Starlink users in South Africa have reported losing connectivity following a warning about the satellite broadband platform’s roaming service.
Starlink users in South Africa are reporting that they have been cut off from SpaceX’s satellite broadband network.accessing Starlink through its regional roaming service for extended periods.
It is currently impossible to use Starlink in South Africa without a roaming subscription, as the service has not yet officially launched in the country. It wasn’t always like this. South Africa was initially set to be the first Southern African country where Starlink would launch. Icasa has suspended this regulation until an undetermined future date, leaving South Africa’s broadband industryElon Musk owns a substantial stake in SpaceX and is CEO, CTO, and chairmanhas provided a list of possible fixes and workarounds to Starlink’s 60-day rule.
Although the fee is ostensibly to crack down on scalpers and other unauthorised grey importers, it will impact those who try to import a kit from a neighbouring country like Mozambique and activate it in South Africa.
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