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Wherever you may roam you want the peace of mind of keeping in touch, knowing exactly where you are, and accessing the internet.Today’s tech has you covered for all of the above, even if you leave home without your phone. Words Bec Summer Netting the Stars High-speed, low-latency internet while soaring across the land or the sea: it's not a pipe dream! You may be itching to post pics from an Instagram-worthy yachting holiday, but bad reception will quickly put the kaibosh on that plan once you're STAYING CONNECTED

We all get lost sometimes but thanks to the miracle of GPS location tracking, you’ll always know exactly where you are and where to go. It’s an essential navigation tool when getting out and about, whether you’re heading to unfamiliar destinations and remote locations, or simply finding a local street address. GPS is handy for locating misplaced devices, too, and crucial in the event of an emergency. GPS is a staple of smartphones and works independently of a mobile network, so don’t stress if there’s no signal. It’s also built into most smartwatches for logging distances travelled when cycling or hiking, and some advanced watches can even use multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) for even more pinpoint accuracy.

It's Starlink, and it's available right now. Here's how the revolutionary service can change the way you access the ‘net on your big outdoor adventure. We tend to think of the various portals to Wi-Fi-powered internet as stapled to very solid locations: your connection isn't actually land-based – when it's, say, up in the Low Earth Orbit area of our atmosphere – you'll suddenly find your internet is no longer tethered to the usual areas of availability. That's the brilliance of Starlink, the “constellation” network that delivers global internet coverage via its thousands of LEO satellites. While terrestrial internet office, home, or local cafe. But when the signal beaming your internet

out at sea. Enter Starlink's Maritime service, which offers global coverage for boats of all sizes. Meanwhile, families or grey nomads taking their camper vans into a national park or along isolated Red Centre highways will soon be cursing hotspot or dongle connections – they both rely on mobile networks, which are likely to give you the dreaded 'no bars' when you're far from civilisation. But with your roof-mounted Starlink dish, internet access is a cinch. For use in moving vehicles, you'll need the Flat High Performance system (purpose-built for your vessel or vehicle), and you can install it securely with the Wedge mount included with the kit. The dish bears a small footprint, demanding minimal space amongst all the bits and bobs you need while you're out

Standard kit, with super easy set-up and super rapid break down for when you're ready to travel to your next destination. Remember, once you've bought the necessary hardware, you then pay a monthly subscription – and you can pause and un-pause your service at any time. Billing occurs in one month increments, so you can customise your service according to your travel plans.

No phone? No problem.

services are vulnerable to all kinds of outages (roadworks, extreme weather, an accidentally severed cable), Starlink glides above all these issues on its unflappable orbit of our planet. If you're the outdoors type, the possibilities for this revolutionary type of internet are very exciting.

and about. And no matter the weather, your internet won't be interrupted; in addition to withstanding extreme

If you have a smartwatch that supports LTE, you can make and take calls, send

cold, your Starlink dish is designed to tough out heat, hail, sleet, heavy rain, gale force winds – and of course, salt water waves! If you plan to use your

texts and access the internet using the 4G network without having to connect it to your smartphone, which is super convenient if you’ve forgotten your phone or its battery is flat. To use LTE on a supported watch, the service will first need to be activated by your mobile carrier at an additional cost.

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