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Old 02-19-2021, 06:23 PM   #24 (permalink)
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It depends. Firstly, you need a Tesla,

Then you need the service.
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SpaceX's Starlink has expanded the preorder program for its new satellite internet service. As spotted by CNBC, the Elon Musk-founded company this week has begun to allow interested customers to preorder a satellite internet kit with a $99 deposit due today.

Although the service isn't yet widely available, once it does come to your area you will need to pay an additional $499 for the hardware, which includes a Starlink satellite dish for your home, a Wi-Fi router, a power supply, cables and a mounting tripod. There will also be fees for shipping and tax, plus the regular internet service cost, which runs $99 per month.

Orders will be filled on a "first-come, first-served basis" but could take six months "more to fulfill" depending on your location. If you decide you don't want the service the preorder is "fully refundable."
www.cnet.com/news/spacexs-starlink-expands-preorders-for-its-99-a-month-internet-service/

Then you'd need to orient the antenna, so an Android or IOS phone.
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SpaceX's Official Starlink App Now Available On Android & iOS
https://screenrant.com/spacex-starli...-app-download/
SpaceX's Starlink app is now available to download on Android and iOS devices. Here's what you need to know before installing the space internet app. By Kyle Encina Oct 30, 2020 SpaceX's official Starlink app is now ready to serve Android and iOS users with access to tools that aid in setting up the best internet connection possible.
Finally, some means of dynamically reorienting the antenna. Maybe homebrew a Raspberry Pi for the GPIO connector?

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The only thing I've found about the network security question is that it's illegal in Russia

www.fool.com/investing/2021/02/15/why-russia-is-terrified-of-spacex-and-starlink/
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What does Russia have against cheap, fast, reliable internet from space? For one thing, Russian security services object that internet operated by a foreign satellite network would be immune from surveillance under Russia's System of Operational Search Measures legislation ("SORM"). For another, they suspect that Starlink is part of a U.S. government plot to deploy "predatory, clever, powerful, high-technology ... shock and awe ... to advance, above all, [American] military interests."
They must look under their bed each night... to see if Elon Musk is carrying water for the US government.

Starlink is the 'if you don't like it build your own social media' answer. ....potentially.
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