Starlink problems in April 2023
21 Starlink problems were reported in April 2023 across 12 countries. Most reports came from Australia, Austria, Argentina. The most common type was regulatory & licensing.
By country
Courts and regulators this month
Regulatory & licensing
Samoa regulator orders halt to unauthorised Starlink services
Samoa's Office of the Regulator issued a cease-and-desist order against unauthorised Starlink kits and service plans being used without its approval.
2 sources
- Michael Field's South Pacific Tides1 Apr 2023
- Samoa Observer1 Apr 2023
Starlink granted Bahamas licence
2 sources
- Drive Tesla Canada5 Apr 2023
- Telecompaper13 Apr 2023
Starlink bans users who download illegally
1 source
- en.ain.ua20 Apr 2023
Pricing & price hikes
Starlink baja de precio en estos países de Latinoamérica
1 source
- WIRED6 Apr 2023
Satelliten-Internet: Starlink senkt die Preise
1 source
- Computer Bild19 Apr 2023
Lawsuits & court cases
Outages & downtime
SpaceX Starlink outage caused by expired ground station certificates
2 sources
- Data Center Dynamics11 Apr 2023
- Cybernews12 Apr 2023
Billing & refunds
Consumer complaints
Technische Probleme: Starlink-Satelliten fallen vom Himmel
1 source
- 20 Min5 Apr 2023
Speed & performance
Early Ecuador Starlink users face speeds below advertised and kit delivery delays
At Starlink's April 2023 launch in Ecuador, reports cited average speeds around 100 Mbps versus 300 Mbps advertised, intermittent connectivity, a $60 monthly fee above fibre rivals, and customers still awaiting kits due to courier problems.
2 sources
- Primicias19 Apr 2023
- The Cuenca Dispatch24 Apr 2023
