PASCAL OPARADA FROM LEGIT NG
Previous reports have said that the Elon Musk-owned, SpaceX-operated internet service costs $600, about N438,000 for hardware tokens and $43, N31,000 for a monthly subscription.
Due to the suspension of international transactions for naira cards by banks in Nigeria, many Nigerians may not access the Starlink Internet service.
The development puts Nigerians with dollar cards at an advantage to access the Starlink service.
User describes experience
A Starlink user from Abeokuta, Ogun State said despite the remoteness of his area he was able to get fast internet.
According to him, he pre-ordered the company’s hardware in October 2022 and received it in December and currently has about 20Mbps on his first experience.
The user known as Gbadebo Bello said on Twitter that he now has about 240Mbps later.
With these developments, only Nigerians that have dollar cards can order Starlink hardware for now.
He said:
“I’m testing from Abeokuta, Ogun State where I’ve struggled greatly with subpar Internet. Even hubs here don’t have the internet bit figured out yet, so it’s a big deal to me that I’m able to get above 200Mbps.
He said he pre-ordered the hardware via his dollar card as he could not do so using a naira card.
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