05-18-2021, 01:43 PM
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#101
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 55...Can you see us now?
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When you see them deploy in a time lapse and upon completion it feels like Elon Musk has trapped us in a Tholian Web.
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06-18-2021, 11:36 AM
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#102
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Given Starlink is meant for remote areas, I think this is a little concerning for the business case in some locations, such as Australia.
I would assume this is not ambient temperature of 122 degrees F (or 50 Degrees C), but the temperature on the dish itself, i.e. if its in the sun, this likely isn't that hard to hit in many locations. Then they don't restart until 40 Degrees C.
I remember news stories trying to fry an egg on concrete during the Stampede in Calgary, I figure that must of been above 50 Degrees C?
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Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit 122° Fahrenheit
Dishy will go into thermal shutdown at 122F and will restart when it reaches 104F."
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https://arstechnica.com/information-...e-for-7-hours/
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06-18-2021, 11:44 AM
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#103
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Probably a minor issue they'll fix with a high temperature model. Starlink Plaid.
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06-18-2021, 11:56 AM
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#104
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Probably a minor issue they'll fix with a high temperature model. Starlink Plaid.
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I wonder if it is minor. Heat is pretty annoying to electronics, and aside from an active cooling system, I wonder how passive cooling reduction systems will work (such as heat fins) - if the sun heats up the dish, these fins will also heat.
But I guess as far as electronics go, dishes are pretty simple, so perhaps it is less of an issue?
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06-19-2021, 12:10 PM
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#105
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Making electronics that can handle extreme heat isn't an known frontier though. They just cost more.
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06-19-2021, 01:10 PM
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#106
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Franchise Player
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How’s the real world latency, for those that got it?
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06-25-2021, 02:38 PM
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#107
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cam_wmh
How’s the real world latency, for those that got it?
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Latency is a non-issue for me (not a gamer, just a business guy), but the regular dropped packets ARE a problem. About every 2-3 minutes I drop packets in bunches, and about every half-hour I get booted from my corporate VPNs - whichever one I'm using at the time. It used to be worse, so there's that.
Speeds are increasingly regular...I average 130/30 Mbps generally, with latency typically in the 28-60ms range to locations in Canada.
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06-28-2021, 11:15 AM
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#108
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taxbuster
Latency is a non-issue for me (not a gamer, just a business guy), but the regular dropped packets ARE a problem. About every 2-3 minutes I drop packets in bunches, and about every half-hour I get booted from my corporate VPNs - whichever one I'm using at the time. It used to be worse, so there's that.
Speeds are increasingly regular...I average 130/30 Mbps generally, with latency typically in the 28-60ms range to locations in Canada.
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Any heat issues yet shutting it down as per my link above? And if I can ask, where are you located?
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07-07-2021, 08:23 AM
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#109
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mull
Any heat issues yet shutting it down as per my link above? And if I can ask, where are you located?
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Sorry - missed this!! Yes - I got thermal shutdown for a few hours when it got to 39.7C here -- middle of BC -- last week. I thought it would last longer as it was blisteringly hot, but was pleasantly surprised.
Also, the new firmware seems to have the packet loss regularized to about every 2:15 or so. (typically for about 3 sec.). Very weird.
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06-12-2022, 09:16 AM
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#111
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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I'm looking at Starlink as the primary means of Internet Access at a potential property by Fairmont BC. I'd be working from home so Teams/Zoom video call stability is important. 4G has about 1-2 bars of service (I think), and I suppose I could also do XploreNet.
I understand Starlink's service is potentially spotty depending on your cell. I'm reading that 1-2 second dropouts (as satellites transition on the horizon) potentially cause Teams problems.
Has anyone:
1) Experienced these drop outs in this area?
2) Come up with a solution for this? I'm reading all sorts of workarounds (of unknown efficacy) ranging from Quality of Service tweaks and bonded connections using dual WAN routers / Speedify. Unfortunately - while I'm generally PC literate - networking has always been my nemesis....
Last edited by I-Hate-Hulse; 06-12-2022 at 09:19 AM.
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06-17-2022, 01:26 PM
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#112
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I'd be interested in knowing more as well as my mom has rented a campsite with no Wifi, having Internet Access would make using this space a lot more practical.
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06-17-2022, 01:40 PM
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#113
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I used it on a boat last week, it was great. It did have some down time, but we think that was either issues with the mounting location,or interference from the radar or other electronics nearby. Not a lot of mounting locations on a boat. But it was nice to look at cat videos while in the middle of nowhere.
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06-17-2022, 01:43 PM
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#114
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
I used it on a boat last week, it was great. It did have some down time, but we think that was either issues with the mounting location,or interference from the radar or other electronics nearby. Not a lot of mounting locations on a boat. But it was nice to look at cat videos while in the middle of nowhere.
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Cat Videos. Uh huh. Sure.
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06-17-2022, 01:51 PM
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#115
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Cat Videos. Uh huh. Sure.
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I swear to god I looked over at my wife's phone one day while cruising up a beautiful channel, and she was watching a cat video.
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06-18-2022, 07:55 AM
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#116
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Had an idea!
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Here in Manitoba, we are seeing these all over, and out in cottage country people swear by it. Not sure how it holds up for work stuff, but I know a LOT of people who have signed up and love it.
Of course at the same time that it got rolled out and got a lot of signups, a fiber company began doing more fiber to home installations locally, so will be interesting what happens.
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06-21-2022, 11:08 AM
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#117
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Here in Manitoba, we are seeing these all over, and out in cottage country people swear by it. Not sure how it holds up for work stuff, but I know a LOT of people who have signed up and love it.
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We have many office staff that no longer come to the office, they just use Starlink.
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09-03-2022, 04:13 PM
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#118
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Just got set up. I’m too far outside Calgary for cable and we were on Xplornet. Looking forward to it. So far there’s been an issue with Google Mesh that we have to work through.
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11-11-2022, 11:24 AM
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#119
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Any honest reviews?
I have Xplornet and it aint much good. I am just unwilling to pay the capital expense and do extra work for a similar product.
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11-11-2022, 12:26 PM
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#120
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Had an idea!
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I've heard that speeds have gotten a lot better since they implemented the excessive use policy when users download over 1TB per month. Anyone else?
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