* https://svdelos.com/sailing-videos/how-to-get-super-fast-int...
Not cheap, but it seems you can get roughly DSL-equivalent speeds.
- They got the dish/connection (I believe) free, they did an episode on it.
- As far as I can tell (I've watched all their episodes) they've never actually said it is any good, so maybe that tells me something? I don't know, I'd love to hear a yay/nay from them.
They've also hardly mentioned their solar panels, which tells you something? They've also hardly mentioned their their LiFePO batteries, which tells you something? They've also hardly mentioned the generator they got in South Africa, which tells you something?
People don't notice when things go right. The fact that that the gear blends into the background is probably an indication of it just working.
They did a live stream during one of the lockdowns (when they were still in the Bahamas?) when they did comment on it being very good. They said that without it they couldn't really have done much content during 2020(?).
I was able to pull down weather/email and surf the web a bit at the Dry Tortugas. The connection seemed solid even while swinging on anchor. It wasn’t too swelly, which would make for a more trying test.
I run an Iridium Go for weather now. It’s easier on energy and the wallet, but the trade off is a slow uplink.
Nevermind the income they get from merch, sponsors and YT ads.
Not trying to be negative, I say good on them, they worked hard on it, and have been doing it for years.
