South Africans who have an address or contact in the country can have the kit shipped there and imported. Using the regional roaming service with a Zambian address costs about R915 per month.
SpaceX has officially rolled out Starlink in Zambia, the sixth country in Africa to get the high-speed, uncapped satellite Internet service.
However, Starlink said the service would improve “dramatically” over the next year and said customers in the region typically measured download speeds up to 120Mbps — impressively high for a satellite service. Users who wish to use the service in other African countries will have to pay ZMW1,000 per month for regional roaming.
South Africa’s rollout ETA is still “unknown” due to additional regulatory requirements in the Electronic Communications Act.
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