Starlink

[glhs837]

I checked their coverage map and there is barely any of St. Marys covered.

Coverage man where did you see that

 

[Kyle]

Coverage man where did you see that

Starlink | Availability Map

View availability, coverage, speeds and latency for Starlink service.

www.starlink.com

 

[my-thyme]

Starlink | Availability Map

View availability, coverage, speeds and latency for Starlink service.

www.starlink.com

Cool.

 

[glhs837]

Ah, I see. But keep in mind, this isnt like cell coverage. So the map is more where they allow dishes to operate than where they can provide service, if you see the distinction.

Starlink satellite tracker

Live view of SpaceX starlink satellite constellation and coverage.

satellitemap.space

This shows where all the sats are.

 

[Kyle]

Ah, I see. But keep in mind, this isnt like cell coverage. So the map is more where they allow dishes to operate than where they can provide service, if you see the distinction.

Starlink satellite tracker

Live view of SpaceX starlink satellite constellation and coverage.

satellitemap.space

This shows where all the sats are.

However you want to describe it, if its not lit light blue, then you can't sign up for service yet.

From the looks of that map, unless you live in Golden Beach, Saint Marys isnt available.

 

[Sneakers]

However you want to describe it, if its not lit light blue, then you can't sign up for service yet.

From the looks of that map, unless you live in Golden Beach, Saint Marys isnt available.

Which is why I was surprised to have gotten mine a few months back. All indications were that there was no service available.

 

[Sneakers]

Yeah, need to sort mount next, most likely an aftermarket piece.

That might be hard to find, if at all. The dish and pole mounts are very uniquely designed, with locking inserts. The Starlink mount options are pretty inexpensive and designed really well.

 

[glhs837]

However you want to describe it, if its not lit light blue, then you can't sign up for service yet.

From the looks of that map, unless you live in Golden Beach, Saint Marys isnt available.

But here's the thing they're sending me the dish. They simply won't sell it to you unless you can get service.

 

[Sneakers]

Just happened to trip over this. I've been watching this guys StarLink vids, pretty informative.

 

[Sneakers]

Inevitable. Update to 'unlimited' usage.

To ensure our customer base is not negatively impacted by a small number of users consuming unusually high amounts of data, the Starlink team is implementing a Fair Use policy in the US and Canada in December 2022. Based on your data usage over the last six months, this policy will have no impact on your service if your usage patterns stay the same. Under the Fair Use policy, all Residential customers will receive unlimited data, and will start each month with Priority Access, which means their data usage will be prioritized during times of network congestion. Customers who exceed 1 TB of data use on a monthly basis (currently < 10% of users) will automatically be switched to Basic Access for the remainder of the billing cycle, which means their data usage will be deprioritized during times of network congestion, resulting in slower speeds. Data used between 11pm - 7am will not count towards your Priority Access. Starting today, you can now monitor your data usage on your account page. Read more in Starlink’s Fair Use policy and in the Terms of Service. Thank you for being an early customer and for your continued support of Starlink! Starlink Team

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Starlink Satellite Dishes as Self-Heating Beds

The devices—developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX—have a warming feature to prevent snow buildup from disrupting the signal

www.smithsonianmag.com

Got to go shoo the cats off my interwebz

 

[Kyle]

Next Gen feature, random electric shocks.

 

[LJ1999]

We just got Starlink and it's been great!