I was surprised to see this, because I thought a previous FCC regulatory decision limited Starlink terminals to being operational only when stationary.<p>Some Googling revealed that the FCC reversed this in June of 2022.<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/30/23190463/spacex-starlink-satellite-internet-fcc-in-motion-authorized" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/30/23190463/spacex-starlink-...</a>
My experience with Starlink is that it kind of works(I get 50-100Mb bandwidth) but I have multiple(as in 10s) sub-second interruptions every hour.<p>Dishy view is completely unobstructed. And weather is clear most of the time in California.<p>As much as I hate Comcast, if 100Mb Comcast was available in my area I would trade it in a heartbeat.
A friend has regular "RV" starlink, and uses it all the time in motion strapped on top of his spare tire on the rear tailgate of his SUV. It works flawlessly.... except he's done a TON of off road driving on bad corrugations, which eventually killed it - I guess the internal motors are not designed for those kind of vibrations.<p>SpaceX sent him a new dish free of charge.
(a) is it the same phased array antenna as dishy v2?<p>(b) is power usage improved? at 90 Watts dishy v2 is not perfect for an RV.<p>(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.<p>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.<p>Anyway, very interesting. Obviously this is a big deal for many applications.
The majority of RV/vanlifers do not need internet in motion, they just want a regular static 12V dish that can be mounted fixed and flush to the roof/racks like any solar panel.<p>$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.
This press release seems pretty light on information. This could be a phased array antenna according to this review (which seems to be focused on airplane-mounted devices):<p><a href="https://www.bcsatellite.net/blog/flat-panel-antennas-state-of-the-art/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bcsatellite.net/blog/flat-panel-antennas-state-o...</a><p>> "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."