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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @freetx 18 Apr \ parent \ on: Starlink To Users In Africa: Service Terminated In Unauthorized Locations Apr 30 tech
I suppose its not the "dish" that needs to check-in but something in the control unit box?
Ideally a "rental" business could be setup in which users mailed back the boxes every month and they swapped it out for a new unit
Inside the dish is a circuit board, with among other components, a webserver (for configuration).
There is an external Starlink designed router that most people use with their starlink, however the router is not required (if you have a different source for the power), and would not be the device that is used to deem the location of the dish.
But opening the dish to remove the board probably is not something easily done without risking causing damage, etc. Sending the entire dish would be easier for the user, but much more expensive and prone to problems with customs at the border.
It was just an idea, not something well thought out at this point.