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How well would this work on oceangoing boats? I have tugboats in the Caribbean that could use cheaper connectivity.

walrus01 6y ago
theoretically, great, and I would be shocked if they did not release a product functionally equivalent to the iridium and inmarsat aviation and maritime terminals, because of how much potential revenue is there. it will also be much better and faster than a multi-axis motorized tracking geostationary maritime terminal ($40,000+ things you can find in radomes on large ships, operating in various ku and ka band networks). there has been no official announcement on that sort of thing yet. the current terminal has motion sensors in it and is not designed for a moving vehicle, it will turn itself off. the same 6-axis sensors that are used to orient and tilt it to the proper angle can also tell it when it's being moved.
- sverhagen 6y ago
  > theoretically, great Except then this thing were they assign you to a single cell and the vessel may pass the boundaries of said cell? Do you expect some sort of protocol for automatic handoff to the next cell in the future?
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  - nickik 6y ago
    That already works fine, the dish is switching sats incredibly fast and is tracking multiple sats at a time. The limitation with the cells is that currently not all cells have the same amount of sats above them so they will not claim that guarantee anything. Some people have tested that and it worked fine if you move it. They will likely have a different terminal or plan for mobile service, would be my assumption.
- cmason 6y ago
  Can anyone comment on how much motion the current terminal will tolerate? I’m wondering about a boat at anchor.
  - bryanlarsen 6y ago
    The service has been demonstrated on fighter jets so a boat at anchor should be no problem. Of course the $500 antenna they currently sell probably isn't quite as capable as the one they used on that fighter jet...
theginger 6y ago
Mentioned in the FAQs [1] you cannot take it with you if you move area, you are assigned a "cell" and it won't work for you outside of that. I spoke to someone who has it and he said he it is quite a big area maybe up to 100 mile radius. [1]https://www.starlink.com/faq https://www.starlink.com/faq

theoretically, great, and I would be shocked if they did not release a product functionally equivalent to the iridium and inmarsat aviation and maritime terminals, because of how much potential revenue is there. it will also be much better and faster than a multi-axis motorized tracking geostationary maritime terminal ($40,000+ things you can find in radomes on large ships, operating in various ku and ka band networks). there has been no official announcement on that sort of thing yet. the current terminal has motion sensors in it and is not designed for a moving vehicle, it will turn itself off. the same 6-axis sensors that are used to orient and tilt it to the proper angle can also tell it when it's being moved.

sverhagen 6y ago
> theoretically, great Except then this thing were they assign you to a single cell and the vessel may pass the boundaries of said cell? Do you expect some sort of protocol for automatic handoff to the next cell in the future?
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- nickik 6y ago
  That already works fine, the dish is switching sats incredibly fast and is tracking multiple sats at a time. The limitation with the cells is that currently not all cells have the same amount of sats above them so they will not claim that guarantee anything. Some people have tested that and it worked fine if you move it. They will likely have a different terminal or plan for mobile service, would be my assumption.
cmason 6y ago
Can anyone comment on how much motion the current terminal will tolerate? I’m wondering about a boat at anchor.
- bryanlarsen 6y ago
  The service has been demonstrated on fighter jets so a boat at anchor should be no problem. Of course the $500 antenna they currently sell probably isn't quite as capable as the one they used on that fighter jet...

theginger 6y ago

Mentioned in the FAQs [1] you cannot take it with you if you move area, you are assigned a "cell" and it won't work for you outside of that. I spoke to someone who has it and he said he it is quite a big area maybe up to 100 mile radius. [1]https://www.starlink.com/faq https://www.starlink.com/faq