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The Mini has only been out for around 6 months. I wouldn’t expect a new version for another 1.5-2 years.

There are a bunch of “real” players, all of which have beaten AST to market, including Starlink (it’s on in New Zealand). Apple iPhone 14 and above users are enjoying free satellite SOS and texting currently, while Google Pixel owners have SOS with texting coming soon. I’ve heard a ton about AST and competition is always good, but I think mostly it’s social media bots hyping it up to pump up the share price lol

Not that I know of. Data would go from one dish, to the sats, then a ground station to the public internet. Then it would head to your other dish in a similar path, just the opposite way. Starlink probably offers private networks for big enterprise customers but not regular folks.

Yep, it has USB-A and USB-C ports to charge devices.

While the unit is on, it can be run down to those temps as the Starlink dish generates heat and will put it inside of the operating range. Leaving off in those temps however will kill the battery much quicker than 32+. We are in North Idaho and will post some content this winter running extended in - temps.

True, nothing special about the battery itself. It’s the packaging you pay for. The Bluetti isn’t as rugged, doesn’t protect the Mini at all, and is more cumbersome to store and deploy. For normal campers absolutely get a power station. The Star-Batt is more for those professional and extreme use cases.

@@StarlinkHardware Understood. I'm just trying to visualize the niche this would fill. I could see professional response teams that need to store it on a shelf, pull it, and go. But these units can't go on planes so not good for government/corporate teams that need to travel. I guess maybe local response teams for a city that use cars. Just unsure how big of a market that would be. But I've been wrong about markets before so could just be my blind spot. Maybe local responders is a big market.

The Mini would be fine in the sun. I would deploy the Mini externally, it will be fine in the sun. And they recommend leaving the case cracked a bit for ventilation if temps are hot.

@@StarlinkHardware Thank you for the reply, the heat would be my biggest concern about this. Florida sun can be brutal. I still might thing of deploying a mini sun shade to prolong the life of the batteries. I think they should offer this as an option. Like a clamp on shade. Sounds silly but I think it is necessary.

I think my issue was I accidentally kept wireless on, which drains the GoPro pretty quickly. I got more than 24 hours with a time lapse of the solar setup (didn’t include it because it’s just rain and clouds) with a 20k mah Anker power bank.

We are going to be launching a model designed for airline compliance this summer!

@@starbattusa oh I want that one in a yellow case :) why yellow? I can spot it a 1/4 away on the baggage carousel. All my check in is yellow, don't laugh it works!! :)

At 3:46 he says it has LiFePo.

@@tracyrreed It doesn't take that long to review a product....so I basically skipped through most of it. This type of review is super annoying by dragging out a what should just be a 5-10 mins review.

Sure but it’s not really a review if people just sit there and list off specs. You can read all that on the product website if that’s what you need to know.

The Mini router is good for about 1,200 sq ft, but in my testing speed drops off quite a bit beyond 50-75 feet.

@@StarlinkHardwareThat’s rather weak!

It’s legit, we promise it. And back up our promise with a 3 year warranty!

It’s a lot of power in a small case. It ran my Mini for 27.25 hours from 100% to dead.

@starbattusa is it really lithium iron phosphate, or is it lithium ion? Also what's the max voltage and watts on the solar input.

​@starbattusa this is the other me. I'm asking because I'd like to buy one for emcomm station supported by Starlink.

We totally get that the price might seem high at first glance, but running a business means more than just providing a price. It means covering payroll, taxes, marketing, credit card fees, research and development, shipping, legal, accounting, customer support, manufacturing, equipment, rent, utilities, insurance, inventory, packaging, software, licensing, permits, compliance, maintenance, warranties, website hosting, cybersecurity, advertising, trade shows, professional fees, training, certifications, ongoing product improvements, and probably a coffee fund to keep us all sane-so forgive us if we’re a little higher than "you can build yourself."

@@starbattusa What type of batteries are used in the Star-Batt Mini, Li-ion, Lipo, LiFePO4? Can it be replaced? Recharge cycle? That's the kind of info that is needed. It would be nice to have the display and on/off button outside.

576Wh LiFePO4 with 2000-6500 cycles depending on DOD. The battery is not removable or replaceable, but is a 3 year warranty.

I Can see search and rescue and maybe even the Gov like FEMA wanting this for after disasters. Since the battery is built in it might be exempt from FAA rule regarding Lithium batteries in check in luggage. I would contact them to them to see. When I chatted with them the rep said if the battery cannot be taken out by the user (like a MacBook Pro laptop) you could check it at the gate in a suitcase. If the battery is removable like a Sony camera battery, that has to be in carry on. If I could check this at the gate I'd take it to every typhoon/Hurricane I go to.

@@starbattusa Having LiFePO4 is HUGE! That explains the increase price and weight. However, it still needs to be more comparable to similar capacity LiFePO4 power station since people can just run a longer cable to Starlink Mini from a power station.

Sure it isn’t an Apache Case?

No, each hardware needs its own subscription. You could have two and keep one paused, alternating which one you unpause to use.

That is correct. If you hop out at a charger it won’t shut off, but if you park and get out it will turn off the power to the outlets. One workaround would be to add a power bank in between. So the power bank powers the Mini, and gets charged from the 12V outlet in the car. But I didn’t find this necessary as the Mini only takes a few minutes to boot up.

Roam plans have international data now, so it should work assuming Liberia isn’t asking Starlink to block access.

I’m not 100% sure on the signal pattern, but I would guess it favors horizontal. You could try different orientations and speed test at the lowest level to see if there is a noticeable difference.

About 2 hours with the 20k mah model, over 3 with the 27k mah model. I did a runtime test: ruclips.net/video/P2r9ucPurSc/видео.html

@StarlinkHardware thanks

I would get the Standard dish with Roam Unlimited if space and power aren’t limiting factors.