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Clueless travellers going to places like India and getting their Iphones confiscated sounds interesting Edit: to clarify India banned satcom devices
by ugjka 5y ago
Clueless travellers going to places like India and getting their Iphones confiscated sounds interesting
Edit: to clarify India banned satcom devices
- samstave 5y agoWhy?
- op00to 5y agoIndia has (had?) a monopoly on telecommunications. My company couldn’t send voip phones to our Indian employees like we do for employees everywhere else.
- ugjka 5y agoFollowing the Mumbai terror attacks in 2011, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS)in India banned the use of “Thuraya, Iridium and other such satellite phones” in Indian waters.
- sudosysgen 5y agoSatcom is banned in India : https://apollosat.com/intel/satellite-phone-ban-warning-to-visitors-to-india/ https://apollosat.com/intel/satellite-phone-ban-warning-to-v...
- webmobdev 5y agoAre you sure it is completely banned? I thought you just need permission (in the form of a "no objection certificate") from the Home Ministry in India before you can own and operate a satellite phone?
- ugjka 5y agoNo chance getting that on travel visa, but you're right