Starlink roaming shutdown confusion in South Africa

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Contradictory communication from Starlink support has also made it difficult for roaming users in South Africa to learn what will happen to their connections, which were supposed to be cut off on 30 April 2024.

Despite warnings that their connections would go dark from 30 April 2024, numerous Starlink roaming users in South Africa still have access to the company’s roaming service.started notifying some customers Starlink explained that its regional and global roaming plans were intended for temporary travel and transit, not for permanent use in locations outside officially-available areas.

A poll on one of the groups asking users whether their connection was still active received 94 votes, of which 73% stated their Starlink roaming was still working. While some agents had confirmed users’ connections would no longer work after 30 April 2024, others said this was not the case. Another possibility is that Starlink has only started implementing its two-month cutoff policy for roaming from 30 April 2024.

Many countries — including South Africa — have laws which require Starlink to get regulatory approval to launch a telecoms service. Ukrainian soldiers have been using Starlink kits supplied with funding from the US government since the early days of the conflict.operating in its country at the United Nations.

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