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Starlink product page introducing the Mini 2 satellite internet dish with a swappable battery, built-in Wi-Fi 6, IP67 rating, and invitation-only preorders.

What HN thinks

Everyone loves internet in the wilderness until they read the roaming terms or remember why they went to the wilderness.

Roaming changes gutted the value
Travelers say Starlink dropped international use from cheaper plans and capped unlimited roaming at 30 days, tripling cost and killing the Mini's main appeal for them.
Transformative for remote work
Miners, foresters, soil samplers and campers describe Starlink as a game changer where cell coverage never reached, with the battery seen as handy but optional.
Connectivity versus getting away
A long subthread debates whether internet in the backcountry ruins camping or simply adds safety and lets people work remotely from nature.

Consensus: Most agree the technology is impressive and genuinely useful in remote areas, but many find the Mini 2 a modest upgrade over the discounted Mini 1 and dislike the new roaming restrictions and USB-C PD power requirement.

Recommended in the comments

Tailscale (service): Suggested to work around Starlink's CGNAT and lack of static IPs.
Cloudflare Tunnel (service): Offered as an easy secure way to reach home services without a public IP.
Starlink Direct to Cell (service): Recommended as better than the Mini for emergency messaging since it works with existing phones.
Starlink Enterprise API ↗ (service): Now available to ordinary business customers for telemetry and fleet management.
ZeroTier (service): Mentioned as an alternative to Tailscale for getting around NAT.

Summarised by Claude from the comment thread 2 days ago.

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Posted: 2026-11-10 by robertjfclarke
Category: Hardware

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