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'Starlink Mini': High-Speed Internet, Fits in a Backpack, Now Available in the US

It's weighs less than 15 pounds. It's 17 inches wide. And in June Elon Musk said it was "easily carried in a backpack. This product will change the world." And now, CNET reports: Calling all digital nomads and van-lifers: SpaceX's Starlink Mini is now available everywhere in the US. The small ...

The small antenna costs $599 and requires a monthly subscription of either $50 or $165, depending on which plan you choose. Thanks to thousands of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink has the unique ability to send high-speed internet just about anywhere. It can be powered with a portable USB battery and can "melt snow and withstand sleet, heavy rain and harsh winds."

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