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[LocalMom]

Lol no (well, minimal compared to Muskokas, etc.) mosquitos or too hot weather where we go luckily - Tobermory, Ontario.

[Redd42]

Totally off topic but I have hiked the whole Bruce Trail. Also vacationed in Tobermory once. Took a glass bottom boat tour. Turned out you could see in to the water better by just looking off the side of the boat than looking through the glass on the boat.

[LocalMom]

Diving capital of Canada, eh! Yah the limestone makes the water very clear … but the recent influx of InstaTourists (looking for *that shot*) has made many of the best attractions only available by booking way ahead.

We go for 3-4 weeks every summer and sometimes over Xmastime.

[Victoria Watcher]

SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink is now serving about 140,000 users across 20 countries, up from 100,000 in August. 

 

The company supplied the new user count in a presentation to the FCC this week. SpaceX also notes that over 750,000 users across the globe have placed “orders/deposits” for the satellite broadband system. 

 

 

 

https://www.pcmag.co...es-140000-users

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 12 November 2021 - 04:24 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

So 3 Spacex missions all this week.  Return of a crew (#2) from the ISS, sending another crew up (#3), then today putting up 53 more satellites.

 

 

 

 

 

SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites Saturday morning as part of its Starlink Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

 

According to SpaceX, the spacecraft used in the launch is the Falcon 9, the first orbital class rocket capable of reflight. The-two stage rocket has completed a total of 126 launches and 86 landings and is capable of delivering payloads and personnel into space.

 

The Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic, according to the company’s mission plan.

 

https://www.wfla.com...arlink-mission/

 

 

 

 

 

First stage landed nicely on the drone ship again today.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 November 2021 - 05:22 AM.

[On the Level]

So if you have Telus, and accepted their repeater, is everything screwed up?

[lanforod]

I hate not having full control of my system after the Telus gateway, so I didn't do that, but instead setup my own router with the Telus one set as gateway only/wifi disabled. I'm not familiar with issues with the Telus mesh / repeater setup.

[sebberry]

Bell appears to be down.  CFAX web stream cut out as did my Bell cell.

Is CFAX broadcasting on AM right now?

[Victoria Watcher]

OneWeb launches 36 new satellites; 60% of planned fleet now in space

 

The company said that this represents over 60 per cent of OneWeb’s planned 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.

 

 

 

https://www.business...7009-2021-12-28

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 02 January 2022 - 07:15 AM.

[Tom Braybrook]

i have a friend who spent about $100 on a P2P dish thing and shares his neighbours fibre internet - 2 for the price of one

[LocalMom]

StarLink stats from our new install at our cottage

 

To say we are happy would be an understatement. Highly recommend for rural locations without access to fibre/cable/etc. internet.

 

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[Mike K.]

Wow, look at that!

Can you speak to what it cost you to setup?

[LocalMom]

$130ish deposit back in February
$630ish for the actual equipment*

$160ish monthly

*there is high demand so it’s very easy to sell to another

[Mike K.]

Got it, so for about a $1,000 you can have this up and running.

Are there limitations like having it positioned in one static spot still, and can you disconnect the dish (maintain service, but put the dish away when not at the cabin)?

[LocalMom]

Yes it’s got to be at the service address you have it set to in your account (can’t have it on your RV and tootle around).

Yes you can dismantle but you must keep paying the monthly fee (they have yet to setup season rates/setup but promise it’s coming).

A lot of small stratas/cabins in an area are getting it and then sharing out amongst many users too.

It is SO easy to setup it’s ridiculous.

[Mike K.]

Thank you for the info. This is looking very promising for what I may need it for.

[lanforod]

It will really take off when it does become available as a mobile option (e.g. RVs). I believe the supply is starting to catch up with the demand so maybe this year.

[Mike K.]

Now there are competitors emerging, too. There's a company that just launched a bunch of satellites. Musk has the advantage of having so much beta testing already, but I agree, the service really needs to be mobile for it to make sense for a broader audience.

[Victoria Watcher]

Now there are competitors emerging, too. There's a company that just launched a bunch of satellites. 

 

That company has no plans for serving individual consumers.  Just enterprise-level.

 

 

In March 2021, OneWeb stated its market will be primarily to businesses, governments including defence, phone network operators and clusters of communities, rather than to individual domestic customers which its competitor Starlink primarily targets. The users willing to connect were advised to contact their local telecoms for additional info.

 

https://en.wikipedia...ntended_markets

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 January 2022 - 10:24 AM.

[Mike K.]

Astranis, a company with an alternative approach to providing internet access from satellites, announced a deal that would bring broadband to millions of people in Peru.

“This first satellite, which will go into service in 2023, will light up about about 1,000 cell sites and provide broadband internet to approximately three million people across the country,” Astranis CEO John Gedmark told CNBC.

 

There are going to be many of these popping up.

 

https://www.cnbc.com...ru-by-2023.html