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SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by noncoml »

Ninjinka wrote: post #30
noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

> if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat Um...duh. Starlink isn't meant to replace your internet where typical options are available. It's meant to give something where there was nothing, or replace much worse satellite internet options.

That’s my experience, yes. I wonder if there are enough such people to make Starlink profitable.

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Post by nynx »

noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

Have you raised that with starlink support?

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by chrisco255 »

noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

I get these 0.5s and 0.7s drops as well (maybe 10-20 per hour), in Texas. To be honest, I don't even notice the sub-second drops.

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by nynx »

HyperSane wrote: post #8
photochemsyn wrote: post #6

This press release seems pretty light on information. This could be a phased array antenna according to this review (which seems to be focused on airplane-mounted devices): https://www.bcsatellite.net/blog/flat-panel-antennas-state-o... > "Currently the most popular alternative to Gimbal antennas are Phased Array Antenna flat panel antennas, which are composed of many radiating elements that can be thought of as nume…

The current Starlink antenna is phased-array.

Yes, all starlink user terminals are phased arrays.

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by gwicks56 »

noncoml wrote: post #31
Ninjinka wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat Um...duh. Starlink isn't meant to replace your internet where typical options are available. It's meant to give something where there was nothing, or replace much worse satellite internet options.

That’s my experience, yes. I wonder if there are enough such people to make Starlink profitable.

Worldwide? Definitely. Enough that also have the resources to pay? Not 100% sure, but I would imagine so. I think I read 500,000 Australians alone live in places with very little internet connection, or are currently served with Geo-Sync internet heavily subsidized by our government.

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by HyperSane »

nynx wrote: post #34
HyperSane wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The current Starlink antenna is phased-array.

Yes, all starlink user terminals are phased arrays.

They have to be due to how rapidly the sats move in and out of view.

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by bloudermilk »

noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

I’ve experienced these pauses as well but they’ve only been problematic on real time video calls in practice. I wouldn’t trade my fiber for full time Starlink but I would definitely choose it over any Comcast offering (for personal use)

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by colechristensen »

noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

Horizon to horizon in all directions?

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by ecpottinger »

noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

Wait until you get the strange billing from ComCast first.

My mom had it in Florida and I found she had all sorts of extra charges for items and services she never had. There is a reason ComCast has a bad rep.

Re: SpaceX launches Starlink ‘flat high-performance’ dish for moving vehicles

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Post by noncoml »

chrisco255 wrote: post #33
noncoml wrote: post #28

My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour. Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California. As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.

I get these 0.5s and 0.7s drops as well (maybe 10-20 per hour), in Texas. To be honest, I don't even notice the sub-second drops.

I only notice them during ssh sessions or voip/zoom calls.

They don’t affect web browsing or streaming movies

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