From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cirse-smtp-out.extra.cea.fr (cirse-smtp-out.extra.cea.fr [132.167.192.148]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 674443B2A4 for ; Mon, 25 Sep 2023 03:56:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pisaure.intra.cea.fr (pisaure.intra.cea.fr [132.166.88.21]) by cirse-sys.extra.cea.fr (8.14.7/8.14.7/CEAnet-Internet-out-4.0) with ESMTP id 38P7uQdS047037 for ; Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:56:26 +0200 Received: from pisaure.intra.cea.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 6DE692023A4 for ; Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:56:26 +0200 (CEST) Received: from muguet2-smtp-out.intra.cea.fr (muguet2-smtp-out.intra.cea.fr [132.166.192.13]) by pisaure.intra.cea.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64ABF202354 for ; Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:56:26 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [10.14.5.218] ([10.14.5.218]) by muguet2-sys.intra.cea.fr (8.14.7/8.14.7/CEAnet-Internet-out-4.0) with ESMTP id 38P7uQ50001805 for ; Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:56:26 +0200 Message-ID: <20e81a10-64db-413b-9ec5-090e9f248690@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:56:26 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: fr To: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net References: From: Alexandre Petrescu In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [Starlink] Speaking of retirements... X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:56:27 -0000 What is an RV unit? In the offer from starlink in this country, saying 'Mobile', there are a couple of boxes to be put in a car, and a 'flat' antenna.  I suspect that flat antenna for in-car is not motorized, even though they could micro-motorize some micro parts of it (like motorizing the small hexagons of a large-diameter mirror of a telescope). One of the in-car boxes is called a WiFi router; it claims to connect to at most 12 other such WiFi routers with a 'mesh'.  I suspect it is either for other starlink WiFi routers around the car, or for car-to-car platoon communications, in case only the platoon's head has the 'flat' antenna to talk to satellite.  Such a use case can be interesting. So, I think theses starlink devices with flat antenna made to be put in a car, are with 12Volt adapters. My question would be whether a platoon-to-platoon communication via a starlink train (ISL sat-to-sat) without going through a GS (ground station teleport) is possible today.  Probably yes. Alex Le 25/09/2023 à 08:05, Noel Butler via Starlink a écrit : > > When the heck are starlink going to release a true "RV unit" that is 12v? > > Sure we can hack it to do what starlink should have been doing all > along, but that's ugly, it voids our warranties, and is only of use to > those who have some understanding electronics. > > Surely they can design a 12v RV modem that has the boost converters > internally so its plug and play in campers or cars/vans, rather than > saying "this is RV - but you need inefficient mains inverters to use > it",  they charge a premium for sub standard service (low priority > data), surely they can add an extra, well at my singular buy price $15 > in components, to them in mass production it would be more like $5. > > -- > > Regards, > Noel Butler > > This Email, including attachments, may contain legally privileged > information, therefore at all times remains confidential and subject > to copyright protected under international law. You may not > disseminate this message without the authors express written authority > to do so.   If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the > sender then delete all copies of this message including attachments > immediately. Confidentiality, copyright, and legal privilege are not > waived or lost by reason of the mistaken delivery of this message. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Starlink mailing list > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink