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sharpshadow06/16/20251 replyview on HN

If they actually figured out which disablement codes can be tricked or circumvented, they wouldn’t share that. I guess it would all depend on how strict Starlink checks and enforces for unauthorised usage. For a US company operating on this scale I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s between very strict to just the basics or on demand.

A commentator here mentioned that Starlink also works in Russia, which it shouldn’t? Maybe some devices delivered to Ukraine can be used in Russia too.


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cyberax06/16/2025

Not all of Russia, but in Crimea and the occupied parts of Donbas and Luhansk. Apparently, also in some border regions, probably because Starlink hasn't bothered to precisely geofence the border.

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