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Ja wel. I am monitoring the starlink facebook page.  Everyone that bought a Starlink or a Starlink Mini in some other country experience connection problems here in SA.  The service is only available for a certain period then it is switched off.

The individual Starlink must go back to country of origin it seems for it to be activated again.

So yes I am still in the market for such a device but the politics around it makes me sceptical.

Time will tell.

Leon I thought you had already orded one. If the service was available l would get a Starlink mini. Hopefully it will happen sooner rather than later.

Ek verstaan nie waarom Suid-Afrikaners die ding wil hê nie.  Mobiele ontvangs is bykans oral in ons land beskikbaar maar ek kry die indruk dit is nie noodwendig mense wat in nie-ontvangsareas bly wat dit wil hê nie.  Die diens is blykbaar aansienlik duurder as binnelandse kommunikasiemiddele.  Om dit aan te skaf vir die eenmaal in 'n paar jaar wat mense dalk in sein-dooie gebiede sou kom, maak dus geen ekonomiese sin nie.  En dit lyk of daar eers 'n satellietskottel opgestel moet word wat soos satelliet tv bietjie moeilik is.  Daar is reeds satellietselfone plaaslik beskikbaar wat gehuur kan word vir die enkele gavalle wanneer iemand dalk in 'n dooie gebied gaan wees. Dit is wel redelik duur maar beslis goedkoper as om oor 'n lang tydperk Starlink te betaal wat dalk amper nooit gebruik sal word nie.  Klink vir my soos baie duur 'n wit olifant.  

Ek as n’ afgreede mens het dit nie nodig nie. Daar is well mense wat altyd internet toegang nodig het om hulle werk te kan doen. Starlink waar dit beskikbaar is is 24/7 en enige plek op die aarde garanteed!

Setting up the Starlink is way easier than the TV dish due the number of overhead satellites compared to the TV signal. Starlink has an App to assist if you have issues in aligning the dish.

The antenna is omnidirectional. You just place it in an open space with the flat receiving side facing skyward.

No alignment with GEO stationary satellite required.

Maandelikse koste hier word aangedui as R1260 per maand(ongeveer R15000 per jaar) en hardeware tussen R7000 en R12000! Dis baie meer as wat my hele pakket wat selfoon met 200 minute, 7+7 Gb data en n massiewe datapakket insluit. Ek sal maar verby hou.

Daar is baie remote areas wat nie opvangs het nie. N Plek wat onder andere baat daarby sal vind is die wildtuin....sommige kampe se sein is ook swak, soos Lower Sabie onlangs ervaar. Daar is al plekke in wildtuin waar hul ekstra pale wil opsit vir sein, maar kry baie teenkanting omdat dit veld lelik maak. Ek het al by hele paar oorde gekampeer waar basies geen sein is nie....selfs by Natalse kus (Happy wanderers). 

Sal jy die bedrae wat ek hierbo genoem het spandeer om sein te hê so nou en dan as jy in Kruger kom?  Ons kyk nie meer nuus nie omdat SABC die tydgleuf verskuif het en ek is nie 'n sportentosias nie so data is nie vir my belangrik as ons met vakansie is nie .  As ons op plekke kom waar ons nie ontvangs het nie, maak dit nie saak nie want ons hoef nie daagliks met die kinders en ander te gesels nie.  Ek weet sommige mense is verslaaf aan sport op TV kyk so hulle sien seker die saak anders as ons, maar regtig, selfs vir hulle klink die Starliking koste vir my belaglik hoog.

The costs (hardware and Subscription) will only be fixed once the service becomes available. I‘ve seen prices of about R7000 for hardware and monthly subscriptions starting at R450 pm. So we will have to wait and see what happens when it becomes available.

The monthly costs will obviously depend on what package and speed one requires.

That sounds more acceptable but is this correct? According to what I found on intertnet, the monthly fee in most countries is the equavalent of R1260 and I did not see anything about choices. But this is of academic interest for me as I am not in the market for Starlink.

Me too.

I can however see the benefits to rural communities especially if the service is made available via a hotspot to the community.

In Namibia and Botswana all the camping sites had WiFi internet for free.

Die mense wat meeste hierby sal baat is ANC mense wat in afgeleë gebiede bly. Die rede hoekom starlink nog nie hier is nie, is oor ANC....so kom hul hul eie mense te na.

BrianB wrote:

Leon I thought you had already orded one. If the service was available l would get a Starlink mini. Hopefully it will happen sooner rather than later.

 

Yes I did order one.  But placed the order on hold due to the signal being switched off here in SA.  This is even applicable to members from other countries when they bring the Starlink with their visit to SA.  The service will only be on for about a month or two if they plan a long stay, then the system must go back to registered country to be reactivated again. This is the current "Norm" in SA

So I am following the Starlink SA page on facebook to see if there are changes to the norm.  These are mostly people that already has a Starlink device.  Got some info last night that Elon Musk will be supporting BEE in SA which means that Starlink availability is closer than we think IF THIS IS TRUE.

Lets see.......... Time will tell.

I see Starling seems to be available with the "location mask" so you won't need to cross borders from SA to reactivate the system.

Starlink Mini going for between R6400- R7700 including the LocMask 

Monthly subscriptions begin at R677, varying by region. No binding contracts - use, pause, and resume whenever it suits you! 

Link below

Starlinkify.  

Eish I would realy like to get this...........................................

Me too I just need to sort out some other commitments first so will probably only do it in the new year.

BrianB wrote:

Me too I just need to sort out some other commitments first so will probably only do it in the new year.

Ditto

I must save up for this......................

Ek lees op facebook gebruikers in SA is tevrede met hul koop en diens