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Doesn't the author know that Starlink is limited to a specific location that the subscription address is at (+/- 25miles)? https://sebsebmc.github.io/starlink-
by mothsonasloth 5y ago
Doesn't the author know that Starlink is limited to a specific location that the subscription address is at (+/- 25miles)?
https://sebsebmc.github.io/starlink-coverage/index.html https://sebsebmc.github.io/starlink-coverage/index.html
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- ghuntley 5y agoAnswered here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28593949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28593949
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- briffle 5y agoThey have said those restrictions are part of the beta, and going away soon.
- Ancapistani 5y agoGot a source for that? When I last looked into it, their site said it was a technical limitation and that there were no plans for creating a truly mobile receiver.
- hkchad 5y agoAs with most things elon it was in a tweet, https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/16/22388378/elon-musk-starlink-satellite-internet-service-moving-vehicles-trucks-2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/16/22388378/elon-musk-starli...
- _moof 5y agoEagle-eyed observers have noticed Starlink antennas on SpaceX's drone ships. So mobile capability is definitely already implemented, it's just not publicly available yet. (Edit: And evidently some regular users are already beta-testing it too.)