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Tired of spotty internet, Bolivians are smuggling in Starlink.

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Cat@ponder.cat⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://restofworld.org/2025/bolivians-smuggle-starlink-to-escape-china-backed-internet/

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  • mac@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Only time I’ve ever used starlink was as a fallback while I was working remote out of Mexico for a few months and it was ridiculously slow compared to telmex. Was nice having it as a backup though incase the telmex went down. My travel router failed over before zoom calls would disconnect 🤠

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