How to get Starlink in Nigeria (Price and How to Pay)

It's not a new News that Starlink is coming to Nigeria. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk announced this himself on his Twitter page back in May, 2022. Since then, the internet has been buzzing with so many questions and some of them are price range of starlink internet services and how to order and pay for Starlink Internet in Nigeria.

How Starlink Internet Works

Starlink is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) owned and operated by SpaceX. The product works by providing internet access via Low Earth Orbital (LEO) satellites and it services are available in 32 counties around the world including Nigeria.

The internet service provider by SpaceX is spreading around the world. Starlink has launched 2000 satellites and over 1500 satellites of it are in operational orbit as of January, 2022. These starlink's satelites enables rural areas and places unable to be serviced by regular service providers to have internet access more easily and conveniently.

The major internet service provider (ISP) in Nigeria are MTN Nigeria, 9Mobile, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom and Spectranet. Furthermore, Starlink has join them and it is renowned for its impressive internet speed of 104Mbps, a sharp contrast to the average cellular internet speed of 17.38Mbps.

Benefits of using Starlink Internet Service in Nigeria

One of the top priority of Starlink is to significantly reduce internet downtimes and the unavailability of network signals in obscure areas using it LEO satellites.

In addition to that, the internet service provider Starlink offers faster internet to Nigeria. And as we all know that this brings many benefits to the communities.

When faster internet comes, it will encourage more technological innovations and opportunities to come to Nigeria. Economy Sectors such as Agriculture, Education, Transportation, Banking and Healthcare would greatly benefit.

However, the major reason of this article is how to get starlink internet in Nigeria and it price range. So without no further Ado, let's get into deal.

Price Range: How Much Does Starlink Cost in Nigeria?

A Starlink Internet Device is currently available for pre-order in Nigeria and how much does it cost to get Starlink ready in Nigeria?

The price range will be listed below, keep reading. However, all purchasing deposit will be made on Starlink official website (www.starlink.com/) to order the Starlink Internet Equipment.

Starlink Price Ranges in Nigeria

Here are list of pricing available to all Starlink equipment and subscription plan in Nigeria.

• $599 (approximately N330,000) for one-time payment of Starlink Equipment.
•  Shipping Amount is $69, approximately 25, 000Naira.
• Monthly Subscription is $99, approximately N41,000.

For Premium Service of Starlink, here are the price range;

• The premium service for complete kit cost 2,500 US dollars, nearly 1.375 Million Naira.
• And the Monthly Subscription cost 500 US dollar, approximately 275,000 Naira.

That are the price range for the Starlink internet service provider in Nigeria. However, it price is exceptionally higher than a regular internet service set up in Nigeria, thought it worth it because the internet service is unlimited and extraordinarily fast - (an average speed of 104Mbps).

Starlink Kit, what's in there?

The complete Starlink kit contains the wifi router, terminal and mounting tripod and can be set up without professional help within 30mins.

How to get Starlink in Nigeria

This section explain how you can order and pay for Starlink Internet Kit online.

Like I said earlier in this post, starlink internet service kit are available for pre-order on the company's official website. However, with the current restrictions imposed on Nigeria Bank by CBN, that all debit card for international transactions should be limited to $20 per month. Infact, some bank card limit even go lower than $20 per month. So paying for this service in Nigeria may be difficult and challenging.

To pass the challenge, I will recommend two payment methods you can use to buy Starlink Internet Service kit. Both methods will be a virtual debit card.

Virtual Cards Suitable to Purchase Starlink in Nigeria.

Here, I will recommend two (2) financial platforms that are offering virtual card which can be used to pay for Starlink Internet Service including the pre-ordering plan and the subscription plans.

Barter Virtual Card

Barter is a product offered by Flutterwave. This is a Financial service that offers virtual card (Naira Debit Card and US Dollar Virtual Card) to make any online international and local transactions.

Barter virtual card is greatly designed to pay at any merchants site anywhere in the world. However, it cannot be used for transactions on betting site, cryptocurrencies etc.

This product is one of the best virtual card you can use to buy starlink kit and pay for it internet service provider subscription plan.

To open a Barter Account, kindly visit this page (Barter by Flutterwave). In addition, everything you need to know about Barter are also available on this page.

Obiex Virtual Card

This Financial Institution also offers an online card that can be used to pay for Starlink Internet Services without stress or being worried about CBN restrictions.

This service is available on app store, download it and sign-up an account, fund your wallet and general a virtual which can be used for the purchases. Do note that a $2 card creations fee will be charged for every card you create on the platform.

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, there are lot of virtual card out there that you can use to buy starlink products online. This post will keep updating for more virtual cards suitable for the purchase, so stay tuned by joining our social media pages.

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