Bangladeshi Payment Systems Won’t Let You Preorder Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet
Hello everyone, welcome back to another hot topic. Today we learned that Starlink has started accepting preorders from Bangladesh. The Daily Star reported that Musk’s Starlink internet is taking preorders for Bangladesh.
The moment I saw this news, I tried to place a preorder myself — Starlink is a next-level internet solution, and Elon Musk is a genius.
Let me walk you through where I tried to preorder and what actually happened.
Payment Declined When Trying to Preorder Starlink from Bangladesh
First, I went to the Starlink website and typed in my address. The page told me that Starlink would be expanding to Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2023.
Then I filled in my details and tried multiple debit and credit cards — but every single payment method was declined.
I don’t see much hope for Starlink launching in Bangladesh
Honestly, I don’t think Starlink will actually launch in Bangladesh anytime soon. For starters, no one here can even preorder right now. And secondly, I doubt the government will permit Starlink to operate locally. This is just my personal opinion, but I suspect local internet providers will push back hard — Starlink could seriously hurt their business.
Is the price too high?
Not at all. I think $99 for high-speed internet would actually be quite reasonable for many people in Bangladesh — especially those running digital marketing agencies. But again, the bigger question is whether Bangladesh will even allow Starlink to operate here.
Let’s see how things unfold. Drop your thoughts in the comments. Thanks for reading!
I’ll be uploading a YouTube video soon covering all of this in more detail. Hopefully we’ll be able to preorder Starlink in Bangladesh before too long.
