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Do you know if StarLink would help? Is it possible to set up a StarLink antenna on an RV?

by pradn 6y ago

giobox 6y ago
While you can move the dish today within a limited area around your registered address and it works, the design of the network doesn't allow you to travel greater distances and have your own dish reconnect yet. In a recent Reddit AMA the Starlink team have said the ability to travel and reconnect to the service for RV scenarios etc will be supported once network expanded out enough. If/when this happens, Starlink would likely become a fantastic option for RV use. > https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jybmgn/we_are_the_starlink_team_ask_us_anything/gd3tway/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jybmgn/we_are_the...
iancmceachern 6y ago
Starlink does not allow you to be mobile. You have to give them a service address and that address cant change (often enough for RV travel) Edited - spelling
- pradn 6y ago
  Thank you. Is this for billing reasons or something technical?
  - Sebb767 6y ago
    I'd guess its about satellite load. On large assemblies (think burning man), it would probably break down their link all together and it's hard to quickly provision a satellite.
  - gamegoblin 6y ago
    They are currently doing a contract with the military to run Starlink on their airplanes flying around [1], so I assume it is not a fundamental technical limitation. In the early days, before the constellation is fully fleshed out, it may have something to do with capacity management. I could imagine that there is a relatively low density limitation right now, so if everyone drove their Starlink connected vans to e.g. Yosemite National Park on a holiday, that would be too much density to handle. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-starlink-airforce/musks-satellite-project-testing-encrypted-internet-with-military-planes-idUSKBN1X12KM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-starlink-airforce/...
- disabled 6y ago
  You have to give them a permanent address, but what you do with it is another story. People on boats are successfully using it: https://provscons.com/starlink-is-the-best-internet-for-boats/ https://provscons.com/starlink-is-the-best-internet-for-boat... However, it cannot be used extremely far off the coast, like on cruise ships. Starlink still requires base stations on land for use. They hope to solve this issue in 2-5 years, supposedly.
  - iso1210 6y ago
    Moved our dish about 20 miles today (from west london to the chilterns), get an "out of area" message and it doesn't lock on, which is a shame
- modeless 6y ago
  It will! SpaceX just filed with the FCC this month for approval of mobile ground stations on land vehicles, boats, and aircraft. https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-LIC-INTR2021-00934/3877177.pdf https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-LIC-INTR2021-00934/3877177.pdf
mikeiz404 6y ago
Starlink is effectively geo- locked (at least) right now. “Starlink satellites are scheduled to send internet down to all users within a designated area on the ground. This designated area is referred to as a cell. Your Starlink is assigned to a single cell. If you move your Starlink outside of its assigned cell, a satellite will not be scheduled to serve your Starlink and you will not receive internet. This is constrained by geometry and is not arbitrary geofencing.” [1] It looks like the service address can be updated. “If you have already ordered Starlink and your service address is changing please contact our Support team by logging into your account.” [1] 1. https://www.starlink.com/faq https://www.starlink.com/faq

Do you know if StarLink would help? Is it possible to set up a StarLink antenna on an RV?

by pradn 6y ago

Do you know if StarLink would help? Is it possible to set up a StarLink antenna on an RV?

While you can move the dish today within a limited area around your registered address and it works, the design of the network doesn't allow you to travel greater distances and have your own dish reconnect yet. In a recent Reddit AMA the Starlink team have said the ability to travel and reconnect to the service for RV scenarios etc will be supported once network expanded out enough. If/when this happens, Starlink would likely become a fantastic option for RV use. > https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jybmgn/we_are_the_starlink_team_ask_us_anything/gd3tway/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jybmgn/we_are_the...

iancmceachern 6y ago

Starlink does not allow you to be mobile. You have to give them a service address and that address cant change (often enough for RV travel) Edited - spelling

pradn 6y ago
Thank you. Is this for billing reasons or something technical?
- Sebb767 6y ago
  I'd guess its about satellite load. On large assemblies (think burning man), it would probably break down their link all together and it's hard to quickly provision a satellite.
- gamegoblin 6y ago
  They are currently doing a contract with the military to run Starlink on their airplanes flying around [1], so I assume it is not a fundamental technical limitation. In the early days, before the constellation is fully fleshed out, it may have something to do with capacity management. I could imagine that there is a relatively low density limitation right now, so if everyone drove their Starlink connected vans to e.g. Yosemite National Park on a holiday, that would be too much density to handle. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-starlink-airforce/musks-satellite-project-testing-encrypted-internet-with-military-planes-idUSKBN1X12KM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-starlink-airforce/...
disabled 6y ago
You have to give them a permanent address, but what you do with it is another story. People on boats are successfully using it: https://provscons.com/starlink-is-the-best-internet-for-boats/ https://provscons.com/starlink-is-the-best-internet-for-boat... However, it cannot be used extremely far off the coast, like on cruise ships. Starlink still requires base stations on land for use. They hope to solve this issue in 2-5 years, supposedly.
- iso1210 6y ago
  Moved our dish about 20 miles today (from west london to the chilterns), get an "out of area" message and it doesn't lock on, which is a shame
modeless 6y ago
It will! SpaceX just filed with the FCC this month for approval of mobile ground stations on land vehicles, boats, and aircraft. https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-LIC-INTR2021-00934/3877177.pdf https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-LIC-INTR2021-00934/3877177.pdf

mikeiz404 6y ago

Starlink is effectively geo- locked (at least) right now. “Starlink satellites are scheduled to send internet down to all users within a designated area on the ground. This designated area is referred to as a cell. Your Starlink is assigned to a single cell. If you move your Starlink outside of its assigned cell, a satellite will not be scheduled to serve your Starlink and you will not receive internet. This is constrained by geometry and is not arbitrary geofencing.” [1] It looks like the service address can be updated. “If you have already ordered Starlink and your service address is changing please contact our Support team by logging into your account.” [1] 1. https://www.starlink.com/faq https://www.starlink.com/faq