dustmalik:

From your screenshot, i see you have a discount of over 45k. How is that?

He did not get a discount. He already paid a deposit of $99.

profmallor:
Oh yes I agree. I would love to lay my hands on one if I could. However, from an economic perspective its a No no. If Elon Musk is allowed to disrupt the Telco space, at least 40% of the revenue generated by all the Telcos would disappear. Thats means layoffs, reducing in taxes been paied to government and the effect would cascade to all areas of the economy. All he would be selling are modems, he doesnt need any form of infrastructure on ground, he doesnt need staff, wont pay much as taxes and wont be needing to hire anyone either. Elon Musk is a very dangerous man if allowed would kill local competition if given a chance, he is ruthless. If he is serious let him come on ground and start to invest in some form of infrastructure, let him buy a 5G spectrum to start with and come to Nigeria, he has money anyway.

Bros, all these plenty grammer and panicking on top of Starlink? Oga chill na. Cool temper.

Actually, Starlink has an office in VI. They have a Nigerian tax ID and they have been collecting VAT in dollars for the Federal Government. Starlink already employed a couple of Nigerians and I'm sure that as subscriber base increases more Nigerians will be employed.

Starlink is targeting a different class of subscribers and your perceived economic apocalypse is not going to happen. The Nigeria market is quite large and the introduction of Starlink is unlikely to upset the balance.

Wish you were in Port Harcourt, I would have taken you to Lesukaa for a cold drink to cool this temper. Relax, okay? Relax. Entrance of Starlink is good for our economy.

ModCaller:


It's is NOT 20k.

You have to buy the dollar at black market rate to fund your dollar denominated card. That 19k/20k is based on the official rate which won't work because all Naira denominated cards are blocked from foreign transactions.

Exactly!

aieromon:


Yet they changed the currency on their website from USD to NGN and registered the business entity in Nigeria?

Let's remain positive.



https://nairametrics.com/2022/05/27/breaking-elon-musk-tweets-nigeria-has-approved-starlink/

Even though it appears you artfully ignored "At least not in its current form or state" from my statement, reality and expectation aren't always the same. Economic realities have nothing to do with just "remaining positive".

NinjaXmetahuman:
well said.

I read starlink is planning to cap the speed at 1TB starting February this year.

That doesn't sound nice.

The FUB isn't that bad anyway.

See below an expert explanation quoted below:

"There is no hard data limit. Your speeds will be slowed down during times of congestion after you go over 1TB, but you’ll still be able to stream like you normally do. HD streams don’t require even 10 mbps. There is no need to reduce streaming resolutions to save data to stay under 1TB.

To reiterate, going over the Priority Access limit just means potentially slower speeds. You aren’t charged for extra data, and your internet isn’t cut off.

If you notice the Basic Data speeds aren’t sufficient for your purposes, then that would be the time to look into purchasing additional data."

seanwilliam:
The subscription fee is fair enough . But the installation fees should be subsidized .. something around 150-200k is perfect so that more people will be able to afford it.

Bros, who go subsidize am na? Even petrol, subsidy no dey 2023 budget.

Starlink isn't for the boys. The service is for the men.

Bonzojoko:
but why not verify with the Nigerian banks/government before boldly updating on their webpage that you can pay in Naira. Isn't that a form of scam. Did they just wake up and post you can buy starlink in Naira on their website without making necessary preparations or seeking necessary approval from Nigerian government. I am sure both Elon musk and his representatives are aware of the dollar problem in Nigeria and the dollar transaction limit in Nigerian banks. It's even on every website discussing starlink limitations in Nigeria. Elon musk can't claim he is ignorant about it

Dear friend, Starlink will not fix the problem of your country for you. You will need to hold your leaders responsible for that.

There is no scam here. Everything has been discussed and agreed with the NCC. Our naira is not a stable currency, and you would not expect a satellite-based internet service provider to build its business model on an unstable currency.

My dear, this is the more reason we should all be interested on who governs this country. Without being so political, I am sure you get what I mean, get your PVC.

Finally, if you're really interested in this service, you will need a dom account and a dollar denomicated credit or debit card. I honestly do not think in the near future, Starlink will accept naira. At least not in its current form or state.

Bonzojoko:
me too. I have tried both eco bank and access bank ATM cards and it declined my payment. Why will they change to Naira payment when banks won't acknowledge the payment. What kind of scam is this?

Nigerian banks are the problem, not Starlink.

rookidmart:

How quick was the delivery?

2 - 4 Weeks if you previously deposited $99. Your balance will be $488 (this includes your first month subscription).

ModCaller:
Has anyone made the payment in naira?

Do they have a bank account to transfer to?

If payment is online via their normal channel, it will not work because it will be based on dollar not naira.

I can confirm that you cannot pay in Naira or use Naira card.

You will have to use your dollar denominated Master or Visa card and you will be charged $488.

myspace:


Equipment was shipped to me from a Lagos location so import duty does not apply.

Thanks bro. This is such a relief. I look forward to receiving mine soon. They are yet to contact me. Made deposit in August 2022, so I may be further on the queue.

Please did you pay Customs Duty or Duty was paid by Starlink?

myspace:


Speedtest to UK and US locations now added to my First Post.

Funding issues.

Businesses in Africa lack access to funding. Reason you have these semi-skilled médiocres running industries and factories that aren't even technology based.

ruggedtimi:
What happens if Africans run those factories??....

N100M is too small na

"If it is shacking somebody, it is not shacking me". - Ayodele Fayose

Quality Education.

OP,

Please tell me what he has done in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area since you sad he has done projects in all local governments area of the state. Have you seen Igarra - Okpe road?

Ignorance bad oh.

Righteousness89:
Many do not understand these things!!

Listen , Devil has a 3 Fold Ministry!

To kill , Steal and Destroy!

His Agents are on ground!

Whatever happens! Do not Take that Vaccine!

That May just be the Virus itself!

It is a War !it More Spirtual than Physical! It won't be won on twitter, instargram and all that!

It will be won on Bended Knees!

Don't be a Victim!!

divinehand2003:
Their relationship was best described as that of Cats and rats

I will say cats and dogs. If cats and rats, the cats would have killed and annihilated all the rats.

In a cats and dogs situation, no one kills or annihilate the other. The fight just ranges on.

Those with understanding of the Igbo language should listen to the audio on the link and tell us if it is well interpreted

NIGERIA CHINA TIMES Tou Tiao07:37
尼中时报

SOURCE: http://www.52hrtt.com/webservicepage_getInformationPage.do?id=D1586342147498&areaId=H1571138291902&behaviorSource=4&languageId=2&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0&flag=1

The above audio is in Igbo language but a very clearly explains the events especially in Guangzhou. Everyone that understands Igbo language would NOT need any further explanations to understand what the true situation is. It is an eye-witness account by one of the Igbo businessmen in Guangzhou. Thanks to him, an honest Nigerian friend.

My brother, there's nothing much that happened. I don't need to ask you what you heard because about 20 people have asked me about this. All my customers, my relatives, my friends have all asked me this question, so I know you want to ask me about chasing black people out of their homes and out of the hotels.

You know how our people behave. Once they hear stories, they add their own, mix it with yam, and add ugba to make it more beautiful. I just got home from work and just got out of the shower. So about the video you watched, the story you heard happened in Guangzhou.

Before the borders were closed and flights were stopped from coming in, some of our people had come to buy goods. The Chinese asked them self-isolate. That took them to a hotel because they told all the hotels not to allow foreigners. The cops are the ones who will pick you up, check you out and put you up in a hotel. They will check you every morning, test your temperature to see if you have any symptoms. After 14 days they release you so you can do your business.

But 3 to 4 days before that 14 days was over, they discovered that three of our people had the symptoms. Eventually, they found out that 2 (of the 3) people had malaria or typhoid or something, but one person had coronavirus. They wanted to treat the one that had it, but he refused and said they wanted to inject him with the virus and kill him. They told him they didn't want to do that but just wanted to treat him like they also treated their people, but he refused. Instead, he fought those medical workers, and I don't know if they said he hit one of them in the eye or somewhere. But you know white people's body, the person got a bruise or a black eye, and the locals got angry about that when they heard the story. Because of that, even the chairman of the Nigerian community in China got involved and begged the man to calm down and get treated. The Chinese said that after treating him, he would be deported and they agreed.

Because of this, they started monitoring the blacks to check for the symptoms. They went to places that black people ate. They found a Nigerian guy called Emma, who was married to a Chinese woman. The woman cooks food and people had been eating there for weeks. They found out that the woman went to her village and came back with the virus. The woman didn't self isolate for 14 days but started cooking for people. They also found out that it was mostly black people who patronised the woman. So they shut down everywhere that had predominantly black people in Guangzhou.

All these things happened in Guangzhou, but people made it sound like it was happening in the whole of China. Anyway, they shut down everywhere the blacks eat in Guangzhou. They rationalised that if it was black people who patronised the woman, and she had been serving them for days, some black people would have contracted the virus from the woman. Because of that, they asked those people who had been in isolation to remain indoors until they sort out the issue with this woman and the people she came in contact with.

They got health workers to move from house to house to check people and run some tests. They do the tests, ask you to wait for 24 hours, and after 24 hours if you test negative, they give you a card to be able to go out. Now that card is what you would use to go to the markets and different places. So these people were asked to stay indoors until the tests had been done for everybody so that they could figure out those who had it and those who didn't have it, but they refused. They said they had been isolated for 14 days, so why should they be asked to stay inside. They all defied the orders and went out. Now the law that was given to all the hotels was not to allow any foreigners in except for one hotel. That one Hotel was also instructed not to let anybody out or in. But you know how our people behave, they all gathered, making noise and all went out together. When they wanted to go into the markets, they were asked to show their cards because the locals had been told to always ask for cards to know those who had been tested. So when they didn't show their cards, they were not allowed into the markets, and when they got back to the hotel, the management refused to let them in because that was the instruction by the police. Then they started the story that Igbo people were being chased out of their apartments and hotels and asked to go home. That's the story now.

Nothing else happened but what I have just told you. People see the video and start screaming "look how they are throwing Igbo people and black people out" but you were asked to stay indoors so they can sort things out. They are trying to solve this problem so the virus can be under control before they let people in.

For those of us here, we were isolated, tested and issued our cards before we were able to move around. But people coming in want to move around without testing, and it's not good for the people who are already in there. That's what they were trying to sort out, but our people didn't understand this, and it caused problems after they defied the instructions, saying they were not allowed to go inside.

Then for those who left their homes, they would go to those homes check to see if they were home and if they weren't they locked up the house because everyone was asked to stay at home so they can check you and test. So when they get there and you not at home, where did you go to? Everyone was asked to stay at home, and when you defy, and they lock your home, then you come out and say you were thrown out of your home.

When they asked us to stay indoors, I stayed in for a month and two weeks. I didn't step out. Today no one has evicted me from my house, and no one has asked me not to come in. Even when I resumed my trading business, I did that for one month, and they called me again, gave me test kits that I had to use every day to check myself for 14 days. I did that and showed them the results.

Follow the rules so things will be easy for you, but you think they're trying to cheat you. Do you think it's Buhari leading this country? So anybody telling you anything, ignore them. Lots of (fake) news out there.

isaacsegun:

when will you get over this nonsense? he remains the best and he was roundly voted out...if not for his failure there is no way buhari will smell the seat of power.

Yes, Jonathan's ineptitude and failure was what brought Buhari in. Let's not pretend about simple facts. Had Jonathan performed, there will be no Buhari but what did Jonathan did? He supervised the massive looting of the Nigerian economy. You just can't eat your cake and have it

Jflex07:
Useless country, Useless Inec chairman, Useless election, Useless president, Useless apc and it's supporters. Thunder scatter Buhari, apc and it's useless supporters worldwide

Everyone and everything but PDP is useless, what a logic

VirginSearcher:

Was this how elections was conducted under GEJ like a war face the fact, of what use has Buhari been since he came in apart from travelling cluelessly from one country to the other.. A useless GEJ is 100 times better than a saint of Buhari now see what is happening and compare

Apart fron June 12, elections have always been war, even from the first republic. You may be too young to know the facts. Read the history

VirginSearcher:

If we don't introduce e-voting and get Buhari to sign electoral act, plus restructure the country or even form a regional government we are not ready yet, he rigged himself back since but refused to sign the reformed electoral act, that's why Saraki is better than this useless rubber stamp SP

Problem is our politicians and political parties. US, UK, EU still use manual voting apart from absentee ballot. E-voting will fail woefully

Wiseandtrue:
Buhari/INEC is a big minus to Nigerians!!!

They cannot conduct a successful election in just 2 states

Can you not see that the political parties are making successful conduct of elections impossible?

You should blame the parties, not INEC

Flier:
There is no evidence It happened long time ago.You must tell immediately you are raped or keep silent forever

Really? Where did you read that from? Did you follow the Bill Cosby case?

Also, your response really doesn't look like a comment to my post, why quote me?

I really wish he can go to court.

One important and interesting question to ask him would be since he denied ever raping any one, has he ever had consensual sex with a member of his Church apart from his wife?

From there, we will know better.

GreatestA1:
True but Ronaldo fans would never admit that. They would whip up the excuse of seeking new challenge and conquering different leagues. They quickly forget Pele who is the greatest player of all time only played in one Club all his life.

Are you sure Pele is still the greatest player of all time? Hope you are not reading 1989 text book.

Atiku is a Nigerian by REFERENDUM, and not a Nigerian by BIRTH. This is the straight situation. Whether he is eligible to contest for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or not is left for the courts to decide.