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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.
by 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 agoWhat 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 agoAside from the cost of between $250 and $1,000 a month, and the practicality issues of mounting a $2,500 dish on a cruise ship?
- AYBABTME 3y agoIt's not 2500$ 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 agoFrom 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 $100k a person rooms. It all comes down to practicalities.
- AYBABTME 3y agoYou don't need the maritime dish, the 500$ one does it. The power consumption is <100W continuous, I would be surprised if cruise ships can't deal with that. I'll admit idk anything about rooms with patios vs not. It just really doesn't strike me as an impossible project, not even particularly hard for someone who's willing to pay for the room.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoLocal WiFi might have been more of an issue
- nunez 3y agoI used Starlink on a Royal Caribbean cruise last December. It worked great at sea.