Satellite internet for laptops with worldwide coverage?

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So a friend of the family apparently told my dad that he bought a $300 device from Verizon that receives worldwide wireless internet (from a satellite, I presume).

He said the device was $300 and that monthly service is $60.

I called Verizon and they had no idea what I was talking about. Then I called Sprint and some other companies and they couldn't help me either.

Does such a thing exist?