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Re:Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet by jniedrauer on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:38AM (#21324884)
I do. I have a Garmin inReach, and it helps. But it takes ~5 minutes for one exchange of a text message. It's not enough to diagnose and fix a complex problem remotely.
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Re:Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet by jupp0r on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:42PM (#21325729)
Why not use a standard satellite phone instead? Rates are reasonable and in the $2/minute range. Your use case sounds like it's easy to justify that.
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Re:Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet by bob1029 on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:32PM (#21325613)
Iridium Certus is something that may be an option. Their new constellation just recently came online. I am uncertain of end device availability/support though.
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