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PSA: it appears some capacity has opened up--so you can register on the regular starlink.com site now, even in lagos and abuja

Fieryblaze:
Good Morning All! Please what is the best way to get Starlinks in Lagos right now? I am considering buying from all these resellers that offer Enterprise plans. Is that advisable or is there a better way?

heyyy, not sure if you got answered, but yeah that's definitely an option--i did that and it's been pretty straightforward (and expensive *sobs*, 86k a month for the 1TB priority plan)

i think you should only use a reseller that's mentioned on the official Starlink page...just Ctrl-F for "Nigeria" and you should see all of them

the only caveat is that you can't really "manage" your router through the app, so e.g. if you wanted to change your SSID you'd need to contact the reseller's support--but they've been pretty quick with stuff like that for me

Hi everyone, one of my friends wants to get a starlink, but they're worried about the speeds.
Does anyone around say, Egbeda have any insight into the performance?

(also they don't have the best power situation--could there be any recommends for a sort of battery backup? there's been some mentioned in the thread--they were thinking of one of those blue gate UPS but that wouldn't last more than an hour would it)

dustmalik:
Here's a live Starlink satellite map showing the concentration of ground stations around the world. Though it shows there are no ground stations in Africa, so I don't know how accurate that is. However, it gives you an idea as to why performance is generally poor in most locations in Africa compared to what is obtainable in Europe and Americas.

https://satellitemap.space/

check out https://starlink.sx/

brightk:
I can get ur starlink working.. t n c applies

which are...?

assuming one was in Lagos, what's their best option for getting access to Starlink?

i know before you could use the business plan and pay more, but that seems to have been removed as an option.

if someone got a mini terminal from, e.g. Jiji, is there any guarantee it'd work at home?

georgee:
What does Starlink mini do?

it's a smaller, self-contained version of the dishy+router that's meant to be for on-the-go type shii

check the verge's review of it, they even use it in a backpack: https://www.theverge.com/24275688/starlink-mini-review-battery-powered-backpack-comparison

Thinkunltd:
not in Lagos and Abuja but every other state

hm, from the official site? Nigeria doesn't show up as an option

dunmorrix:
Starlink Mini now available in Nigeria.

where? i tried the site last night and they don't deliver here still

Samxie:
Direct To Cell makes me think about the iPhone's Emergency SOS via satellite, exclusive to iPhone 14 and later.

It might be one of those things that will require phones with special hardware specifications, and so the barrier of entry may be high for the African context.

Imagine buying a flagship device that costs over 1m (plus a monthly sub) to stay connected, versus buying a budget device, throwing in a SIM, and buying tiny amounts of airtime to use as you go.
The choice will be obvious for most people.

Also, it probably wouldn't even work indoors because of the whole "direct clear view of sky" thing. Lol.

There would have to be serious innovation to make Direct to Cell competitive with regular carriers in our context.

No, it's meant to work with existing phones, but yeah you need to be able to see the sky.

The Verge wrote about it: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914081/spacex-starlink-direct-to-cell-satellite-internet-lte-connectivity
And they're even using it right now for hurricane relief efforts (but just SMS): https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/6/24263801/starlink-t-mobile-fcc-satellite-hurricane-helene

Road improvement fee

sarrki:
“The digital campaign sets the records of your campaign promises straight, so that people can hold you responsible when you fail to deliver on your promises.

Funny

GeoAfrikana:
I just hope so.
Last year I needed to install Java for a webmapping software (Geoserver) only to read that Java now sells licenses.
I was shocked and disappointed. Since then I've been thinking of migrating to mapserver. Mapserver is an alternative to Geoserver and it's Python friendly.

Additionally, Google has declared Kotlin as the official language of Android. It used to be Kotlin and Java but now it's Kotlin only.

You know Google owns Kotlin.

Lastly, people should forget this "Java can't die" mentality. I'm not saying Java is dying or it's dead but I'm saying it can die. Greater brands have existed before it only to become history.

Yesterday, I was speaking with a friend who's an Android developer, he's now forced to learn Kotlin. So, if you're an Android developer, please learn Kotlin if you want to remain relevant.

Aren't Java and Kotlin like basically the same? I thought Google liked it because it was like a simpler version of Java

Plus you can still use Java if you want - it’s not really by force

And… Google doesn’t own it. Apparently, it’s open source

Obzerfapex:
Apple Music.... pesin go need to subscribe to listen to music...,1300 per month which kin rubbish

Have they increased it? Last I heard its 900
And they will give you 6 months free on top

Flytime:
Mine is Musixmatch(if you know how to get songs )

YouTube music-better than Spotify online services to me

Spotify

Since other pictures has been posted,here's that of YouTube music which is set to replace Google play music

May not be my favourite song but .....

How many songs do they have?

HDoc:
Am I the only one that uses Google play?

You know they’re phasing it out in favour of YouTube music right?

BankyGee:
RIDDLE ME THIS

One dog and one cat

geloorrrrdd:
So speed does not pass 5mbps?

For all the unlimited plans? Yes

Jman06:
This is the sad reality of events in our educational system!

And the worst part is that these people with fraudulent results end up putting honest students at disadvantages.

Even our higher institutions are not left out!

Honest students
Do you think there still honest students in this country?

BankyGee:
RIDDLE ME THIS

A mailbox
Does Nigeria even have these?

Me, I’m just in my corner laughing

By the time they’ll do SIM swap and all your OTPs will be entering their phone (that’s what they usually do in America).

To the guy above me that said use long password:
Do you remember the Great Twitter Hack of 2020??
You wanna say Apple (who themselves have 4.5M followers but they don’t tweet at all), Bill Gates (you know him nah), Mike Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos (owner of Amazon - richest man), heck even Barack Obama and Joe Biden (ex and aspiring presidents) did not use sensible passwords??

This thing is too funny again

BankyGee:
RIDDLE ME THIS

A photographer - cos of the picture taking and printing.

rastaLivity:
Can’t find my AirPods Pro serial number on my phone, what could be the problem?

Also it pauses excessively whenever I ON the automatic ear detection

From Apple:
• The serial number is on the underside of the lid.
• If your AirPods are connected to your iOS device, you can also go to Settings > General > About > AirPods for the serial number.
• If you don't have your charging case, but you have the original packaging, you can find the serial number next to the barcode.

Do all of them match?

kunlegboye:
Please, I just saw this thread...I started reading c# I need to compile and run my program I have been able to do it please help

If you’re just doing stuff in the console, a text editor like VS Code (made by Microsoft themselves), or Atom with some extensions will work well.
If you’re actively testing apps, then you’ll need either the full Visual Studio (for cross-platform), Android Studio (for Android) or Xcode (for Apple platforms)

TheManOfTheYear:
Okay, I wonder how they now claim to be coding with their tabs.

Maybe they’re using Surface Go’s and Pro’s