Here’s something that some of you might also find interesting, although it’s different. Get a cheap Lantern receiver, or put together your own receiving equipment (also potentially cheap). No fees at all afterwards.
“Outernet”
“Humanity’s Public Library”
https://www.outernet.is/en/
Interesting, if somewhat limited. I see some difficulties, however, first because it is basically a streaming satellite-based server and not a stable configuration as it depends upon “votes” to decide what content to carry, and second, although it is a satellite receiver and dish antenna setup, it is not a standard receiver. It is, or appears to be from the description (I could not find any schematics) instead what is called an SDR (Software Defined Receiver) so you can not simply cobble one together from standard parts.
Also, although the principal(s) downplay it as being necessary for the startup, it relies upon closed-source software to run which is rather problematical for some. They say they hope to change that to open-source in the future, but then again try hoping in one hand and catching raindrops in the other and see which one fills up sooner.
Just a few thoughts.