The suffering just keeps going on and on and on and on.......

"Wishing your boat had fast, satellite internet access? Now you can get
it through SpaceX's Starlink Maritime, an internet access service
specifically designed to be used at sea.

On Twitter, Elon Musk called it "Starlink for boats," but it's not that simple."

"The official Starlink page says the new service is aimed for "merchant
vessels to oil rigs to premium yachts," which is a bit more accurate
given the pricing. The hardware costs $10,000, shipping and handling is
an extra $100, and service is $5,000 a month.

For the price, you'll get "high-latency internet" with download speeds
of up to 350Mbps.

SEE ALSO: FCC approves Starlink use in moving vehicles

As far as coverage goes, SpaceX says that Starlink Maritime allows you
to connect from the most remote waters across the world, but that's not
really true yet. According to the company's coverage map (below), only a
fairly thin strip of sea/ocean around North America, South America,
Europe, Australia, and New Zealand is currently covered.

A far bigger chunk of the world's oceans will get coverage in the fourth quarter of 2022, and the rest of the planet will get coverage in the
first quarter of 2023.

Starlink Maritime coverage map
If you're navigating far from the coast, you'll have to wait a while for coverage. Credit: SpaceX

Starlink Maritime is pretty tough and can withstand "extreme cold, heat,
hail, sleet, heavy rain, and gale force winds," SpaceX says.

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A cool perk, though unlikely to be useful to anyone besides dictators
and supervillains, is Starlink Maritime's resistance to the forces and
heat generated by rocket engines. You know those cool videos of SpaceX
rockets landing at sea? SpaceX was using Starlink Maritime to deliver
them, so if it can withstand that, it can probably withstand your puny
rocket.

SpaceX says Starlink Maritime is easy to install, and basically the only
thing you need is a little bit of deck space and an unobstructed view of
the sky. And if you don't need the service all the time (what, you're
not living on your superyacht?) you can pause it at any time.

Starlink Maritime is shipping within two weeks; check out if it's
available where you live over at https://www.starlink.com/maritime."

https://mashable.com/article/starlink-maritime-internet

TB

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