If paradise was perfect, everyone would live here, right??
St. John is currently experiencing connectivity issues. The root of the problem is uncertain at this time. It is not the same reason that St. John experienced connectivity issues around Christmas, according to Love City Community Network (LCCN).
So what does this mean? It means that landline phone service is down around the island. Internet is down for those people and businesses who have Viya or LCCN for internet. Some businesses are unable to process credit cards at this time, but don’t worry, the ATMs are working just fine.
If you are trying to call or email someone on island today, there will likely be a delay to respond. That is unless they have Starlink internet like me! 🙂
Starlink internet has been life changing. If you own a business or villa on St. John and are reading this, I highly, highly recommend that you switch to Starlink as soon as you can.
I live in a dead zone in Fish Bay. So if I do not have internet, I have zero service out here. We switched to Starlink over the summer after getting frustrated with Viya’s poor connectivity too many times. Starlink is satellite internet, and it works wonderfully.
The standard Starlink equipment costs $389. Monthly service is $99 a month. I promise you it is money well spent.
EDIT: Let me just add something here… I am 100 percent for local businesses. I think LCCN is fantastic. But unfortunately problems like this are out of their hands. So in my situation, I would not be able to type this without Starlink. I would not be able to communicate at all at the moment without Starlink. I wouldn’t even be able to access 911 services without Starlink. So it is extremely important in my world to have reliable, satellite internet.Â
That’s it for today. Hopefully internet gets fixed on the island today. In the meantime, I think I’m going to head to the beach! Have a great day, everyone!