From December, Starlink will allow you to use the Internet while driving
You will need a 'plate' for $2,500
SpaceX has announced that its Starlink for RVs satellite Internet service will be available for vehicles in motion starting in December 2022. Previously, the service was intended for use only during parking. But soon it will be possible to use it while the car is moving, although this opportunity will cost a lot.
The standard Starlink for RVs service requires the use of a $599 SpaceX satellite dish. But for the service to work on the move, you will need to use the Flat High Performance Starlink dish, which can be purchased for $2,500 (plus a $50 shipping and handling fee). The hardware is weatherproof and ‘designed to be permanently installed in your vehicle.’ It is likely that the cost of installing the cymbal should be added to the purchase price (the Wedge mount is included in the Flat High Performance Starlink delivery kit). As for the cost of Internet access itself, the service will cost the same $135 per month for the Best Effort package.
Enjoy high-speed, low-latency internet while on the move! Now accepting orders for the flat high-performance Starlink, which provides connectivity while in motion on land → https://t.co/tWDPs3JDWK pic.twitter.com/z2HNxaizdW
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 25, 2022
The Starlink for RVs service for moving vehicles is available to customers in ‘select markets,’ it said.
Works on any moving land object https://t.co/Xu4qKJW4D9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2022
At the same time, SpaceX promises ‘high-speed Internet with low latency’ only in certain regions (which do not include, for example, the north of Canada and the Midwest of the United States). On the map you can see that high-speed Internet should work in most of the USA, Europe and Australia.
