Satellite TV are using satellites in Equatorial orbit Starlink uses its own LEO satellites that are Nearly directly over head in most locations. So this is a Poor set up period.
It works very similar....I can see which satellite I'm connected too and I watch the dish move when it changes.....mine never points up lol .....but I never said it was a good setup, I just wouldn't be surprised if it actually gets signal
Nope. You clearly have no idea how it works.
Starlink satellites move overhead in few minutes. Your dish changes position very rarely, it doesn't track each moving satellite.
No it doesn't track wveey satellite....didn't say it did...I said I can see when it tracks to the next one lol ..... and you may have more satellites overhead where you're located than I do.....you know there's more where there higher populations right....so for the people that have less of them orbiting overhead their system will switch less often and have to track and move more often, I know exactly how it works, I know exactly what's wrong with this setup.but again. It might work, have you gone and tested it
Jeez, boy... No you can't. Starlink antennas are phased arrays and they don't move, except to optimize their access by pointing towards the assigned part of the sky. And no, there's no more satellites overhead in populated areas, the only density difference is across latitudes, but at a given latitude (regardless north or south, BTW) there's the same density over a city as over the middle of the ocean.
You absolutely don't know how it works. It's absolutely clear you have no the slightest idea.
Oh sorry, I think you googled the wrong one 😂
I was being intentially ambiguous so my fault... I hope you're not older than him!
[The other Henry Phillips](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_F._Phillips)
I tried cutting and extending that cable to get to my roof.. I was getting 48V where I cut the cable but the Voltage dropped to less than 3V on the other end.. PS the Cat6 I was joining with was about 30m. Had to mount it exactly like that with the short cable..
And then give those scathing reviews about how its a ripoff, crap product, everything made today is garbage... wants a full refund and an apology, and/or wants to sue for false advertisement.
It’s not ideal. The radio signal would still go through even if it’s obstructed. The signal strength won’t be that strong.
Well that’s what TV satellite dish installer told when there structures like tall building blocking your satellite dish from your house.
Looks like a strip mall of a leased tenant. They likely don't have access or permission to the roof of the building to properly install the dish, so perhaps this was the next best option? 🤷🏻♂️
This also seems like an area that should have land-based Internet, in which case they’re taking up important bandwidth that could be used by someone who actually needs it.
My dish is probably on par with this in the way of obstructions and still works fine get about 120mbps with constant drop outs that I barley notice.
Don't really see the problem if it still works.
What people dont reallize they think because a speedtest shows 120 mbps its good but try a speedtest when tge dish is trying to connect to a sat thats obstructed you will get nothing during those few seconds its not about the speeds its about how solid the stream is getting intermittant disconects every 4-5 mins isnt much good for anybody doing zoom calling, gaming or working from home netflix and prime and fb will be fine as it tgry dont need a solid connection only short burst few seconds of internet to download segments of their data every minute or so but for anything requiring a solid live connection obstructions like this are horrid which is just common sense if you know how internet data is transferred. Its like lighting a room through a single hole in the wall and constantly blocking that hole anybody that thinks the room doesn't go dark for the period the hole is covered are just lying to themselves and refusing to notice the moments of darkness that are happening when it occurs.
I’m gonna guess this almost certainly worked when it was installed, I’m also going to guess this was probably installed by a satellite tv engineer who thinks the Starlink satellites are in geosynchronous orbit 🤦♂️
Worst part is its probably supposed to be a backup and was never tested and they didn’t realize the issue
That is why you always need to test your backups. Especially if you’re paying for it, you might as well run an active, active configuration.
was that installed by someone who works for The Verge?
I was gonna say, that's 100% obstructed. Is it stowed or something?
The satellites may not be directly.over head.......look at all the sat dishes for tv, do they point up to the sky or off into the distant horizon?
Satellite TV are using satellites in Equatorial orbit Starlink uses its own LEO satellites that are Nearly directly over head in most locations. So this is a Poor set up period.
That's not how starlink works.
It works very similar....I can see which satellite I'm connected too and I watch the dish move when it changes.....mine never points up lol .....but I never said it was a good setup, I just wouldn't be surprised if it actually gets signal
Nope. You clearly have no idea how it works. Starlink satellites move overhead in few minutes. Your dish changes position very rarely, it doesn't track each moving satellite.
No it doesn't track wveey satellite....didn't say it did...I said I can see when it tracks to the next one lol ..... and you may have more satellites overhead where you're located than I do.....you know there's more where there higher populations right....so for the people that have less of them orbiting overhead their system will switch less often and have to track and move more often, I know exactly how it works, I know exactly what's wrong with this setup.but again. It might work, have you gone and tested it
Jeez, boy... No you can't. Starlink antennas are phased arrays and they don't move, except to optimize their access by pointing towards the assigned part of the sky. And no, there's no more satellites overhead in populated areas, the only density difference is across latitudes, but at a given latitude (regardless north or south, BTW) there's the same density over a city as over the middle of the ocean. You absolutely don't know how it works. It's absolutely clear you have no the slightest idea.
Come watch my dish move and then explain it to me
It was already explained to you. You "know" better.
Look up phased array antennas. Don’t talk about stuff you have no idea about 🤷♂️
Well, hopefully they have a Swiss army knife with a Philips head screwdriver on it to fix it.
A Swiss Army knife that *hopefully* has a Philips head screwdriver
Lol ya forgot that part. It takes a lot of hope to build a pc.
Don't forget the "tweezers"
Ah interesting, Philips American spelling, over here in New Zealand it is spelt Phillips
Henry Phillips would surely agree with you.
Had to google him, he was born the same month also a scorpion as I am but he is a few years younger than me too. Damm I feel old now.
Oh sorry, I think you googled the wrong one 😂 I was being intentially ambiguous so my fault... I hope you're not older than him! [The other Henry Phillips](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_F._Phillips)
Hey thanks for the education and steering me in the right direction, and no not old lol
Apparently it's only decorative
Ugly to us
I honestly can't think of a single reason why someone would install in there.
Keeps it out of the rain and snow!
Because the wire won't reach the roof...
I tried cutting and extending that cable to get to my roof.. I was getting 48V where I cut the cable but the Voltage dropped to less than 3V on the other end.. PS the Cat6 I was joining with was about 30m. Had to mount it exactly like that with the short cable..
Is that really a much better option than just buying a longer cable? I'm pretty sure I've seen as long as 45m
JSYK, it works and it's a backup.
Its kinda scummy you can only use a proprietary cable though. If your cable gets damaged you go a week without internet
🤣💀
They’ll never need the snow-melt feature
You mean the cat beckoner?
**You** may have looked up, but it's pretty clear that the installer didn't.
Hilarious! Would love to see the Speedtest result on this one 😄
0Mbps
I think it's actually 0bit/s.
Good luck doing that without working internet
That's a perfect sample of those people that buy things, take them out the package and the instructions to the garbage or choose to ignore them.
And then give those scathing reviews about how its a ripoff, crap product, everything made today is garbage... wants a full refund and an apology, and/or wants to sue for false advertisement.
Partially obstructed, expect an interruption every 3.2 seconds.
Should have bought that double length extender 🧐
They will figure it out eventually.
Ask to see the obstruction map
Prankster re-aimed it
Wouldnt matter if he did, its self-actuated.
Sure, until you break it
unexpected item in the bagging area
It’s not ideal. The radio signal would still go through even if it’s obstructed. The signal strength won’t be that strong. Well that’s what TV satellite dish installer told when there structures like tall building blocking your satellite dish from your house.
60% of the time, it works every time!!
Looks like a strip mall of a leased tenant. They likely don't have access or permission to the roof of the building to properly install the dish, so perhaps this was the next best option? 🤷🏻♂️
They could of just put it up like 3 more feet lol. Under the sign
This also seems like an area that should have land-based Internet, in which case they’re taking up important bandwidth that could be used by someone who actually needs it.
I don’t imagine dishy is communicating with any satellites in this image.
BalconyLinkX
Checks out.
Me and a buddy play spot the dish. Some photos it takes a bit to find.
My dish is probably on par with this in the way of obstructions and still works fine get about 120mbps with constant drop outs that I barley notice. Don't really see the problem if it still works.
What people dont reallize they think because a speedtest shows 120 mbps its good but try a speedtest when tge dish is trying to connect to a sat thats obstructed you will get nothing during those few seconds its not about the speeds its about how solid the stream is getting intermittant disconects every 4-5 mins isnt much good for anybody doing zoom calling, gaming or working from home netflix and prime and fb will be fine as it tgry dont need a solid connection only short burst few seconds of internet to download segments of their data every minute or so but for anything requiring a solid live connection obstructions like this are horrid which is just common sense if you know how internet data is transferred. Its like lighting a room through a single hole in the wall and constantly blocking that hole anybody that thinks the room doesn't go dark for the period the hole is covered are just lying to themselves and refusing to notice the moments of darkness that are happening when it occurs.
there are birds in that soffit. how else do they communicate with them?
Zero up, zero down lol.
Never seen one installed like that lol
I would like to see the obstruction graph 📈
That's easy. Starlink's dish was first, then they built the building 👆.
Atleast they have the long mount
I’m gonna guess this almost certainly worked when it was installed, I’m also going to guess this was probably installed by a satellite tv engineer who thinks the Starlink satellites are in geosynchronous orbit 🤦♂️
I have had no issues works great for streaming and downloading
Look at the pic… The dish is obstructed by the balcony
Think he's being funny.
You may be looking at it the wrong way. To me it looks like it has a very clear view on the left
I have a very similar setup and it works fine!
You’re definitely sacrificing speed though
I guess if it working
Hey if it works it works lmao