I'm looking at some AirBnB accommodations in Dili, Timor-Leste. There aren't that many. The few ones that mention their Internet typically say they have a Starlink dish. This makes me wonder: Is reliable and reasonably fast Internet only achieved with Starlink dishes in Dili, Timor-Leste? Let's say reasonably fast = at least 5 Mbps for download and 2 Mbps for upload. Asking to see if not having Starlink means having a poor Internet connection.
Is reliable and reasonably fast Internet only achieved with Starlink dishes in D...
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I found a website called nperf.com (no affiliation) which shows mobile network data for three providers in Dili.
For coverage, Telkomcel Mobile seems the best.
For bit rate the same three providers are shown, with more sparse data, which seems to be typically < 5 Mbps and peaks at about 20 Mbps.
Edit: there is more information available from
Wikipedia: Telecommunications in Timor-Leste
Australian National University: Timor-Leste: on the cusp of digital transformation despite challenges
And a google search summarised (from Reddit posts) that
The three local mobile providers—Telemor, Timor Telecom, and Telkomcel—primarily serve the country via mobile data hotspots. While the mobile connection inside Dili is relatively stable with minimal disconnects, infrastructure bottlenecks mean that actual data speeds rarely exceed 2 Mbps for standard users.
That last bit rate quoted seems to be generally supported by the bit rate map linked above.