it all depends on what you are comparing it to. This isn't designed for a 30 ft
boat, but rather for commercial operations. SpaceX had talked about how this
replaces the earlier satellite services they have had on their boats that were
unreliable and cost >$150k/month with much better service listing for
<$50k/month (for all their boats)
This is designed to be an all-weather allways-on service, most boaters could
just use a standard starlink RV setup and put it out when they need it (taking
it down when the weather is poor)
David Lang
On Wed, 13 Jul 2022, Gary E. Miller via Starlink wrote:
> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:36:02 -0700
> From: Gary E. Miller via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>
> Reply-To: Gary E. Miller <gem@rellim.com>
> To: Dave Taht via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>
> Subject: Re: [Starlink] starlink at sea
>
> Yo Dave!
>
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:20:43 -0700
> Dave Taht via Starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
>>
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/06/28/i-tried-elon-musks-starlink-internet-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship__;!!P7nkOOY!rxlTbVxEkw-MFoqu8DRa85IzMzIO1zBngo2MWxU3hZC2uf--DSi39Jg1_QDzFZyl3ShxZFNhM0oEQFMaJMhpU32Mkw$
>
>
> Did you notice the eye popping cost?
>
>
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.starlink.com/maritime__;!!P7nkOOY!rxlTbVxEkw-MFoqu8DRa85IzMzIO1zBngo2MWxU3hZC2uf--DSi39Jg1_QDzFZyl3ShxZFNhM0oEQFMaJMgLmSbzsw$
>
> "High-speed, low-latency internet with up to 350 Mbps download while at
> sea. $5,000/mo with a one-time hardware cost of $10,000 for two high
> performance terminals."
>
> I know a bunch of yacthies that have been waiting for this, but are
> now
> disappointed.
>
> RGDS
> GARY
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