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There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence that starlink isn’t ready for prime time. If you have trees, forget about it.
by cheschire 5y ago
There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence that starlink isn’t ready for prime time. If you have trees, forget about it.
- selfhoster11 5y agoI'm saying this half in jest, but what about just mounting the antenna on a really long pole? Or on the roof.
- cheschire 5y agoIIRC it requires a very wide angle of visibility to the sky. I'm not an owner, I just read some articles about the issues a couple months ago.
- agency 5y agoI have a pretty clear view of the sky so I’m hoping for the best. HughesNet is barely usable for anything but basic browsing and the plan I’m on is more expensive than Starlink to boot.
- cheschire 5y agoIndeed. I'm only encouraging you to go in with your eyes open, rather than discouraging you from trying altogether. Internet quality is definitely one of the downsides to living outside of major population centers, and I do respect HughesNet for managing to provide internet to so much low density space. I hope that starlink does become a solid competitor in these regions though once the kinks are worked out.
- dmckeon 5y agoStarlink has an app to measure obstruction levels: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starlink/id1537177988 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starlink/id1537177988
- cheschire 5y agoSaw this today and thought of you stranger. https://www.reddit.com/r/gadgets/comments/o1zgt2/starlink_dishes_go_into_thermal_shutdown_once/ https://www.reddit.com/r/gadgets/comments/o1zgt2/starlink_di...