Re:SpaceX Starlink has some hiccups as expected, but users a...
by TaylorAlexander on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:48PM
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We definitely lost both of our internet uplinks at our California farm when the wildfires filled the air with smoke this summer. One uplink is satellite and for weeks it had no signal as the farm is only a few kilometers from one of the largest fires.
The other uplink was a solar powered 4G connection and despite several deep cycle batteries and a few 200 watt panels, the station did not get enough light to stay powered over those weeks.
We finally found a hilltop wireless ISP that can serve us. We’ll try to get Starlink too but I don’t expect that to work well during fire season. It’s tough to be offline for weeks at a time.
The other uplink was a solar powered 4G connection and despite several deep cycle batteries and a few 200 watt panels, the station did not get enough light to stay powered over those weeks.
We finally found a hilltop wireless ISP that can serve us. We’ll try to get Starlink too but I don’t expect that to work well during fire season. It’s tough to be offline for weeks at a time.