Starlinks new Portability feature brings internet to vanlifers
Starlink Portability lets your take your SpaceX internet anywhere. | Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge
Starlink’s internet-from-SpaceX service has gone mobile with a new Portability feature. For an additional monthly fee, Starlink subscribers can now take their “dishy” anywhere on their home continent that provides active internet coverage. That opens up connectivity to remote places that will likely never be covered by 5G — a potential boon to the increasing numbers of work-from-anywhere types spawned by the COVID 19 pandemic.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to one happy Starlink camper saying, “Starlink is awesome for RV’s, camping or any activity away from cities.”
Starlink is awesome for RV’s, camping or any activity away from cities
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