Starlink on your yacht, so hot

Starlink Maritime is a sub-brand of the Starlink internet service that is focused on yachting.

The idea of satellite internet on the water isn't a new one, but the actual service generally isn't great: you can expect to pay hundreds or thousands per month for DSL-era speeds

Starlink says it can give customers up to 350 Mbps. It is not more accessible due to the monthly price of $5,000 and the hardware fee of $10,000. Consumers can pause and unpause the plan, but only if they use a certain number of months.

The terminals are twice the size of a home dish.

He wrote that the performance of the two Dishes was doubled so that they could help reduce the time it took for a signal to be lost at sea.

There needs to be a clear view of the sky to install the device. The Starlink phone application can be downloaded by consumers to make sure their device is in the right place.

Currently their coverage area is limited to coastal waters in the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Chile. It's not a problem if you just cruise the Mediterranean, but trans-ocean ships will lose their connection very quickly.

The image is from the space station.

The Southern Hemisphere will be covered by Starlink by the first quarter of next year.

The speed of the internet in most ocean waters is not great. Even with that price tag, high-speed service in local waters will attract a lot of high-end customers and commercial services.