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> beta-only limitation though There's no way you are crossing borders with it and transmitting from a country where it's not approved.

• m463 6y ago
  That's an interesting point. I noticed this: https://www.canadasatellite.ca/Satellite-Phone-Limitations.htm https://www.canadasatellite.ca/Satellite-Phone-Limitations.h... "While satellite phones work essentially anywhere on earth, there are some physical and political limitations." one limitation was not what I expected: "Cuba restricts the use of satellite phones because they’re seen as tools for subversive purposes" Back to starlink - I think distributed living is a wonderful if not the most wonderful application of this. I can imagine in a number of years having a tesla pull a trailer with fold-out solar panels. Have a little self-sufficient base camp with power for climate, cooking, transportation. And now internet.
  • ramraj07 6y ago
    I believe you can get into a metric ton of trouble if you try to import a satphone in India as well.
  • girvo 6y ago
    As a side point, Cuba’s internet is also filtered and such, but was remarkably easy to get around with an SSH tunnel. Was handy when I was there!
• Cthulhu_ 6y ago
  Who is responsible for a regional law like the Cuban one mentioned in this thread? Would Starlink be held responsible, or would it be the one moving a receiver across the border?
  • xigurat 6y ago
    Usually is the person smuggling it or installing it. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gross