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Are you implying your laptop is going to have a phased array antenna mounted on top of it?
by heavenlyblue 8y ago
Are you implying your laptop is going to have a phased array antenna mounted on top of it?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoThey already make Inmarsat (BGAN)/Iridium WiFi hotspots. This would be no different. Power and view of sky go in, Internet comes out.
- gesman 8y agoWhat about rainy clouds and thunderstorms? While i want to be outside in sunny weather and work on my laptop during rainy day - that's when the connection quality is worst?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoHeavy weather will almost always diminish satellite connectivity. Will depend on what Ka/Ku bands will be used between satellite and terminal.
- shaklee3 8y agoThose antennas are extremely expensive and large, so the OP's dream is largely just a dream.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoGoogle image search "iridium hotspot" and "bgan". They range in size from a small ipad to a large ipad. Pretty reasonable for global connectivity (although not built into a laptop's frame).
- Rebelgecko 8y agoThose small iridium hotspots are also much lower bandwidth
- dzhiurgis 8y ago2kbps to be precise
- ancientworldnow 8y agoAnd the starlink antennae they "hope to get down to the size of a pizza box" (which also of course needs to be powered). This is not a mobile solution.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoIf I can fit it in a pelican case in a checked piece of luggage (62 linear inches, up to 50lbs), it’s mobile enough. Carry on luggage compatible would spoil me.
- heavenlyblue 8y agoThey also weight 800g.
- shaklee3 8y agoYou missed the "expensive" part, and iridium is not comparable when looking at speeds.
- gpm 8y agoThe target price is (was as of 2015) $100-$300. Really not that expensive. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329174815/http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/spacex-seattle-2015-2015-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329174815/http://shitelonsa...