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Do you travel in remote areas, outside mobile phone reception, yet also want or need high-speed Internet access? Maybe Starlink is for you. It's a satellite-based high-speed Internet access system, and there's coverage pretty much everywhere in the world. You will need…

Want Internet access when travelling? Or maybe you need it but don't want it? Back in the day, a mere 15 years ago or so, we didn't have powerful mobiles phones with always-on high-speed Internet. We had to stop at Internet cafes,…

Starlink, the new satellite Internet system that offers speeds of around 300Mpbs, has just released an official availability map: https://www.starlink.com/map This is what it looks like as of the date of this post: The plan is, in time, to have worldwide coverage.…

Starlink is amazing, but it's not yet designed for mobile use although we understand that's planned. Despite Starlink's single-location focus, myself and many others are using it as we travel. Here's what I'd like to change to make Starlink properly travel-friendly. The…

For many years the remote-communications market has been satphones, messagers and HF radio. The satellite networks of Iridium, Thuraya, Inmarsat and Globalstar are old, and aren't designed for the modern, data-driven world. Now there's Starlink, which offers incredibly fast high-speed Internet access,…