so long as the Canadian operation plays by our rules.

- Evan
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