Starlink

[MCt6]

Has anyone done a permanent install of the starlink in motion RV solution?

If so, can it run of DC power or did you have to run through an inverter?
And
Did it work mounted on a pop top, with the pop top both up and down?

 

[DXX]

Starlink

SpaceX is developing a low latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural...

www.starlink.com

£95 / month isn’t cheap, I think I’d rather have a portable solution if I were travelling in a remote location, something like an Iridium phone.
I’m pretty sure I was reading that Apple were introducing sat network capability in the very near future.

 

[MCt6]

I was more thinking for connection for entertainment, weather etc rather than Just for safety.

Iridium is something I’m very familiar with. Its speed is terrible for data. For real connectivity with the tradition suppliers you have to go with Inmarsat with a 600mm active dome. Ok on a big sail boat. Not so great on a T6. And for any significant data volume and you’ll be well over 95 a month.

Starlink will give around 200mbps. More than enough to stream video.

 

[True Romance]

Can remember a time when all we had for entertainment was a radio or an early night