The Starlink Mini X kit comes with an extra router

Starlink’s extra router can be useful, but getting your main satellite dish positioned properly is more important. The Starlink Mini X kit comes with an extra router, but do you really need it. It’s made it a mainstream option for the first time, with hardware that can provide a fast connection in places where fixed broadband either isn’t available or isn’t practical.

You can run your entire home network off a Starlink internet connection, with speeds and latency that can rival traditional ISPs. The Starlink Mini, the smallest dish that the company offers, makes it entirely portable. You get a dish and a Wi-Fi router in one compact unit.

It’s an obvious fit for campers and RV owners, or for anyone who needs to get online away from their home setup (although you can use it at home if you pay more).

Satellite connectivity reportedly helped one survivor reach rescuers during the deadly Nepal flooding disaster. Satellite SOS just proved why it could be your phone’s most important feature.

Satellite connectivity just showed its life-saving potential. Mobile Satellite SOS just proved why it could be your phone’s most important feature Satellite connectivity reportedly helped one survivor reach rescuers during the deadly Nepal flooding disaster.

He was reportedly able to reach a helicopter and was evacuated from the disaster area. The case shows the potentially life-saving value of satellite features being adopted by major phone manufacturers.

Satellite connectivity has gradually become a more familiar smartphone feature in recent years, offering a way to call for help when conventional networks aren’t available. The technology has now reportedly proved its worth during the tragic Tibet-Nepal flooding, with one survivor saying it helped him contact rescuers and escape to safety.

Have you used satellite connectivity on your phone. 294 votes Yes, it worked well 11 % Yes, it worked okay 7 % Yes, but it was a bad experience 5 % No, but I’d like to try it 67 % No, and I’m not interested in it 9 %, a survivor caught up in the disaster said he was able to maintain communication with the outside world via satellite connectivity on his HUAWEI Mate X5 after regular network service was lost.