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A part of me keeps my eyes open for opportunities to move somewhere more remote. Once I have Starlink, I can be just about anywhere. I don't really want to be
by rootusrootus 5y ago
A part of me keeps my eyes open for opportunities to move somewhere more remote. Once I have Starlink, I can be just about anywhere. I don't really want to be truly remote, though, so I have a lower limit. I want to be within, say, 30 minutes of 1) a walmart, at least (not my favorite place, but there are a lot of them), and 2) a legitimate hospital. That is probably rural enough so I can escape most of the traffic stupidity.
- octoberfranklin 5y agoDon't forget that Starlink is geo-locked to within ~1mile. Just because they aren't enforcing it 100% of the time right now doesn't mean it will stay that way.
- rootusrootus 5y agoIs it really that tight? I was hoping the polygons on this page were accurate: https://satellitemap.space/ https://satellitemap.space/ I do see a reference from a thread a long time ago that suggests a cell is perhaps 15 miles diagonally. I'm hoping the geo locking is removed at some point soon so I can take it with me when I go RVing in the sticks. But back to my original comment, I meant I can probably get Starlink at any rural location, as a fixed site, so I can work from anywhere.
- octoberfranklin 5y agoIt will definitely never be removed. The system simply doesn't have the capacity to serve lots of people in a small area. It only works if they geo-fence people into sparse, widely-spaced cells. Starlink is very upfront about this. There is very limited bandwidth per square kilometer of earth-surface. It isn't meant for cities.
- betwixthewires 5y agoThat was basically my criteria, and I hopped around a little bit like that until I found it. Where I'm at it a little busier than I'd like, but nice altogether.