[Starlink] Re: Starlink and Iran

[Oleg Kutkov <contact@olegkutkov.me>]

Some updates from my side: 
https://x.com/olegkutkov/status/2011806875306627491

It's more than enough to activate "Use Starlink positioning exclusively" 
in the advanced settings.
The trick is to flip the switch as soon as possible on the Starlink 
start. Before Starlink acquired some GPS data, the data might have been 
incorrect.

On 1/15/26 16:50, David Fernández via Starlink wrote:
> What about this?
> https://olegkutkov.me/2023/11/07/connecting-external-gps-antenna-to-the-starlink-terminal
>
> Is an update needed?
>
> From: Ulrich Speidel <u.speidel@auckland.ac.nz>
> To: "starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net" <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>
> Subject: [Starlink] Starlink and Iran
> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:51:13 +1300    [thread overview]
> Message-ID: <5c0a93c4-21b2-4297-b4bb-befce0963a93@auckland.ac.nz> (raw)
>
> ...
>
> For all I know Starlink doesn't
> need GPS - while Dishys have GPS receivers, Starlink's got its own
> positioning system, too. Also, GPS jamming is fairly common globally and
> it's not known to be impairing Starlink all that much.
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Best regards,
Oleg Kutkov