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> There is no broadband or fiber on remote islands along the coast. I have family on the USA side of the islands. Kenmore Air is subsidized, but the trees are
by consumer451 3mo ago
> There is no broadband or fiber on remote islands along the coast.
I have family on the USA side of the islands. Kenmore Air is subsidized, but the trees are so darn tall that at many homes, Starlink is not an option. (they like the trees and use directional microwave, which sucks for Zoom)
- ant6n 3mo agoCan you use a pole.
- Barbing 3mo agoOr tree mount if not [a] protected [species]
- consumer451 3mo agoDouglas Firs are silly tall in the PNW.
- mlindner 3mo agoFWIW it may be tenable now as Starlink has gotten much better at tree/obstruction avoidance in the signal and will preemptively switch the satellite it's using when an obstruction is approaching. Id check again.
- wvanbergen 3mo agoSounds like a similar setup to GAIA on Galiano Island in BC, described here: https://www.galianonet.org/about https://www.galianonet.org/about