This is really cool. I would probably buy one and give starlink a go once this comes out
First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini
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This much more likely to be something that had been in the long term plan for many years. Amazon is announcing stuff because they are spending 10e of billions and have nothing to show for it, and wont have anything for years. They need to show progress to the quarter to quarter investor. Frankly the idea that Starlink is passivly reacting to Amazon annoucments is a bit silly. The difficult part is to actually produce…
They have at least three Kuiper launches booked in mid-2025, that’s not far off! It’s awesome that they have the flexibility to choose different launch partners and can use the most reliable and flight proven technology. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon...
> It’s awesome that they have the flexibility to choose different launch partners and can use the most reliable and flight proven technology.
Except that likely is Falcon 9, and SpaceX gets launches at cost.
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#63I plan to work and travel in Europe for 1.5 months this summer and I hope they will release it soon. Hotel/AirBnB wifi is often unstable and unreliable - you never know if Zoom will work or not. With Starlink I will have backup and at minimum will be able to take calls in the car. We will have rental car so planned to get regular Starlink but this one will be much better option.
Where do you plan to place it while staying at a hotel?
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#64This is really cool. I would probably buy one and give starlink a go once this comes out
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I wonder if that's what the adapter supplies, and the device can actually do 12-30V or whatnot.
Not many devices that run off 30V will run off 12V too. It's too big of a difference. But 12V to 36V boost converters are readily available and very cheap.
No sure about vans, but aren't lots of cars moving to 48V?
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#68I think a great use case for this would be as a backup for when the regular ISP goes out in a rural area. But I don't think they have any subscription plans priced for that? And there might be issues after a storm if everyone started using it at once.
The Garmin inReach (and others like it) is probably the nearest readily-available solution for that use case. Not broadband internet obviously, but it provides access to basic, essential communication methods. It does so at a much, much lower price point than Starlink/HughesNet/etc can offer, making it more palatable as an "emergency backup" product.
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#69This is really cool. I would probably buy one and give starlink a go once this comes out
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To save people a click, linked discussion is about how SpaceX starship is actually a front for a US orbital nuclear attack system. Mostly since SpaceX was actually created by the CIA.
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To save people a click, linked discussion is about how SpaceX starship is actually a front for a US orbital nuclear attack system. Mostly since SpaceX was actually created by the CIA.
Not nuclear attack.. missile defense against ICBMs. I e., Brilliant Pebbles.