A delivery app becomes nearly useless when the phone loses data service. In rural and coastal areas, a driver can move from good coverage into a dead zone without leaving the delivery market.
We want to find out whether a satellite service such as Starlink can realistically fill that gap from a car. The questions include hardware size, power requirements, mounting, sky visibility, service plans, use while moving, startup time and cost. A technically possible setup may still make no economic sense for ordinary delivery work.
We also want to compare satellite connectivity with cheaper alternatives: a second carrier, dual-SIM phone, signal booster, downloaded maps or simply better understanding of local coverage gaps.
The finished article will not start from the assumption that every driver needs a dish on the roof. It will identify the narrow situations where satellite connectivity might genuinely solve a problem—and the many situations where it would be magnificent overkill.
