Some Googling revealed that the FCC reversed this in June of 2022.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/30/23190463/spacex-starlink-...
SpaceX: "Hey FCC, can we get permitted for stationary satellite dishes?"
FCC: "Yes."
The new decision:
SpaceX: "Hey FCC, can we also get permitted for moving dishes?"
FCC: "Yes."
The FCC didn't try to stop anything, they just weren't asked about moving dishes the first time.
Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California.
As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.
My mom had it in Florida and I found she had all sorts of extra charges for items and services she never had. There is a reason ComCast has a bad rep.
"Unlimited" satellite bandwidth is not sustainable, and once the business model changes to acknowledge that, Starlink will join the ranks.
Um...duh. Starlink isn't meant to replace your internet where typical options are available. It's meant to give something where there was nothing, or replace much worse satellite internet options.
They don’t affect web browsing or streaming movies
And that's expected. Elon Musk has publicly stated before that Starlink has no plans for competing with Comcast.
SpaceX sent him a new dish free of charge.
We both figured it's product testing, and they didn't seem put out at all.
(b) is power usage improved? at 90 Watts dishy v2 is not perfect for an RV.
(c) dishy v2 has pretty slow startup time. It might be less than perfect if that thing required 10 minutes of unobstructed view to bootstrap.
I have mixed experiences with dishyv2 tech. I've had situations when it was flawless with half-obstructed view. I've had moments when it had hiccups without any obstructions.
Anyway, very interesting. Obviously this is a big deal for many applications.
$2500 for such a dish is the wrong target market. The only customer that needs internet in motion are things like boats, planes, trains and buses.
How would you feel if you paid $700 for a vehicle mountable dish and then had the option to pay $2000 to "upgrade" it to allow to use it while it was in motion?
That's the sort of thing that really bothers some people. Hacker News celebrated when New Jersey proposed banning that sort of thing in cars.
https://www.bcsatellite.net/blog/flat-panel-antennas-state-o...
> "Currently the most popular alternative to Gimbal antennas are Phased Array Antenna flat panel antennas, which are composed of many radiating elements that can be thought of as numerous, tiny, fixed antennas. Each one has a phase shifter which forms beams by shifting the phase of the signal emitted from each of the radiating elements (tiny antennas). This provides a constructive/destructive interference which may be used to steer the beam(s) in a particular direction. This entire process is all electric, so the beam direction can be controlled and pointed instantaneously in any direction. It is able to track the movement of a satellite in the sky, regardless of the movement of the car, boat, airplane, or train."
