Starlink launches global roaming - but no good news for South Africans

[Jan]

Starlink rolling out global roaming service — with more bad news for South Africa

Starlink has started offering a "Global Roaming Service" to customers in countries where its satellite broadband connectivity has received regulatory approval but is not yet available.

Users on a Reddit forum posted about an email inviting customers with pre-orders in some locations where Starlink is not yet live to try out the service.

 

[McGuywer]

Again, ANC holding us back.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

LOL Elon really doesn't like us at all

 

[RudderVator]

Again, ANC holding us back.

Another success story…

 

[now05ster]

Lekker ANC, BEE.
Lol.

Where's Ron Swanson?

 

[KikzAzz]

Palms have to be greased before regulatory approval will be provided. South Africa probably now the worst of the African countries.

 

[BuckRogers]

Palms have to be greased before regulatory approval will be provided. South Africa probably now the worst of the African countries.

It's what the people wanted

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Palms have to be greased before regulatory approval will be provided. South Africa probably now the worst of the African countries.

sure equatorial guinea is worse, where the presidents slush fund is directly connected to the taxes earned.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

also, remember how long Skype was illegal in SA because Telkom outlawed it.
same with whatsapp calling, how the mobile operators fought tooth and nail to outlaw it.

were a nation that hates competition and better ideas.

 

[Dolby]

As far as corruption goes in Africa, we're around the middle .

But from the Previous to the Last, we got worse

Benin, Ghana, Senegal all improved ...

 

[Dolby]

Top 5 least corrupt



Top 5 most corrupt :

 

[Dolby]

 

[wingnut771]

Guess which country has the death penalty:

 

[Blackhand]

LOL Elon really doesn't like us at all

I think he's indifferent to SA at this point. However, he is pretty outspoken against "woke" stuff in general. So I can't imagine telling him he needs to change the representation of his company/implement quotas or go through a corrupt BEE middleman leech is going down too well.

 

[KikzAzz]

Guess which country has the death penalty:
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It does work.

 

[Sapphiron]

Again, ANC holding us back.

 

[Peon]

Elon sending gov a subtle message to get knotted if you ask me.

 

[SyntaxError]

Just blacklist SA due to the sheer stupidity.

 

[saor]

In subsequent feedback, it said that SpaceX must comply with new Black Economic Empowerment regulations for Internet service providers requiring 30% (South African) black ownership to offer Starlink locally

lol

 

[morbill]

Who needs the service in RSA?, there is 98% 3/4/5G coverage, let alone fibre network