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I was curious about this! I wish this was a perk of owning / purchasing a Tesla or a more expensive option of Starlink terminal.

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rlt 2y ago
It’s kind of crazy Tesla hasn’t partnered with SpaceX to provide Starlink as an option.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Kinda not. Generally if you got road you got reception. Only wilderness areas don’t. For few people who go camping, etc the standalone miniterminal makes most sense.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
    > Generally if you got road you got reception. Er, if you got highway, maybe? I assure you there are plenty of roads that have poor cell reception.
    - seb1204 2y ago
      100% speak to A German high speed rail traveller and she will tell you all about the white spots
      - petesergeant 2y ago
        Any idea of the etymology for calling it a "white spot"? Assuming this is a German thing
        ben_w 2y ago
        Terra Incognita — the part of a map that is blank and therefore white: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fer_Fleck https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fer_Fleck
    - dzhiurgis 2y ago
      Yes there are, but I my guess is 95%+ of car miles are in areas with good reception. If you are building roads putting cell reception there is trivial.
- numpad0 2y ago
  I think the fact that they haven't may be kind of indicative. Last I searched it had supported maximum local device density of just handful in miles.
  - chrisco255 2y ago
    That can't be true. I've stayed in campgrounds with dozens of Starlink dishes deployed.
    - pbmonster 2y ago
      The cells are large, dozens of dishes in one location are not a problem if there's few other dishes for miles in any direction.
    - numpad0 2y ago
      Max density for dishes and phones are obviously different
- foobarbecue 2y ago
  That reminds me, I wonder what they did about the Subaru Starlink trademark.
  - tssva 2y ago
    Subaru filed in 2021 to have SpaceX's Starlink trademark cancelled. The case is still pending.

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rlt 2y ago

It’s kind of crazy Tesla hasn’t partnered with SpaceX to provide Starlink as an option.

dzhiurgis 2y ago
Kinda not. Generally if you got road you got reception. Only wilderness areas don’t. For few people who go camping, etc the standalone miniterminal makes most sense.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
  > Generally if you got road you got reception. Er, if you got highway, maybe? I assure you there are plenty of roads that have poor cell reception.
  - seb1204 2y ago
    100% speak to A German high speed rail traveller and she will tell you all about the white spots
    - petesergeant 2y ago
      Any idea of the etymology for calling it a "white spot"? Assuming this is a German thing
      - ben_w 2y ago
        Terra Incognita — the part of a map that is blank and therefore white: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fer_Fleck https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fer_Fleck
  - dzhiurgis 2y ago
    Yes there are, but I my guess is 95%+ of car miles are in areas with good reception. If you are building roads putting cell reception there is trivial.
numpad0 2y ago
I think the fact that they haven't may be kind of indicative. Last I searched it had supported maximum local device density of just handful in miles.
- chrisco255 2y ago
  That can't be true. I've stayed in campgrounds with dozens of Starlink dishes deployed.
  - pbmonster 2y ago
    The cells are large, dozens of dishes in one location are not a problem if there's few other dishes for miles in any direction.
  - numpad0 2y ago
    Max density for dishes and phones are obviously different
foobarbecue 2y ago
That reminds me, I wonder what they did about the Subaru Starlink trademark.
- tssva 2y ago
  Subaru filed in 2021 to have SpaceX's Starlink trademark cancelled. The case is still pending.