StarLink - pretty awesome tbh

st599 said:
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Starlink's coverage map - Green are countries that Starlink have a licence to operate in and blue is where they are operating without a licence.
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I presume that what @lustyd meant was that the paused connectivity works offshore.

I'll add that the coverage within different countries may not be entirely clear cut. E.g. in Grenada (a important summer stopover for bluewater sailors) it was impossible to buy Starlink, but you could bring one in, and it would work, sometimes for only sixty days.

It's constantly changing and I don't know if what I just wrote is still up to date.

I'm hanging on to my inReach, just in case...
 
Yes paused connectivity works globally, as does Global Roam. In areas outside the coverage map you get 60 days before being cut off. This is to prevent permanent use in those areas and not something Starlink can change. The cross region thing is also used to protect pricing as France for example sets a mandatory maximum rate for broadband. Generally that only affects residential though which cannot roam.
 
Indeed, and the 60 day limit was brought in to address that. Unless you have a more recent link with further info?
 
https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2025/...rovision-of-starlink-services-in-south-africa
Starlink Withdraws Satellite Services from Papua New Guinea - Telecom Review Asia
Global Fight Over Who Governs Communications Satellites Heats Up | TechPolicy.Press
https://technext24.com/2024/11/29/namibia-shuts-down-starlink-operation/

There is also a complaint against SpaceX at the ITU, the ruling allows a country to require SpaceX to cease all up and downlinking from terminals in a country's territory. China has recently fined a foreign ship for having Starlink installed
 
Just read its about £75 per month domestic use, about £300 for the tech equipment and far slower than 5G. But good if you are anchored in a dead area or wild camping or caravanning. Its usually the most beautiful places that have zero reception. Its always annoyed me that especially when the kids cant get utube or whatever and start complaining.
 
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shanemax said:
Just read its about £75 per month domestic use, about £300 for the tech equipment and far slower than 5G. But good if you are anchored in a dead area or wild camping or caravanning. Its usually the most beautiful places that have zero reception. Its always annoyed me that especially when the kids cant get utube or whatever and start complaining.
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£189 in Curry's for the mini.
 
shanemax said:
Just read its about £75 per month domestic use, about £300 for the tech equipment and far slower than 5G. But good if you are anchored in a dead area or wild camping or caravanning. Its usually the most beautiful places that have zero reception. Its always annoyed me that especially when the kids cant get utube or whatever and start complaining.
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That depends on where you are - in the UK median speeds are 100 - 200 for 5G depending on provider (you can get faster if there's little contention) and 45-280 for the various Starlink offerings.

5G in other countries is faster as they installed both a a faster backhaul network and 5G transceivers, rather than just the latter.
 
Our Starlink is WAY faster than 5G and has been everywhere in UK, France and Ireland we've used it. Coastal usage even more so. Any passage offshore 5G gets zero signal while Starlink maintains full speed so no competitioni at all.

Having said that, the Starlink signal is zero while I walk around, so local phone connectivity is still very much useful.
 
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