Recent content by Simon Botes

  1. Simon Botes

    Mozambique gets Starlink before South Africa for R903 per month

    ICASA has already type approved the equipment. So in theory it's just a matter of printing a type approved sticker and putting it on the box and equipment.
  2. Simon Botes

    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    This list contains all the equipment approved by the FCC which operates very similar to ICASA when it comes to approvals and stickers. Only 2 routers appear on the FCC list and zero home antenna are on this list. It would seem that the Starlink router and antenna are sold as a single package...
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    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    Despite the ICASA type approval in South Africa, the grey imported kit sold locally by itlec remains illegal in South Africa because the units imported by itlec do not have an ICASA sticker on the box or equipment. Since ICASA has already type approved the equipment for use in South Africa, the...
  4. Simon Botes

    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    Yes that could be, however notice the sticker on the FCC test of UTR-211. The equipment is clearly labeled as "Starlink dish" even though the equipment being tested is a router. Isn't the dish just an antenna that comes part of the sealed kit. https://fcc.report/FCC-ID/2AWHPR211/5499257 Will...
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    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    The Starlink equipment comes in a single box. It is one singular unit in kit form. The dish cannot work without the router and the router cannot work without the dish and in the kit form you are buying 1 item. Selling only the router would be like selling a car without an engine? The Starlink...
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    We got our hands on a Starlink kit and subscription in South Africa

    TYPE APPROVED EQUIPMENT - 2023 UPDATE The following Starlink equipment has been approved. 1. Starlink router: UTR-211 TA-2022/0069 2. Starlink Satellite Earth Station Gateway: TA-2021/0221 More info here...
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