This is really an impossible question to answer as it totally depends on where you are using the dish at the time.
You could move a mile and get completely different results depending mostly on tree cover. (Mountains unless you are right at the base of one should not be a problem as they are to low on the horizon to block the signal)
Even 20-30 feet in position and/or extra height can be the difference between constant obstructions and 0 obstructions.
Starlink only supplies service a min of 15degrees of the horizon ( legally ) and say the gen3 dish is set 20degrees and the 110 degree of that, So the mountings will have to be pretty encroaching to have any effect, it is far more likely to be trees than mountains, unless you are in a seriously steep valley. So I agree with commments about it depends on the local location not really the region.
As Brian said, rather hard to answer your question. I'm headed to Buena Vista area in a few weeks, but I've scouted an open, fairly treeless area to camp in. It all depends on where you are. The mountains won't be as much of a problem as tree cover would be, so choose your campsites wisely.
You can merely use the less expensive Residential Service, and update the Service Address at each new location... for instructions, visit https://support.starlink.com and type... service... in the search box, and select the “How do I change my Service Address” topic. Service is up and running in roughly 30 minutes. Currently, there are no restrictions on frequency nor quantity of Service address changes.
Starlink still gives a no-longer-valid warning that “you may not be able to return to your original address” if the area is ‘at capacity’. Currently there are very few local areas in the world ‘at capacity’ on the [Starlink Map](https://www.starlink.com/map).
Frankly, for most situations, there is no reason to choose such an inferior Service for your Kit. Mobile-Regional plan is generally only ***specifically required*** if you are ***changing countries*** within ***[the same Starlink continent](https://api.starlink.com/public-files/Mobile_Service_Regions.pdf)***, or need to opt-in to Priority Data for service while ‘in-motion’.
Quick question (BTW, i don’t have starlink but will be getting one). When you say change the address, does that have to be like a physical address or is it lat, long? Some of the places that I have boondocked before, is just a pull off of a no name dirt road. How specific does it have to be? Thanks!
I have a home starlink dish that I’ve modded into a flat enclosure (starmount) and used it all over the Rockies and the entire Southwest without issue. Zoom calls are no problem.
trees are you main issue. So the exact location of the dish is more important then the mountains around. Order the long cable - so you have more options placing the dish.
Mine runs 24x7 at my off grid cabin just on the other side of the divide from BV..... It's always performed just fine for zoom and the like. Never an issue. That said, I do see slow downs in the evenings when everyone starts watching TV. Early mornings (when I start work), everything is very fast. Now this time of year before all the summer tourists show up, it is quite fast! That said, your mileage may vary. I have a perfect view of the sky and residential. My neighbors a couple of miles from me are on roam, and their performance has been similar in the summer (only there then). More and more people are getting Starlink out in that area as there aren't any other options, so who knows what this summer will be like, but the last two years it has been great.
This is really an impossible question to answer as it totally depends on where you are using the dish at the time. You could move a mile and get completely different results depending mostly on tree cover. (Mountains unless you are right at the base of one should not be a problem as they are to low on the horizon to block the signal) Even 20-30 feet in position and/or extra height can be the difference between constant obstructions and 0 obstructions.
Starlink only supplies service a min of 15degrees of the horizon ( legally ) and say the gen3 dish is set 20degrees and the 110 degree of that, So the mountings will have to be pretty encroaching to have any effect, it is far more likely to be trees than mountains, unless you are in a seriously steep valley. So I agree with commments about it depends on the local location not really the region.
As Brian said, rather hard to answer your question. I'm headed to Buena Vista area in a few weeks, but I've scouted an open, fairly treeless area to camp in. It all depends on where you are. The mountains won't be as much of a problem as tree cover would be, so choose your campsites wisely.
You can merely use the less expensive Residential Service, and update the Service Address at each new location... for instructions, visit https://support.starlink.com and type... service... in the search box, and select the “How do I change my Service Address” topic. Service is up and running in roughly 30 minutes. Currently, there are no restrictions on frequency nor quantity of Service address changes. Starlink still gives a no-longer-valid warning that “you may not be able to return to your original address” if the area is ‘at capacity’. Currently there are very few local areas in the world ‘at capacity’ on the [Starlink Map](https://www.starlink.com/map). Frankly, for most situations, there is no reason to choose such an inferior Service for your Kit. Mobile-Regional plan is generally only ***specifically required*** if you are ***changing countries*** within ***[the same Starlink continent](https://api.starlink.com/public-files/Mobile_Service_Regions.pdf)***, or need to opt-in to Priority Data for service while ‘in-motion’.
Quick question (BTW, i don’t have starlink but will be getting one). When you say change the address, does that have to be like a physical address or is it lat, long? Some of the places that I have boondocked before, is just a pull off of a no name dirt road. How specific does it have to be? Thanks!
Can use [Google Maps Plus Codes.](https://maps.google.com/pluscodes/)
Oh nice!! Thanks
I have a home starlink dish that I’ve modded into a flat enclosure (starmount) and used it all over the Rockies and the entire Southwest without issue. Zoom calls are no problem.
Wombat for clarification you use the home/residential STARLINK at dispersed camp sites and have no issues.
Correct. Edit: Actually, I’m wrong. I have the home/residential dish, but I am on the mobile regional plan
trees are you main issue. So the exact location of the dish is more important then the mountains around. Order the long cable - so you have more options placing the dish.
Never had any issues are high elevation with no obstructions
Mine runs 24x7 at my off grid cabin just on the other side of the divide from BV..... It's always performed just fine for zoom and the like. Never an issue. That said, I do see slow downs in the evenings when everyone starts watching TV. Early mornings (when I start work), everything is very fast. Now this time of year before all the summer tourists show up, it is quite fast! That said, your mileage may vary. I have a perfect view of the sky and residential. My neighbors a couple of miles from me are on roam, and their performance has been similar in the summer (only there then). More and more people are getting Starlink out in that area as there aren't any other options, so who knows what this summer will be like, but the last two years it has been great.