Jan-04-2022 10:17 AM
Jan-16-2022 10:56 AM
pianotuna wrote:n0arp wrote:
Starlink is segmented into geographical service areas, referred to as cells. Each cell has a user limit, as well as other criteria that we aren’t privy to. You have to go into their portal and change your service location, which may be rejected if the cell that contains that service location is full, closed, etc… If you aren’t in or very close to the cell set in their portal, you won’t be able to connect.
So does one set this up over the wobbly wide web? If so that implies one needs to do it before arriving?
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
As described, this appears that Starlink beam down it's signal through earth-bound relays where you are actually connected.
In that case, it defeats the purpose because my intent is to have signals anywhere I go on the concept that I'm actually connected directly to Starlink satellites.
My personal hotspot and booster may be better but still watching when Starllink would have enough satellites and bandwidth to enable direct connection for which I heard Musk saying that this is the intent.
Jan-16-2022 09:24 AM
Jan-15-2022 09:23 PM
n0arp wrote:
Starlink is segmented into geographical service areas, referred to as cells. Each cell has a user limit, as well as other criteria that we aren’t privy to. You have to go into their portal and change your service location, which may be rejected if the cell that contains that service location is full, closed, etc… If you aren’t in or very close to the cell set in their portal, you won’t be able to connect.
Jan-15-2022 06:46 PM
crasster wrote:
Can you explain what a "open cells" and why it only works at 40% of the campsites just a bit broader? Trying to understand. 🙂
Jan-15-2022 06:32 PM
n0arp wrote:
We have Starlink and travel extensively with it. When we can get into an open cell, it's been great - we haven't had any issues dealing with obstructions, even up in the mountains with lots of trees around. Photo from outside of Estes Park, CO, with the dish outlined by a red star.
The biggest issue is just finding open cells - we can only use it at approximately 40% of our campsites. When it works, we can expect 150+Mbps down, 30+Mbps up, and low latency without any bandwidth caps. I've used it as much as 2TB/mo. We've had it in rain, snow, and heavy thunderstorms and I don't recall any outages. We're paying almost $100/mo whether we can use it or not, but it's just another tool in the arsenal of AT&T, Verizon, etc we carry to make a living (working remotely) out here.
Based on my experience with it, the Verge's issues probably had more to do with their specific cell than obstructions. It is beta, afterall.
Jan-09-2022 08:55 AM
Jan-07-2022 09:21 AM
2oldman wrote:thomasmnile wrote:I like dog better.
Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!! But do they taste like chicken? :B:B
Jan-07-2022 07:46 AM
LittleBill wrote:
How do you know if you are in an open cell? do you just fire it up and test? Tesla doesn't care that the dish is roaming?
Jan-06-2022 06:28 PM
n0arp wrote:ford truck guy wrote:
Quote -
“ we can only use it at approximately 40% of our campsites”
“ We’re paying $100/mo whether we us it or not”
As long as YOU are ok with paying that much for that little service…..
Yep, not an issue. We can only use AT&T part of the time, or Verizon part of the time... and pay for those as well. Don't really see how that is any different. We've spent weeks to months in areas that we couldn't get decent signal with one or the other.
Between all three, and good equipment, we have pretty good Internet anywhere we go. Since I require Internet to keep paychecks coming in... I don't mind spending a fair bit of money on it.
Jan-05-2022 11:06 AM
thomasmnile wrote:I like dog better.
Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!! But do they taste like chicken? :B:B
Jan-05-2022 10:50 AM
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:1492 wrote:
Didn't see that there were actually five cats on the dish.
In some countries, this is just dinner and not at all unusual.
Jan-05-2022 09:48 AM
n0arp wrote:
Between all three, and good equipment, we have pretty good Internet anywhere we go. Since I require Internet to keep paychecks coming in... I don't mind spending a fair bit of money on it.
Jan-05-2022 09:45 AM
n0arp wrote:ford truck guy wrote:
Quote -
“ we can only use it at approximately 40% of our campsites”
“ We’re paying $100/mo whether we us it or not”
As long as YOU are ok with paying that much for that little service…..
Yep, not an issue. We can only use AT&T part of the time, or Verizon part of the time... and pay for those as well. Don't really see how that is any different. We've spent weeks to months in areas that we couldn't get decent signal with one or the other.
Between all three, and good equipment, we have pretty good Internet anywhere we go. Since I require Internet to keep paychecks coming in... I don't mind spending a fair bit of money on it.
Jan-05-2022 09:33 AM
ford truck guy wrote:
Quote -
“ we can only use it at approximately 40% of our campsites”
“ We’re paying $100/mo whether we us it or not”
As long as YOU are ok with paying that much for that little service…..