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Old 12-04-2023, 18:40   #1
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Starlink Australia into SE Asia

Just looking at the Starlink user area map, it looks like most of SE Asia is currently out of bounds.


Just wondering if its you can't currently purchase there, but if purchased elsewhere EG Australia and you head up there the unit still works?


Any real world users that have tried?
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Old 12-04-2023, 20:59   #2
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Re: Starlink Australia into SE Asia

You can't currently purchase in most of SEA but apparently the Phil's is up and Malaysia will be soon.

It's sort of happening in Indo, I think, I don't fully understand the article
https://voi.id/en/technology/178276/...etail-internet
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Re: Starlink Australia into SE Asia

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You can't currently purchase in most of SEA but apparently the Phil's is up and Malaysia will be soon.

It's sort of happening in Indo, I think, I don't fully understand the article
https://voi.id/en/technology/178276/...etail-internet

Not that clear for sure, but it looks like its not for public use for the locals.


I just wonder if you have a unit from another country and are passing through whether you can get a connection?


Hoping to find people who have Starlink and have cruised these locations to give real life info.
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Re: Starlink Australia into SE Asia

The new Starlink Roam can be purchased as a “global” subscription costing $200 monthly. Supposedly it will work anywhere there is satellite coverage globally with no geofencing. Might this unit work in SE Asia?
I hear that some RV subscribers are getting decent signal in parts of Central and South America where there is not yet established service.
That article suggests that a local telco company will receive service and in turn pass it onto their customers through their existing cellular network in Indonesia. But will a Roam subscription purchased outside of Indonesia work there? Has anyone moved into SE Asia from somewhere else with an RV or Roam service?

There are some good deals on hardware in Australia right now for Roam and home service. If there is a chance it will work soon in Malaysia and possibly in surrounding countries then it will be worth purchasing now. Especially so as that service can be turned on and off by month as needed.
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Re: Starlink Australia into SE Asia

There must be boats in SE Asia with Starlink but they’re not on this forum as we’re not hearing any first hand information. We have Roam and will be heading into Indonesia in October - we’ll report back then. For now we just don’t bother worrying about it and at worst we’ll be back to mobile data for comms. And the Iridum if no mobile coverage.
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There must be boats in SE Asia with Starlink but they’re not on this forum as we’re not hearing any first hand information. We have Roam and will be heading into Indonesia in October - we’ll report back then. For now we just don’t bother worrying about it and at worst we’ll be back to mobile data for comms. And the Iridum if no mobile coverage.
You are right. We will be up around Malaysia later in the year so if by chance we do not get coverage in Indonesia we will pick it back up closer to Malaysia/Singapore and use cell data when need be in the mean time. One would assume that other countries surrounding the Indian Ocean will also pick it up soon and it may well work everywhere anyway?
The deals being offered in Australia for the hardware are decent so I just ordered a Roam unit. Hope it comes reasonably quickly as we are on the move in a week or thereabouts.
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Re: Starlink Australia into SE Asia

Saw a post on FB from somebody who just set up a unit in Thailand and it was working, we are heading north up Qld coast to Indo at present so hopefully still working we get there.
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Re: Starlink Australia into SE Asia

I know slightly off topic but for coastal sailing in Malaysia we just paid $9 for a months service, $2.50 for 20gb of hotspot, speed enough to watch u tube, crystal clear calls on skype and whatsapp. For another $2.50 per 20 gb we could get faster speed but really don't need it so haven't checked it out. The sim card was $10. Coverage here more consistent than Philippines but we got by. Thailand also similar pricing. Indo seems more of a challenge.....
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Saw a post on FB from somebody who just set up a unit in Thailand and it was working, we are heading north up Qld coast to Indo at present so hopefully still working we get there.
I thought starlink roam wouldn't work in areas that are currently "pending regulatory approval". Its expected to launch soon in Malaysia, while Thailand has jo eta.
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