Remove Starlink's 90-Day Country Transfer Rule

Emmanuelle Le Barz

Starling is a key safety tool for cruisers crossing oceans. It has taken over the need for expwnsive sat phone etc. Please revert back from this policy or create something specifically for cruisers!

Robert Egger

Möglichkeit für alle

Kelly and Darren Dockside

Makes moving from country to country, in essence, what we do, impossible..

Brian Smith

Safety

Graeme Hull

Most of the cruiser community can probably understand and accept the need to localise their account. However the 90 day rule is an impediment to doing this. Either remove the 90 day transfer rule or alternatively create more regional groups eg Oceania, SE Asia etc

Jeff Burkhart

Starlink can be useful or you can make this new change, but not both.

marga pretorius

I'm a cruiser in the South Pacific, and these new rules are going to make using starlink impossible for me. Starlink currently isn't offered in French Polynesia where I'm cruising, I can't register it here. I've been an early adopter to starlink (since 2022) and it really saddens me to have the rig pulled out from under me in this way. I'm a younger solo sailor, and starlink is critical to allowing me to make a modest living to keep my sailing going. I wish there could be a cruiser plan offered.

Jim Saunders

This is a completely unnecessary rule which renders Starlink unusable for a wide range of existing users - Jim

Chelsy Brock

This will make it out of reach for most of the population

Lisa Smith

Sailing Life

Jeff Webb

Livaboard cruiser on a budget and working fulltime

Rob Visée

We sail the Caribbean and visit a lot islands. Never 90 days at one island

Steven Feltner

On the current leg of our circumnavigation itinerary, we change countries about every 30 days. These new restrictions will not be tenable for us. This will restrict our ability to monitor weather and communicate with our shore support parties.

Jan Meier

A global satellite Internet is a game changer for the worldwide sailing community. Many boats rely on Internet access for navigation, weather but also remote work and home schooling. Understanding the changing regulatory requirements for Starlink, the 90 day period to localize an antenna in a new country makes it almost useless in many areas of the world. While Global Priority might be an option for some small boats, the majority of the cruising community simply can't afford it.

erwin haas

Also Cruiser here, change of plans affect me.

P**** H******

For me it is a safety issue.

H Nierman

Can’t afford global. Please just keep it the way it is. It’s not broken. Don’t fix it.

Norman Rubenis

When a company has complete monopoly over is customers, its too easy to take advantage. Starlink has a fantastic service but now they have built a considerable customer base they clearly feel it's time to screw them over with no alternative service currently available.

Sarah ehawee

We're sailors, living on the boat, working there. Meeting friends, care for our security. Doing online custom's and immigration things. What if you can't do this anymore because the reliable starling doesn't work anymore. How to handle this on a remote island where you can't buy a new SIM, can't activate a esim because you got nothing. Don't know when there's a earthquake, tsunami or storm - being back in the dark ages? Or just waiting for Amazons solution and then changing the provider?

Rodney Morris

I switched to Starlink last season only because it finally became cost competitive in my area. With the new policy change that may not longer be the case, so I would go back to cellular service. If Starlink wants to keep customers it needs competitive policies and pricing. Clearly this policy change undermines that.