Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit 122° Fahrenheit

Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by andrewmcwatters on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:33PM (#27556239)

I just don't understand comments like this. 7 million people didn't decide to move here this year. Conditions in Arizona have dramatically changed over the lifetime of the state.

It doesn't make sense to live where you can freeze to death or don't have access to water, either, does it? Except those two scenarios include most Americans. Without modern infrastructure, it hardly makes sense to live anywhere.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by adamcstephens on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:47PM (#27556356)

Obviously 7 million people didn’t move there over the course of this year. If that’s what you thought I was getting at, I’m not surprised you were confused. Conditions have changed, but are people reconsidering their own decisions?

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by zzzztopp on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:28PM (#27556622)

Nope, namely if you suggest they decide to move. But other taxpayers has to pay to help them continue comfortable live as they live now.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by andrewmcwatters on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:06PM (#27556485)

People don't decide where they want to be born.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by arcticfox on Friday June 18, 2021 @09:06PM (#27556850)

Right, but your point seems to be getting at Starlink owing you a functioning dish in your climate, which is just kind of an odd take. There are dozens of products that are a bad fit for where I live.

If it makes economic sense, I'm sure they'll fix it or someone else will do it better eventually. If not, maybe the municipal governments can subsidize something that works there?

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