I’m reading here:
As Starlink’s user base grows, the Iranian government is likely to intensify efforts to restrict satellite internet access.
How could they do so?
I’m reading here:
As Starlink’s user base grows, the Iranian government is likely to intensify efforts to restrict satellite internet access.
How could they do so?
By not allowing it to be sold. The antenna is a physical product, that needs to legally enter the country, legally be sold, and Starlink needs to be able to legally charge you monthly subscription fees. If they can’t sell it to you then you are not getting it.
Sure, you can get a fake address and payment details in a neighboring country, get a subscription there, then smuggle the antenna in, but that’s much more difficult, hence the access is restricted.
What if you pay it via crypto or some off the books shit like that?
If you have to do that in order to access something, then the access is restricted, isn’t it?
Yeah but far easier than without it. I do agree, making something just a little harder always means fewer people using it.
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