Re:I took down my Starlink dish (but haven't cancelled)
by HideousKojima on Thursday February 03, 2022 @10:52AM
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>(Elon has said you’ll eventually be able to use it on an RV)
Mobile antennas will also require separate FCC approval.
Re:I took down my Starlink dish (but haven't cancelled)
by lostlogin on Thursday February 03, 2022 @01:28PM
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That just seems crazy. Why?
Re:I took down my Starlink dish (but haven't cancelled)
by HWR_14 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @02:31PM
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The FCCs primary concern is devices not interfering with each other. Part of that is cutting up areas geographically and by spectrum, so you know that the 100MHz FM station in one area won't over lap with another's and both can transmit. My guess would be that mobile transmitters are required to fill out paperwork about how they won't interfere anywhere in the US. I could be wrong though.
"Requires separate approvals" does not always mean that approval is hard to get. It might require a version of the dish that doesn't do something v1 or v1 and v2 current do however.
Re:I took down my Starlink dish (but haven't cancelled)
by labawi on Friday February 04, 2022 @02:31PM
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Movement shifts spectrum so theoretically it may require bigger guard bands and slightly different paperwork.
OTOH, I doubt SpaceX allocated spectrum is tied to a any particular location (as opposed to say - within country bounds), considering it's satellite communication.
Starlink itself cares about positioning to avoid overcrowding and also any satellite tasking/scheduling/whatever.
Re:I took down my Starlink dish (but haven't cancelled)
by zucker42 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @05:28PM
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> even sell your hardware
If you can't sell it, is it really yours?
Starlink never originally advertised the ability to transfer service or even sell your hardware. It was very clear from the beginning you had to use it for the address you provided, and their communication was very clear to that effect.
You are definitely correct that logically you should be able to sell your kit, transfer service, or just move with it (Elon has said you’ll eventually be able to use it on an RV). But you took that logical end result and set your own expectations based on assumptions that were not aligned with reality.
You are not in the target market, of course you’re going to be frustrated.