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by AtlasBarfed 1590 days ago
I have starlink in the northern latitudes.

The issues I have with connectivity are probably 99% trees.

When I first started it seemed to need a total view of the sky to get consistent. As the software/flotilla have improved vastly, I use it for zoom and once every couple hours of zooming I may risk a 10 second blip.

I think they are getting better software wise of detecting the usable area of visible sky and utilizing satellites better.

I would think more satellites, more tree tolerance. I currently have my dishy too close to the road since I get the best view that way, I might try moving it back to the backyard this spring to see if it can work well there without worrying about teenagers using it for batting practice or some disgruntled cable employee or it getting stolen.

If you have an unobstructed view of the sky, it should be functionally as reliable as cable internet.