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Remove Starlink's 90-Day Country Transfer Rule

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Jim Bob Schell Verified
1 month ago

We live aboard and travel internationally full time. We depend on Starlink for communication and safety, and it allows us to work as digital nomads. Our “home country” is where we are. The 90 day restriction is limiting and will force alternatives. The global priority plans are simply cost prohibitive. I understand our use case is unique and limited, but many of us have come to rely on Starlink for both safety and livelihood.

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William Ratliffc Verified
1 month ago

With the new policy going into effect regarding the limitations of the unlimited roam plan, SpaceX has added a huge burden onto digital nomads, and in particular, the cruising community. It is already a huge issue that we will have to transfer to a new country after 30 days are up to maintain connectivity, but with a 90 day restriction on how often an account can be transferred, SpaceX has effectively rendered the Unlimited Roam plan useless to the people who truly rely on it the most.

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Rutledge1 Verified
1 month ago

Although I’m not a sailor/nomad, my second home is in the Bahamas and I see how profoundly this will affect all sailors and nomads. Please remove this restriction! It matters so much to Starlink users.

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Dianne Thomas Verified
1 month ago

We cruising the Caribbean and we need the internet in remote places to receive weather updates as well as let others know our location and how we're doing. We're regular folks, not wealthy yacht people. Starlink has been a necessary part of our lives. Please don't make this change.

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Zbigniew Wenderlich Verified
1 month ago

With planned an extensive sailing into South Pacific a reliable access to weather forcast is not a choice but necessity.

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Ian Gardner Verified
1 month ago

I would prefer not to use any other system that will become available.

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Vend Ors Verified
1 month ago

Because it disadvantages a small group of people for no good reason. Now Musk is saying if you are out of your country for more than 30 days you have to pay a lot of money.

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Betina Feldman Verified
1 month ago

Due that I work online in different countries !!

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Chilli King Verified
1 month ago

I'm in the Caribbean crusing permanently I would need to change countries every few day's I'm on a pension and cannot afford a huge increase in payments if this goes through i will have to forgo starlink

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Aniko Papp Verified
1 month ago

We've used starlink at home & on our boat for ages. Constantly changing the rules is poor business

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Joaquin Barrios Verified
1 month ago

We are in the Caribbean where countries are small and very close to each other. We can be in 3 or 4 countries in 1 week. It would be more reasonable to have a subscription for the whole Caribbean. Cellphone subscriptions here cover this whole region so we are not roaming whenever we move to the next island.

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Rick Pharr Verified
1 month ago

As a sailor, Starlink is a crucial communications device that we use for receiving weather updates and maps. It has been used to rescue several boaters that were out of range of the standard VHF. Please allow us to keep using as we travel around the world.

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Tim Evans Verified
1 month ago

We cruise the Caribbean as a retired couple on limited income. The rise in cost wont be possible for us. We will go back to local SIMS

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alan songer Verified
1 month ago

i cruise the Caribean and never at the same place. I have a separate system at home in Florida. I can not afford the global priority and would have to cancel.

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Charles d'Esclercs Verified
1 month ago

Because I'm a Starlink user on sail boat

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Nick Trundle Verified
1 month ago

Starlink has been an affordable safety net while solo sailing. By changing its Terms of Business, again, roaming connectivity has now become unaffordable to people with average incomes.

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Sarah Gage-Hunt Verified
1 month ago

It is a safety issue to be able to access weather and local information while cruising in other countries.

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Isabel Mossing Verified
1 month ago

As a Long term sailor, I’m really dependent on roam unlimited. Its been working brilliantly for us the last two years. Please dont change it

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Hans Arp Verified
1 month ago

I sail between countries.

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Pieter OOSTERBAAN Verified
1 month ago

So I can use Starlink instead of going back to cellular network options