Starlink Pre-orders started in India

[Reklez]

almost 600 dollars to get started with starlink? sounds rough . Would be nice if they adjusted the price for Indian customers

 

[Navjot Singh]

Don't forget the 18% GST on everything. 😛

 

[Tejas01]

Chalo bhai, I am happy with my 4G(or whatever G it is).

 

[shashankb]

Well 4G is about to come to India . It is slowly rolling out . Airtel recently demonstrated 4G speeds in Hyderabad . Jio also will do it very soon . Handset has to support 5G thats it

 

[minuteman]

Can i fit this thing on my car? so I can use high speed internet everywhere I go

 

[Smh]

If you keep your car parked. 😛

 

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[skepticCyberMortal]

Anyone else got the invite? I had signed up for service availability notification in their site back in 2019. Got a mail from them on 26th Feb inviting deposit for early adoption. According to them they are targetting coverage in my area by 2022.

Screenshot of deposit placing page:

 

[skepticCyberMortal]

Missed this thread and posted another. Got an invite.

 

[a.c]

Every location is india is being shown as targetted for 2022

 

[vishalrao]

Don't they need gormint approval to beam internet signals?

 

[shashankb]

I guess they have applied for approval ? It is just that they want estimate data how many are willing to take it . So the orders are opened

 

[Sushubh]

Telecom Department begins scrutiny of Elon Musk's Starlink internet offer to India

The official said that action, including sending a notice at first, may be taken if it is legally established that Starlinks offer violates Indias existing telecom regulations, is not in the consumer interest and also has national security implications.

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[socrates]

Elon Musk's Starlink broadband warns users against downloading torrents, illegal streaming

A Starlink user in the US who goes by the username substrate-97 on Reddit noted that he was downloading pirated content without a VPN to see what would happen, and he got a notice from the company.

www.indiatoday.in

 

[socrates]

Starlink Broadband Global Coverage In Five Weeks, But That Doesn’t Mean You Can Buy It Right Away

Starlink satellite broadband will cost $99 per month globally, with currency conversion costs factored in. Starlink wants to fill the gap left by 5G and fiber broadband.

www.news18.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

SpaceX's Starlink registers business in India

Starlink plans to offer 200,000 active terminals in over 160,000 districts by December 2022.

techcrunch.com

A local unit is required for an internet company to offer its services in India, where Starlink — assuming that it gets the license — plans to offer 200,000 active terminals in over 160,000 districts by December 2022, the company representatives said. That’s an ambitious goal for the company, which as of August had shipped 100,000 user terminals in 14 countries.

The company said over the weekend that it’s working with Niti Aayog, a powerful Indian think tank, to identify 12 districts in the country for Starlink’s initial deployment.

Techcrunch figured out what Niti Ayog is. A powerful Indian Think Tank. Whatever that means.