Starlink Mini Dish Coming Later This Year, Elon Musk Says

PC Magazine | January 13, 2024 | By Michael Kan

[Red Badger]

LINK ONLY PER PUBLISHER.............

https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-mini-dish-coming-later-this-year-elon-musk-says

[Red Badger]

https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-mini-dish-coming-later-this-year-elon-musk-says

[Red Badger]

Thoughts?.....................

[Fungi]

If it puts AT&T, Verizon, and T-mobile out of business, I’m all for it.

[ComputerGuy]

Yeah, but - Musk is using way more than his share of our communications satellite orbits. Or something.

[DIRTYSECRET]

If he gave a billion to the pro-life supporters I’d like him.

[dljordan]

“If it puts AT&T, Verizon, and T-mobile out of business, I’m all for it.”

They’ll bribe the FCC to put him out of business first.

[texas booster]

In 2023, SpaceX completed 96 successful missions, safely flew 12 more astronauts to orbit, launched two flight tests of Starship, and more than doubled the number of people around the world connected by @Starlink.

Musk Speech to Starlink Employees

[dayglored]

Here's a funny coincidence. In the PC Mag article is an image for the "StarLink Community Gateway", with this picture:

Look familiar??? Maybe because this is the default "Bliss" background from Windows XP:

[jacknhoo]

It’s not a dish, it’s a phased array.

[SamAdams76]

I will buy the Starlink Mini-Dish.

[Moltke]

Yeah, err, not likely. It’s dead slow.

“In his speech, Musk said the cellular Starlink system is designed to supply about 7Mbps per cell. “And the cells are hundreds of square miles, kilometers in size. So it’s good for text messages,” he said. “You could technically do video if you’re the only one, or if there’s only a few people in that cell, like if you’re in the middle of the Pacific.””

[Red Badger]

More info, not much, but some:

https://www.starlinkhardware.com/backpack-size-starlink-mini-coming-this-year-says-elon-musk/

[ComputerGuy]

Bandwidth is everything, they tell me. Musk’s impact grows almost daily. Internet in the boondocks with a hand-held device. When my grandkids are on safari, they’ll be able to text me.

[TBP]

Will it provide just internet, or can it be used for, say, TV?

[Red Badger]

Depends on the Bandwith .........................

[billorites]

I've had the original Starlink dish for almost 4 years.It's been bullet-proof. I can't think of one thing to complain about.

Of course, I came to it after enduring 2 years of HughesNet.

[Red Badger]

What is wrong with HughesNet?..................

[DIRTYSECRET]

Does this mean we won’t need cell towers or will they complement star-link?

I’m already seeing plenty of phone/cable drop wires being cut at the houses dangling at the poles.

[Red Badger]

That’s because they can’t pay.................