I had a buddy [1] that worked in the kitchen at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station for a few seasons in 2012-2014. From what he told me: The internet works at certain times of the day at different bandwidths depending on the satellite. I think at that time there was 3 in orbit, and one of them was a retired Navy sat that had like dial-up speed.
Also everything that goes to the station stays there so the vinyl collection is amazing, and they have a huge Betamax / VHS library and most importantly they have /The Thing/ on Betamax.
Also everything that goes to the station stays there so the vinyl collection is amazing, and they have a huge Betamax / VHS library and most importantly they have /The Thing/ on Betamax.
[1] https://www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2012/07/26/6564600/m...
Edit: Here's the satellite schedule for this week, https://www.usap.gov/technology/documents/SPSAT%2020220915.p... and you can sign up for a listserv of updates here: https://www.usap.gov/technology/1935/
These are the available birds in orbit for Antarctica:
Broadband: South Pole TDRSS Relay (SPTR) Satellite
Broadband: Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS)
Broadband: Skynet Satellite Communications System
Narrowband: Iridium Multi-Channel System (IMCS)