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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Powersurge: 6:56pm On Jan 31, 2023
myspace:


This is Nigeria, not Europe.

I have MTN 5G. My 100gb data was exhausted within 5 days. Starlink is currently unlimited.

This is a joke right?
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by profmallor: 7:09pm On Jan 31, 2023
Oh yes I agree. I would love to lay my hands on one if I could. However, from an economic perspective its a No no. If Elon Musk is allowed to disrupt the Telco space, at least 40% of the revenue generated by all the Telcos would disappear. Thats means layoffs, reducing in taxes been paied to government and the effect would cascade to all areas of the economy. All he would be selling are modems, he doesnt need any form of infrastructure on ground, he doesnt need staff, wont pay much as taxes and wont be needing to hire anyone either. Elon Musk is a very dangerous man if allowed would kill local competition if given a chance, he is ruthless. If he is serious let him come on ground and start to invest in some form of infrastructure, let him buy a 5G spectrum to start with and come to Nigeria, he has money anyway.


Limassol:
It's actually a much-needed relief for many Nigerians paying through their noses just to access the internet. Starlink is an excellent development!

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by profmallor: 7:09pm On Jan 31, 2023
profmallor:
Oh yes I agree. I would love to lay my hands on one if I could. However, from an economic perspective its a No no. If Elon Musk is allowed to disrupt the Telco space, at least 40% of the revenue generated by all the Telcos would disappear. That means layoffs, reduction in taxes been paided to government and the effect would cascade to all areas of the economy. All he would be selling are modems, he doesnt need any form of infrastructure on ground, he doesnt need staff, wont pay much as taxes and wont be needing to hire anyone either. Elon Musk is a very dangerous man if allowed would kill local competition if given a chance, he is ruthless. If he is serious let him come on ground and start to invest in some form of infrastructure, let him buy a 5G spectrum to start with and come to Nigeria, he has money anyway.


Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by paradigmshift(m): 7:12pm On Jan 31, 2023
georgee:

Lie kee u dia

Is ds not the useless WiFi.com I used that nearly gave me BP

Useless Tizeti angry angry
it depends on location mugu... Wetin u dey criticize fit good for another persn .. bp kill u there

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by SaLongs1(m): 7:30pm On Jan 31, 2023
grin
Curious345:
Mtn staff on the beat
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by SaLongs1(m): 7:35pm On Jan 31, 2023
profmallor:
Oh yes I agree. I would love to lay my hands on one if I could. However, from an economic perspective its a No no. If Elon Musk is allowed to disrupt the Telco space, at least 40% of the revenue generated by all the Telcos would disappear. Thats means layoffs, reducing in taxes been paied to government and the effect would cascade to all areas of the economy. All he would be selling are modems, he doesnt need any form of infrastructure on ground, he doesnt need staff, wont pay much as taxes and wont be needing to hire anyone either. Elon Musk is a very dangerous man if allowed would kill local competition if given a chance, he is ruthless. If he is serious let him come on ground and start to invest in some form of infrastructure, let him buy a 5G spectrum to start with and come to Nigeria, he has money anyway. grin l swear after Pantami na you be the next most wicked enemy of the masses using telecom and the internet.


Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by stanvesco(m): 7:59pm On Jan 31, 2023
chccho:

Nigerians and cancerous mindset!!!!!


Explain please?
How is seeking a business opportunity a cancerous mindset??

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by unclejb2(m): 8:04pm On Jan 31, 2023
Bossman:
That would depend on the limitations of the router. You can use the router that came with it or get a 3rd party router. Usually the number of devices it can support should not be an issue. What should matter is the number of simultaneous devices the Speed will support. Speed will degrade as more devices are connected of course.

are you implying that facilities like hotels that host public wifi systems can't use it effectively
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by georgee(m): 8:13pm On Jan 31, 2023
paradigmshift:
it depends on location mugu... Wetin u dey criticize fit good for another persn .. bp kill u there
Ogun kill u dia.. Go Instagram, Twitter, Facebook even nairaland.. See how 99% of users dey swear for Tizeti

U think I am just talking for talking sake..

Pls wen we dey talk better internet/ISP, I beg u in the name of devil, do not mention Tizeti

Nonsense

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by sofiscatedmoron: 8:14pm On Jan 31, 2023
CSTRR:

If you subscribe 32k data on mtn every month, you can't finish it in a month.
So it's more or less unlimited.

Plus other benefits you will get on calls.

Elon musk is a scam.
U are not ok,,

Do you know how much Netflix on smart tv consumes ,,,,,,,,. Just say u don't use internet much,
Some people can finish 30k mtn subscription in a week
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by litaninja(m): 8:48pm On Jan 31, 2023
Yea, However, someone mentioned that it a deposit. Are you able to confirm if it is?

pman06:


Price shows 274k on my side this afternoon.

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by paradigmshift(m): 8:49pm On Jan 31, 2023
georgee:

Ogun kill u dia.. Go Instagram, Twitter, Facebook even nairaland.. See how 99% of users dey swear for Tizeti

U think I am just talking for talking sake..

Pls wen we dey talk better internet/ISP, I beg u in the name of devil, do not mention Tizeti

Nonsense
ogun dn kill u already..
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Magma101: 9:22pm On Jan 31, 2023
profmallor:
Oh yes I agree. I would love to lay my hands on one if I could. However, from an economic perspective its a No no. If Elon Musk is allowed to disrupt the Telco space, at least 40% of the revenue generated by all the Telcos would disappear. Thats means layoffs, reducing in taxes been paied to government and the effect would cascade to all areas of the economy. All he would be selling are modems, he doesnt need any form of infrastructure on ground, he doesnt need staff, wont pay much as taxes and wont be needing to hire anyone either. Elon Musk is a very dangerous man if allowed would kill local competition if given a chance, he is ruthless. If he is serious let him come on ground and start to invest in some form of infrastructure, let him buy a 5G spectrum to start with and come to Nigeria, he has money anyway.

Bros, all these plenty grammer and panicking on top of Starlink? Oga chill na. Cool temper.

Actually, Starlink has an office in VI. They have a Nigerian tax ID and they have been collecting VAT in dollars for the Federal Government. Starlink already employed a couple of Nigerians and I'm sure that as subscriber base increases more Nigerians will be employed.

Starlink is targeting a different class of subscribers and your perceived economic apocalypse is not going to happen. The Nigeria market is quite large and the introduction of Starlink is unlikely to upset the balance.

Wish you were in Port Harcourt, I would have taken you to Lesukaa for a cold drink to cool this temper. Relax, okay? Relax. Entrance of Starlink is good for our economy.

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Parachoko: 9:49pm On Jan 31, 2023
Magma101:


Bros, all these plenty grammer and panicking on top of Starlink? Oga chill na. Cool temper.

Actually, Starlink has an office in VI. They have a Nigerian tax ID and they have been collecting VAT in dollars for the Federal Government. Starlink already employed a couple of Nigerians and I'm sure that as subscriber base increases more Nigerians will be employed.

Starlink is targeting a different class of subscribers and your perceived economic apocalypse is not going to happen. The Nigeria market is quite large and the introduction of Starlink is unlikely to upset the balance.

Wish you were in Port Harcourt, I would have taken you to Lesukaa for a cold drink to cool this temper. Relax, okay? Relax. Entrance of Starlink is good for our economy.




Gbam!!

MTN, Airtel etc will have no choice but to level up when they start losing some of their heavy data subscribers.

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by profmallor: 9:50pm On Jan 31, 2023
You will remember one day that someone on Nairaland mentioned that Government would ban them.



Magma101:


Bros, all these plenty grammer and panicking on top of Starlink? Oga chill na. Cool temper.

Actually, Starlink has an office in VI. They have a Nigerian tax ID and they have been collecting VAT in dollars for the Federal Government. Starlink already employed a couple of Nigerians and I'm sure that as subscriber base increases more Nigerians will be employed.

Starlink is targeting a different class of subscribers and your perceived economic apocalypse is not going to happen. The Nigeria market is quite large and the introduction of Starlink is unlikely to upset the balance.

Wish you were in Port Harcourt, I would have taken you to Lesukaa for a cold drink to cool this temper. Relax, okay? Relax. Entrance of Starlink is good for our economy.




Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by VULCAN(m): 9:55pm On Jan 31, 2023
This guy must be a Joker or something.

How many gig is MTN N32k data?

Just because you are a small user you believe everyone else is on your table.

Lollz

I use to burn 300-450Gb per month on FiberOne but I have relaxed now as I don't watch stuff on my android box like I used to.

Avoid projecting your circumstances on everyone else.

Even that my 300GB a month is some people's weekly usage.

Having said that Starlink is for power users ONLY otherwise it's a waste of money.



CSTRR:

If you subscribe 32k data on mtn every month, you can't finish it in a month.
So it's more or less unlimited.

Plus other benefits you will get on calls.

Elon musk is a scam.

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by tmtech: 9:57pm On Jan 31, 2023
rookidmart:
$43 (~₦19k; ₦32k) monthly for unlimited data is not bad. Way cheaper than the competition.

Assuming an average speed of ~150mbps (18MBPS) for which FiberOne and iPNX charge for ~₦62,000


However, the installation costs are steep: $600 (₦267,000 at bank rate; ₦450,000 at black market rate) vs ~₦50,000 for FOB or iPNX.

Reliability is a concern here though - would it work well in bad weather? Rains would start next year so I'll be waiting for your feedback by then.

Thanks for sharing.

PS how do you pay for subscriptions? Naira or dollar card?

It should work well in bad weather . The satellites are in a ring formation and you only stay connected to a satellite for about 4 minutes before handing over to another satellite. I think the speed is ok for the price and since it is unlimited, it is worth the money.
I seen people test in bad weather and it performed well with very low latency sef

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Ournolly: 10:07pm On Jan 31, 2023
In terms of latency,
1st - Microwave
2nd - Fiber Optic
3rd - dsl
4th - Satellite Internet.

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by iamsolasoul(f): 10:14pm On Jan 31, 2023
tonididdy:


Hi
What’s Wi-Fi.com startup price and monthly fee?
Is it unlimited and what’s the speed?

I think equipment is 45000 and monthly 12500 unlimited no throttling

You really just need an additional DNS provider to never be down in Nigeria I use a paid one called modafukaas that’s what hackers go after

After 600 dollars and the dns is Public it will still be an issue to connect.

Their equipment is too expensive but their car too is expensive so all na business

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by bukas15(m): 10:59pm On Jan 31, 2023
Bonzojoko:
I am not saying the speed is low. The speed is decent. I am saying the speed will drop when many devices like 50 phones connected to the starlink router are using the starlink internet at the same time
meaning starlink runs a shared bandwidth. I thought it's dedicated, like a particular bandwidth is assigned to a user once you purchase the device ?
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by chccho(m): 11:24pm On Jan 31, 2023
stanvesco:



Explain please?
How is seeking a business opportunity a cancerous mindset??
By the time 10 or 20 of u puts 100users on their network respectively, what do u think the effect will be like I dont even think thr white man who created it puts 100 users on their network so why should your case be different? Because u just wanna make money at any cost?

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by mediclife1987(m): 11:32pm On Jan 31, 2023
myspace:
Unreliable internet has always been an issue for me in Lagos. The best Internet Service Providers use Fibre Optics but have very limited coverage areas. So when I heard Starlink would be rolling out their Low Orbit internet service in Africa, It Immediately piqued my Interest.

I made a preorder for the service in May of 2021 with a refundable deposit of $99. I did this due to the projected rollout of the service by the end of 2021. I did not get any update from Starlink until early december of 2022. I was told to pay up a balance of $501 so my exquipment would be shipped.

8 days after making full payment, my Starlink Equipment was delivered to me by DHL. It is a plug and play device that is easy to install by following very simple steps on the manual. I mounted the dish on my compound, at a postion with good sky visibility and the device connected to an available Satellite within a few minutes.

My Internet experience is now the best I have ever had it, here in Nigeria.

Total cost of Equipment $600
Monthly Subscription for Unlimited Internet $43


God Bless Elon Musk
God Bless SpaceX/Starlink
God Bless Nigeria



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orUl06DfAjw

Can you use the internet on your mobile even when you're away from home?

If not it's crap...

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by odysey: 12:08am On Feb 01, 2023
profmallor:
Oh yes I agree. I would love to lay my hands on one if I could. However, from an economic perspective its a No no. If Elon Musk is allowed to disrupt the Telco space, at least 40% of the revenue generated by all the Telcos would disappear. Thats means layoffs, reducing in taxes been paied to government and the effect would cascade to all areas of the economy. All he would be selling are modems, he doesnt need any form of infrastructure on ground, he doesnt need staff, wont pay much as taxes and wont be needing to hire anyone either. Elon Musk is a very dangerous man if allowed would kill local competition if given a chance, he is ruthless. If he is serious let him come on ground and start to invest in some form of infrastructure, let him buy a 5G spectrum to start with and come to Nigeria, he has money anyway.


Then the locals could either improve their services or die of

I'd be glad if we're rid of the old ones though they ripped off Nigerians

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Pharaohny: 1:54am On Feb 01, 2023
myspace:
Unreliable internet has always been an issue for me in Lagos. The best Internet Service Providers use Fibre Optics but have very limited coverage areas. So when I heard Starlink would be rolling out their Low Orbit internet service in Africa, It Immediately piqued my Interest.

I made a preorder for the service in May of 2021 with a refundable deposit of $99. I did this due to the projected rollout of the service by the end of 2021. I did not get any update from Starlink until early december of 2022. I was told to pay up a balance of $501 so my exquipment would be shipped.

8 days after making full payment, my Starlink Equipment was delivered to me by DHL. It is a plug and play device that is easy to install by following very simple steps on the manual. I mounted the dish on my compound, at a postion with good sky visibility and the device connected to an available Satellite within a few minutes.

My Internet experience is now the best I have ever had it, here in Nigeria.

Total cost of Equipment $600
Monthly Subscription for Unlimited Internet $43


God Bless Elon Musk
God Bless SpaceX/Starlink
God Bless Nigeria



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orUl06DfAjw




Does it have a wider internet coverage especially those remote places .
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Pharaohny: 1:57am On Feb 01, 2023
IS THE DATA capped or uncapped ?
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Curious345: 4:41am On Feb 01, 2023
Who dash you Ijaw.. egg head
Parachoko:
Mugu!!
As if you fit afford am grin

I fit bet my money I dey live a more comfortable life than you dey live.

I'm an Ijaw and a Christian

My support for Asiwaju is unshakable

On Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Mandate I Stand Gidigba
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by wethebest(m): 5:55am On Feb 01, 2023
karmaleon:
Get yourself a dollar debit card from your bank or a virtual dollar card (chipper is reliable)


Bank will still tell you to go bring physical dollar to fund it and u can only get that from black market OR is there another way to fund the dollar card given to you by bank? If so Which bank offers to load the card for u at bank rate?
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Parachoko: 6:39am On Feb 01, 2023
Curious345:
Who dash you Ijaw.. egg head
Go ask Google your question

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by purplekayc(m): 8:44am On Feb 01, 2023
CSTRR:

If you subscribe 32k data on mtn every month, you can't finish it in a month.
So it's more or less unlimited.

Plus other benefits you will get on calls.

Elon musk is a scam.

Why do you think that it can't be finished in a month?
What's the data offered by mtn for 32k a month?

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Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by purplekayc(m): 9:08am On Feb 01, 2023
Pharaohny:
IS THE DATA capped or uncapped ?

It's not capped
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by Pharaohny: 10:08am On Feb 01, 2023
purplekayc:


It's not capped


Use it as you like 😜☺️ no limit 🤠
Re: My SpaceX Starlink Internet Experience In Lagos, Nigeria by pman06(m): 10:29am On Feb 01, 2023
litaninja:
Yea, However, someone mentioned that it a deposit. Are you able to confirm if it is?


I haven't, still waiting to see if naira card was debited by someone else. If naira card works, I will be giving it a shot.

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