100 sats \ 2 replies \ @sgornick 14 Aug 2023 \ on: Got myself a starlink, Lightning ⚡ Internet AP? bitcoin
Isn't it winter in Patagonia right now?
I am going to get my hands on a solar panel, sine inverter and lithium battery set.
The Starlink is a power hog. Plugging the Starlink router into A/C sucks even more power than the Starlink uses because of the loss from using the inverter when converting from DC.
There are a couple of devices for that ... Boondockers (Canada) and Dishy Powa (New Zealand). But those only work for the Starlink rectangular dish (which is what is sold with the Starlink Standard subscription) and they will not work with the High Performance dishes (Starlink "square", and Starlink "flat").
Otherwise, you are likely to not be able to operate late into the evening / night, due to the battery becoming drained.
Unless you are only looking for solar as a way to just cut power cost (and have access to utility / mains), you may want to look into these -- though they are essentially bleeding edge, so maybe start out with the inverter and see if power is a significant problem for you.
As far as sharing bandwidth from Starlink, assuming Starlink's terms of service permit that, without implementing proper "throttling" technology you will likely have tiktok and youtube watchers consuming all the bandwidth, and the service you provide will become terrible for everyone.
But it's been a decade now since the first "bitcoin-enabled hotspot" discussions began: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7998.0
And then adding LN payments to the mix makes things a bit more complicated even. Here's an approach for some software that was offered for re-selling from an Android's mobile data connection:
https://github.com/araspitzu/btc-hotspot https://www.peplink.com/products/max-adapter This product has custom captive portal with a radius integration. So basically we just need to build a public captive portal that takes payments with LN and allow the user access.
https://t.me/s/kriptodecom/1512
In my app, I allow them access for the first minute or so and they can complete payment. Obviously you need to track it so it's not abused.
https://t.me/s/kriptodecom/1518
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29 sats \ 0 replies \ @037447d9ca 14 Aug 2023
nice summary. don't forget about althea.net
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29 sats \ 0 replies \ @_arshbot 14 Aug 2023
The Starlink is a power hog. Plugging the Starlink router into A/C sucks even more power than the Starlink uses because of the loss from using the inverter when converting from DC.
Yea… no. Built my own camper, paid meticulous attention to A/C usage vs all other usages (inc Starlink). The RV Starlink at least uses around 100W during heavy usage (hd video streaming). My A/C? 1400W. There is an efficiency loss with an inverter but it’s negligible at these wattages.
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