how do they connect to the internet on boats and places like base camps?

Factual Questions
1

how does this work?

2

Satellite or cell phone, usually.

3

wait so there exists satellite internet that blankets the world?

why isnt everyone connected?

(not sarcastic)

4

I have a friend who writes and illo’s childrens books…while backpacking - then emails them in. He uses satellite.

5

Cost.

6

Not only cost, but latency and speed. The delay is horrible, so is the bandwidth.