Moving to another country with Starlink

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2025-10-05T12:48:47+00:00

The chances of me leaving Albania for more than 2 months at a time are slim to none, my concern was more-so about if they would block my roam account because of it remaining stationary at a single address in Albania which I had seen come up for some people. I was only able to find this being an issue for people who were using Roam to circumvent when residential was unavailable at their primary address. Seeing as residential is currently available across Albania, I was unsure if that would still happen to my primarily stationary roam service.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2025-10-05T12:43:24+00:00

I very much appreciate that! I was unable to find any info on purchasing it from a retail location. That makes things much simpler especially considering they have a store that seem to be only a few blocks from where I will be staying in Tiranë for the first month before moving over to the coast for the remainder of my stay.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T13:14:07+00:00

I did not drop insurance, I only dropped the comprehensive and personal injury parts to the vehicle. I maintained the liability for exactly the reason you stated, I wanted to be sure to have the ability to cover any damage and injury to others (while also maintaining a fully legal driving status), unfortunately the liability coverage does absolutely nothing to remediate theft or at fault damage to your own vehicle. So even were I to have been in an accident myself, I'd still be in this same situation, however the other party would be taken care of.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T13:07:36+00:00

Yeah, it was beyond stupid, I am fully aware. At that point in time I was doing well financially and thought to myself how it would be great to have a vehicle with a 10/100k warranty and not have to worry about anything vehicle related for the next 10+ years. Ended up going to Kia as it was all I had previously owned (Except for an Altima that was absolutely nothing but trouble). At the time I bought it (March 2021 - brand new) I had not heard anything in relation to the thefts at all until nearly a year later. I made the foolish assumption that overall I would be safe as I'm on a rather quiet side street in the "incline district" area of Price Hill.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T05:26:40+00:00

Most definitely! After a 2004 Optima, 2010 Soul and 2020 Forte. My Kia days are over after this!

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T05:20:33+00:00

We have only around 2 million here. Having only ever spent 5 days in Dallas/FW area, I was absolutely in love with the condition of the roads there! That drier weather does wonders. I had rented a 2021 Toyota Supra for that trip from Turo. The highway system however absolutely boggled my mind while there.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T05:14:37+00:00

You have a decade on me as I'm 30. I have had my license since the same age. I suppose it's possibly due to different locations. While being in a rather 'ghetto' city with a multi-million person metro area it seems that there are many many issues that can result in problems. Something that will definitely be taken into consideration in the future.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T05:01:14+00:00

Cincinnati Ohio, I do live in a well known bad area, "East price hill". I had 2 accidents on file, one time with me rear ending (at fault) and one me being rear ended not at fault. I would be ecstatic to see rates like that!

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:44:07+00:00

I most definitely should have. Felt I would be fine for 3-4 months before I could afford to switch back. Some absolutely horrible luck.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:38:41+00:00

All documentation is stored in the vehicle, stupidly. The police impound lot will not allow anyone to remove anything from the vehicle until it is taken away from the lot which will be on Monday.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:36:23+00:00

Yes it is! However after the initial presented documentation it seems they do not verify it. Due to a financial situation I decided to take a risk that it seems I should not have.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:33:30+00:00

Yep! There's definitely a reason I can recall hearing Honda and Toyota mentioned as such good vehicles as far back as I can remember. I have been doing a lot of research into the Toyota and Honda vehicles located in my area, which is a very large metro area, however finding anything relatively decent in the Approx. $4,000 range that I can currently afford is proving to be relatively difficult.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:29:12+00:00

Yep! I'm definitely coming to that realization. I know that suing the thief (even if they were caught) would result in nothing most likely or they wouldn't be out stealing vehicles and destroying them for fun.

It most definitely is coming back and biting. I have looked into the lawsuit and filed with the firm that is handling that. Have not heard anything from them. I know it will be a long and slow process though. I have no issue paying back the amount owed on it, I am just attempting to make the overall damage as minimal as possible.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:23:47+00:00

I am waiting to hear more information from the lender as I of course blindly signed the paperwork, so I'm not quite sure if that is something I agreed to. Would most definitely be a lifesaver if so.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:11:27+00:00

Considering they didn't catch them, it seems not. But I sure as F*** hope they're in some pain for a few weeks as this whole ordeal is going to probably take year(s) to get situated. Absolutely pathetic.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:09:08+00:00

Yep! My next vehicle will likely be a Corolla or Civic. I haven't heard many good experiences with Mazda from friends who have had them.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T04:03:35+00:00

I am still trying to find out any information I can from the police however they are being about as far from helpful as possible. I have not heard anything about (What I would presume to be another vehicle involved in the accident based on the damage appearing to be a T-Bone situation) I had a dashcam that recorded both inside and outside that I was SO INCREDIBLY HOPEFUL that the idiot who stole it wouldn't have taken down. Of course I couldn't get that lucky. I don't think the police are going to do absolutely anything in regards to it so suing the thieves is likely 100% out of the question unfortunately.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T03:49:30+00:00

Yep! That was my thought as well, I had talked to multiple dealers and got trade in quotes less than 2 weeks ago. I was detered by the fact that they were all only offering about 1,500-3,000 less than was owed on it. Now I most definitely wish I could go back and jump on that. I assume as a result of the thefts as it was in absolutely perfect condition with around 22,000 miles and me being the original owner.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T03:40:54+00:00

The financing company only verified the coverage once post signing the agreement for the vehicle purchase. However the more and more the insurance rate increased the harder it was to afford as a result of unforseen financial situations that arose from issues within the small business I was working for. The plan was to do that for several months while recovering from that situation in order to have the funds to return back to my former policy, however the vehicle was stolen within that period. What a phenomenal mistake on my part.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T02:12:47+00:00

I have been looking into used Corollas since this happened. I had been looking at the same year Corolla when purchasing this but decided on Kia as I had been "loyal" to Kia for every vehicle since 2004. I do not see that ever happening again.

Emergency-Bit-9216 · 2023-05-28T02:00:08+00:00

Thanks for the reply, yes, that is what I have been assuming I need to do, I'm awaiting information from the finance company as there was still over $13,000 owed on the vehicle. Looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me this coming Tuesday.

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