Re:Starlink for RVs
by firecall on Monday May 23, 2022 @08:10PM
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Yes, in Australia certainly, coverage of StarLink is potentially better.
Much of Australia has great 4G LTE, but when there's no signal, there's really no signal.
So there are two obvious key advantages to StarLink:
1. Full coverage in the Outback
2. No Data Caps
Despite having a great 4G LTE / 5G network in Australia we still have data caps on mobile plans. Home Mobile Broadband plans without data caps do exist, but usage policies prevent use outside of registered premises!
Also, our NBN has been a disaster in many places, and unusably bad.
Re:Starlink for RVs
by chris1993 on Monday May 23, 2022 @08:45PM
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NBN satellite (aka Sky Muster) is pretty solid and speed is generally ok but the latency is a killer and makes it useless for anything interactive. Fine for the target audience web browsing and streaming videos.
Much of Australia has great 4G LTE, but when there's no signal, there's really no signal.
So there are two obvious key advantages to StarLink:
1. Full coverage in the Outback
2. No Data Caps
Despite having a great 4G LTE / 5G network in Australia we still have data caps on mobile plans. Home Mobile Broadband plans without data caps do exist, but usage policies prevent use outside of registered premises!
Also, our NBN has been a disaster in many places, and unusably bad.