The premise of the Starlink Mini dish is simple: high-speed internet anywhere you want, untethered from a fixed location. Fortunately for me, my home state of Washington has plenty of wilderness areas that could help me put that claim to the test.

On almost every hike or camping trip I take in Washington, there's a moment on the drive when service drops, music cuts out in the car and texts stop coming in. Trips like these are designed for me to get a break from the internet. But on this brisk Sunday morning in the North Cascades, that moment never came. This time, I brought along a Starlink Mini satellite dish in my backpack.

As my friends waited in line for the bathroom at the trailhead, I pulled out the small white square, about the size of a laptop, plugged it into my portable b

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