Hi all. The T6 has survived the initial trip and its going great and sorted the weird beeping. But I need better reception so I can watch tv/i pad in the van. I've looked on here with info from a few years ago, on youtube and many other places but im no electrician. It has a pop top and the fella doing the reversing camera and solar is fitting the antenna/router but I have to buy it. Theres so much choice. I have a pop top and so want to ensure the antenna isnt so high I cant get under some height restrictions. So any advice would be great. Its getting fitted in around x2 weeks so I need to buy it asap. I've seen puck antennas, shark fin and a whole range of routers but again, i have no idea what to get. As long as I can get the best reception for tv/internet Ill be happy.
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I've got a Kuma 4g setup with a puck antenna on my pop top. Maybe sticks up 3cm. The external antenna makes a big difference. Keeps my van under 2m. This is good on a cheap sim think I pay £4 for 20gb a month with Labara. Works for TV, ipads and van systems but is still an issue in low signal areas. I use a starlink mini as my main source on the road when using the van as a mobile office. This gives me the best connection by a country mile.
But if you dont 'need' a solid connection at all times a 4g sim/router system would work fine.
But if you dont 'need' a solid connection at all times a 4g sim/router system would work fine.
July, unless it changes again. The trial involving selected business users was widened a few months back and is, allegedly, going well.
I had not heard anything about the delay. But it was supposed to be out in April, but obviously not. I was wondering why it had all gone quiet.
Guess I need to keep powder dry for a couple of months.
So does the Russian army.My thoughts exactly.
I just wish they would hurry up.
Out of a proposed constellation of 3,200 odd Kuiper satellites, less than 300 in orbit currently, not saying it won't happen but putting the best part into orbit and running this year is a bit optimistic.
Worth noting that both Starlink and Kuiper will be bringing their satellites back to earth on a regular basis to maintain reliability, Starlink in particular is currently shedding 1 to 2 per day but this will increase to 23 per day under their 5 yr lifespan when the full projected 42,000 Starlink constellation is complete.
I read a bit on Space weather.com a while back that each time a Starlink satellites burns up on re-entry it produces 30kgs of Aluminium Oxide in an aerosol form straight into the ionosphere.
Ironic that as we decrease fossil fuel burning we're now plating the atmosphere with aluminium just so we can watch YouTube wherever we are.
Worth noting that both Starlink and Kuiper will be bringing their satellites back to earth on a regular basis to maintain reliability, Starlink in particular is currently shedding 1 to 2 per day but this will increase to 23 per day under their 5 yr lifespan when the full projected 42,000 Starlink constellation is complete.
I read a bit on Space weather.com a while back that each time a Starlink satellites burns up on re-entry it produces 30kgs of Aluminium Oxide in an aerosol form straight into the ionosphere.
Ironic that as we decrease fossil fuel burning we're now plating the atmosphere with aluminium just so we can watch YouTube wherever we are.
That and building huge power gobbling data centres to store photos of mediocre pub dinners and dogs in fancy dress.
As the most advanced species on the planet there’s still room for improvement.
Dont be too distracted by the numbers.
3000+ is for the finished constellation serving the entire planet.
Initial services will only be to the US, UK, France, Germany and some other country who's name eludes me, so won't need the complete constellation to provide the full service to those relatively limited markets.
Other countries then get the service as more birds are launched and capacity increases to accommodate them.
Aluminium oxide pollution in indeed a serious concern, and no one really knows the potential consequences of dusting the planet with ever increasing amounts of the stuff.
3000+ is for the finished constellation serving the entire planet.
Initial services will only be to the US, UK, France, Germany and some other country who's name eludes me, so won't need the complete constellation to provide the full service to those relatively limited markets.
Other countries then get the service as more birds are launched and capacity increases to accommodate them.
Aluminium oxide pollution in indeed a serious concern, and no one really knows the potential consequences of dusting the planet with ever increasing amounts of the stuff.
I like the idea of Starlink, and I'm tempted just out of gadget value, but the price for my occasional use is prohibitive.
I think there are a couple of options:
Option 1 typically allows only one physical sim card, and not eSIMs, however I think you can get a physical sim card device (esim.me), that you can load an eSIM to. I have no experience of this so it could be a bad start. As one member said Lebara is cheap but you're connected to Vodafone with that, and if that signal is poor there is nothing you can do unless you carry multiple SIM cards.
I think there are a couple of options:
- Using a 4g / 5g router with external antenna
- Travel router re-broadcasting a wifi signal from the campsite or maccies etc
- Adding a multinetwork eSIM to an old phone and using wifi hot spotting
Option 1 typically allows only one physical sim card, and not eSIMs, however I think you can get a physical sim card device (esim.me), that you can load an eSIM to. I have no experience of this so it could be a bad start. As one member said Lebara is cheap but you're connected to Vodafone with that, and if that signal is poor there is nothing you can do unless you carry multiple SIM cards.
I was more concerned with Elons "Aluminium Dome" as the full constellation of Starlink satellites being maintained at 42,000 is bonkers.
The projected 23 birds per day attrition rate of less reliable/ageing birds multiplied by 365 days of the year and 30kgs of Aluminium Oxide produced each time could look like an obscene experiment by a mad professor intent on destroying this planet so he can develop real estate values on Mars?
Edit and I was panicking, doing the maths that's only 251 metric tonnes of aluminium oxide per year, perfectly reasonable.
The projected 23 birds per day attrition rate of less reliable/ageing birds multiplied by 365 days of the year and 30kgs of Aluminium Oxide produced each time could look like an obscene experiment by a mad professor intent on destroying this planet so he can develop real estate values on Mars?
Edit and I was panicking, doing the maths that's only 251 metric tonnes of aluminium oxide per year, perfectly reasonable.
Since the days of my studies in astronautical engineering there has been talk of satellite buses - the main physical structure - being one day constructed from items such as hi-tech plywoods etc it order to reduce pollution upon re-entry, but it never seems to happen.
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