Unlike installing and aiming a TV satellite dish-which usually requires a professional installer-getting the Starlink system up and running is a relative breeze. Indeed, there have been reports that some government officials have inquired about delivering Starlink internet access to places like Iran where access is restricted by the local government. We should note that Starlink continues to launch satellites into low-earth orbit. Our tests were once again conducted in southern Vermont. Starlink initially promised that it would expand to "near global coverage of the populated world in 2021" but according to its online coverage map service is confined to North America, Europe, most of Australia, Chile, and parts of Brazil.
But the big advantage Starlink has is that by using low-earth orbit satellites, which are about 340 miles above the earth, it substantially reduces the signal delay or latency, especially when compared to DirecTV satellites, which sit over 22,000 miles above the planet. So the Starlink dish for residential customers has to be able to move automatically should it need to realign itself to pick up a new satellite. Unlike Dish or DirecTV birds, these are not geosynchronous or geostationary satellites that sit at a fixed point above the earth. As of September 2022, there were more than 3,200 tiny Starlink satellites aloft, but the company wants to send thousands more into orbit to blanket more of the globe. Starlink uses a network of satellites in low earth orbit to bring the signal down to you. The aviation version is also aimed at commercial carriers starting in 2023 with a "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" starting price of $12,500 a month. Royal Caribbean announced last summer that it plans to add this Starlink Internet access on some of its cruise ships. The maritime version is $5,000 a month with a one-time hardware cost of $10,000. Starlink is also looking to increase revenues by offering commercial maritime and aviation service. There's also a business service with a higher gain antenna and speeds of up to 350 Mbps the hardware for businesses costs $2,500 and the monthly service is a whopping $500 a month. It's aimed at peripatetic RV owners on the road. For those who travel or have multiple homes and want to take their Starlink dish with them, there's a $135 a month "active" service that covers you for any area Starlink currently services (that's much of North America, Europe, Australia, and parts of South America). Also new are several additional tiered services.
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