[Starlink] Re: Starlink and Iran

J Pan
2026-01-15T17:15:11Z

starlink could make this option persistent across reboot for some
users in some regions
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J Pan, UVic CSc, ECS566, 250-472-5796 (NO VM), Pan@UVic.CA, Web.UVic.CA/~pan

On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM Oleg Kutkov via Starlink
<starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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