After my Starlink excursions last year, I put my subscription on hold for a while, because I didn’t need the system over the winter. But summer is coming again and it was time to have a look if it is as easy as promised to wake up the system again. Interestingly enough, prices have changed, … Continue reading Starlink: Reactivation after 9 Months
In the previous post I had a look at Delta Airlines’ on-board Internet connectivity over the Atlantic. On this flight, the company used Intelsat for connectivity and I assumed that the 30 day pass I bought would also give me connectivity during my continental flights with Delta. That was not the case however, and I … Continue reading On-Board Internet over the US with Delta
When I was recently in North America, I didn’t only have a look at the terrestrial networks there, but I was also looking forward to test Delta Airline’s on-board Internet connectivity over the Atlantic. In the past, I had mixed experiences with on-board Internet, and I had the impression that before Covid, on-board Internet was … Continue reading On-Board Internet over the Atlantic with Delta
Back in December 2023 a number of interesting decisions were made at the World Radio Conference (WRC) in Dubai. One of the most important bands for which a number of decisions were made was the 6 GHz band. Today, spectrum in this band is already used for Wi-Fi, and it is pretty much the only … Continue reading Some Thoughts on the 6 GHz Band for Wi-Fi and Cellular
In the past two months, I’ve flown form Germany to Spain twice. With a flight time of over 2 hours, it’s actually worthwhile to jump through the hoops and connect to the in-flight Internet over Wifi. I can’t quite believe it, but my last post on in-flight Internet access in Europe is already back from … Continue reading Internet Access on Planes in Europe – 2024 Update
It’s the time of the year again to reflect on what has happened in the last 12 months. It’s been quite a ride again, with many things happening, and also some things not happening. So if you are interested, come with me on a trip through my year in tech 2023.
Over the past years, I’ve been using LineageOS on a 2019 high end smartphone. It has served me well over the years. When LineageOS moved from Android 11 and 12, however, they wanted me to side-load a new ROM image instead of using the app based updater. As I wasn’t sure if this update would … Continue reading LineageOS 20 on a Refurbished Pixel 6
And further I went into ‘terra incognita’ with Starlink, this time to a place which was quite challenging in terms of terrain. But again, looking at the bright side of it, it was the first time I had to experiment for a while to find a good spot to place ‘Dishy’.
In the previous post, I had a look at the 5 GHz Wi-Fi of the Starlink router at close range for maximum throughput. In this post, I’ll have a look at the completely opposite scenario: How Starlink’s Wi-Fi performs when used to bridge a larger distance. This wasn’t actually a theoretical test, but the scenario … Continue reading Starlink – Part 13 – Local Wi-Fi on 2.4 GHz
Out of the box, a Starlink terminal comes with the satellite dish, affectionately called ‘Dishy’, and a Wi-Fi Router. As an Ethernet port is not part of the package and has to be ordered separately, Wi-Fi is the only default connectivity option. So how does that Wi-Fi Access Point perform?