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Starlink works incredibly well for my friends aboard their yachts. I think this is truly and amazingly a solved problem, as incredible as it looks to write this

Starlink works incredibly well for my friends aboard their yachts. I think this is truly and amazingly a solved problem, as incredible as it looks to write this today.

idiotsecant 3y ago
But isn't starlink still restricted to within a few dozen miles from shore where a ground station exists?
- AYBABTME 3y ago
  You can turn on a toggle and it works offshore, for extra money. You can also pay for the full mobile thing. There's a bunch of tiers now, the most expensive ones allow coverage offshore.
- inemesitaffia 3y ago
  Space lasers have fixed this. There's starlink in Antarctica
dieselgate 3y ago
For sure, was under the impression Starlink marine service was only available currently in coastal waters (within x miles of land) but not yet for full ocean access. Not sure and cannot find the specifics, the website mentions "inland" on their pricing for both enterprise maritime and leisure
- dreamcompiler 3y ago
  Starlink satellites incorporate laser intersatellite links which make mid-ocean access possible. They've tested these links and I was under the impression they were now offering the service, but maybe not yet?
- chillfox 3y ago
  Royal Caribbean has got Starlink in the middle of the ocean, it works brilliantly.
  - gurchik 3y ago
    I'd imagine Starlink on a private yacht would work "brilliantly," but on a large ship with thousands of passengers, you're more likely to suffer from problems. In my experience, I've tried Starlink on a RCL ship equipped with it and I couldn't even go on Google on their "Stream" internet package. I assume this is not the fault of the underlying technology though, just a large company oversubscribing the capabilities of the uplink.
    - AYBABTME 3y ago
      What would stop you from bringing your own Starlink dish? Unless the ship travels too fast and you need to upgrade your service level for in-movement service, it would work.
      - MissTake 3y ago
        Aside from the cost of between $250 and $1,000 a month, and the practicality issues of mounting a $2,500 dish on a cruise ship?
        AYBABTME 3y ago
        It's not 2500$ for the normal dish, and you just set it up on the patio on its legs. 250$/m for fast internet at sea is a freaking modern miracle as far as I'm concerned.
        MissTake 3y ago
        From looking at their website, it would seem you need the $2,500 dish for maritime “on the move” usage. In addition it would need power, and cruise ships are notorious for policing what you can plug in, and finally only a scant few rooms have balconies- and they’re the $100k a person rooms. It all comes down to practicalities.
jeffbee 3y ago
It's so solved that every time my Starlink-using colleague tries to meet with anyone, nobody can hear what he's saying, and he doesn't get half of his alerts from pagerduty.
- AYBABTME 3y ago
  Depends where they are I guess. At sea there's not much network contention so performance is good in my experience.
- inemesitaffia 3y ago
  Surprising since there's so many using it for zoom

Starlink works incredibly well for my friends aboard their yachts. I think this is truly and amazingly a solved problem, as incredible as it looks to write this today.

idiotsecant 3y ago

But isn't starlink still restricted to within a few dozen miles from shore where a ground station exists?

AYBABTME 3y ago
You can turn on a toggle and it works offshore, for extra money. You can also pay for the full mobile thing. There's a bunch of tiers now, the most expensive ones allow coverage offshore.
inemesitaffia 3y ago
Space lasers have fixed this. There's starlink in Antarctica

dieselgate 3y ago

For sure, was under the impression Starlink marine service was only available currently in coastal waters (within x miles of land) but not yet for full ocean access. Not sure and cannot find the specifics, the website mentions "inland" on their pricing for both enterprise maritime and leisure

dreamcompiler 3y ago
Starlink satellites incorporate laser intersatellite links which make mid-ocean access possible. They've tested these links and I was under the impression they were now offering the service, but maybe not yet?
chillfox 3y ago
Royal Caribbean has got Starlink in the middle of the ocean, it works brilliantly.
- gurchik 3y ago
  I'd imagine Starlink on a private yacht would work "brilliantly," but on a large ship with thousands of passengers, you're more likely to suffer from problems. In my experience, I've tried Starlink on a RCL ship equipped with it and I couldn't even go on Google on their "Stream" internet package. I assume this is not the fault of the underlying technology though, just a large company oversubscribing the capabilities of the uplink.
  - AYBABTME 3y ago
    What would stop you from bringing your own Starlink dish? Unless the ship travels too fast and you need to upgrade your service level for in-movement service, it would work.
    - MissTake 3y ago
      Aside from the cost of between $250 and $1,000 a month, and the practicality issues of mounting a $2,500 dish on a cruise ship?
      - AYBABTME 3y ago
        It's not 2500$ for the normal dish, and you just set it up on the patio on its legs. 250$/m for fast internet at sea is a freaking modern miracle as far as I'm concerned.
        MissTake 3y ago
        From looking at their website, it would seem you need the $2,500 dish for maritime “on the move” usage. In addition it would need power, and cruise ships are notorious for policing what you can plug in, and finally only a scant few rooms have balconies- and they’re the $100k a person rooms. It all comes down to practicalities.

jeffbee 3y ago

It's so solved that every time my Starlink-using colleague tries to meet with anyone, nobody can hear what he's saying, and he doesn't get half of his alerts from pagerduty.

AYBABTME 3y ago
Depends where they are I guess. At sea there's not much network contention so performance is good in my experience.
inemesitaffia 3y ago
Surprising since there's so many using it for zoom