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1492 wrote:I doubt Starlink is going to allow changing service addresses to each campsite visited? More likely, they will realize its being used as a mobile dish, and discontinue service. Wondering if that is because of the Beta limitations for connectivity, etc? I've read that a more robust antenna for ships, RVs, temperature, etc is waiting for FCC approval. For RVs I refer to this as parked mobile.
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navigator2346 wrote:"1. If you have no cell service, the hotspot won't work (a jetpack is basically just a cell phone that only does hotspot)."
Not always true.I have been in spots on the east coast where cell service was dead but the hotspot worked fine. So, to make a phone call, I used SKYPE with the hotspot
No, it's true.
We have two identical cell phones bought at the same time and have had situations where standing next to each other one will make a call and the other won't. When you are on the edge of coverage, little variations can make the difference in operating.
Now if you connect it to an external antenna, that's a different situation but that's the antenna not the fact that it's basically a cell phone with no functionality other than being a hot spot.
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